Dominic Calvert-Lewin provided a brilliant response to Wolverhampton Wanderers fans as he grabbed his first goal for Leeds United.
The Whites appeared to be in for a long afternoon after Ladislav Krejčí burst through the middle of the Leeds United defence to give Wolves an early lead in the crucial bottom-of-the-table clash.
However, Leeds proved their resilience by staying in the game, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin showed his class by scoring a brilliant header to pull the Whites level.
The England international was subjected to chants from the Wolves faithful in the build-up to the game, and his goal was the perfect response.
He then made a point of showing the Wolves fans exactly what he thought of the chants, with his celebration in front of the home end.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin sends message to Wolves fans with goal celebration
Calvert-Lewin’s goal was a perfect demonstration of why Daniel Farke wanted to bring him to the club, as he looped a pinpoint header over Jose Sa in the Wolves goal.
As he wheeled away to celebrate, the Leeds forward cupped his ear towards the Wolves fans and pointed to the name on the back of his shirt, in a perfect response to the chants in the warm-up.
Speaking to BBC Match of the Day after the game, Calvert-Lewin addressed his pointed celebration, stating: “I think they [the Wolves fans] had a chant going. I heard my name, and I thought, ‘Why are they singing my name?’
“So obviously the best way to shut them up is score a goal at that end and point to my shirt.”
The Leeds fans also showed their humour after the goal was scored, chanting “we’ve scored a goal” as Farke’s side ended their three-game run without a goal.
The fans’ mood was further improved minutes later, when Anton Stach rifled home from a free-kick on the edge of the box to turn the game on its head, before Noah Okafor grabbed a third in a dream first half.
Leeds United striker ends goal drought against Wolves
Calvert-Lewin ended Leeds’ goalscoring drought by grabbing his side’s first goal of the season from open play.
In the process, he also ended a personal goalscoring drought against the current bottom side in the Premier League.
Coming into the game, Calvert-Lewin had failed to find the net in eight appearances against Wolves during his time with Everton.
He is now on the board for his new club and has managed a career-first in the process.
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