Leeds United moved a giant leap towards the safety of the Premier League with a 3-1 slaughter against Nottingham Forest. The atmosphere was electric with the first whistle at Elland Road. The Whites appeared like a transformed team, and they played with a hunger that denotes that they are in the top flight.
In the 26 th minute Jayden Bogle established the tone. He capped his trip just in time to get Ilia Gruev in the pass and was running with complete calm. It was his maiden goal in the Premier League with the club and it obviously calmed the nerves. Leeds didn’t stop there. It was only four minutes after that Noah Okafor jumped on some stabbing defending by Forest to make it 2-0.
The second half began as equally jovial to the hosts. Domic Calvert-Lewin, demonstrated precisely why he is so essential to this charge of survival. He directed an imaginary cross with his chest and swept home an ingenious finish to give it 3-0. That objective was his 10 th of the campaign, and this shows that he is the clinical advantage that this squad requires.
Forest looked shell-shocked. Even though Lorenzo Lucca saved a late consolation score in the 86 th minute, there was no doubt about the outcome. This win saw Leeds move by nine points off the relegation zone. They have now dropped to 16th, having amassed 29 points out of 25 games.
This was not on the three points alone but on what was said. The game by game mentality that Bogle was referring to is paying off. Having Calvert-Lewin in good shape and the defense that organized in such a manner, Leeds fans can rest much easier. They are not safe yet, but the way to survive is much more evident since this very night.
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