Welcome to The Radar, a Sky Sports column in which Nick Wright uses a blend of data and opinion to shed light on need-to-know Premier League stories. This week: 🔺Calvert-Lewin's all-round threat🔺Brobbey the hold-up master🔺Anderson filling Rodri's shoes🔺A player to watch this weekend It took an assist from the goal accreditation appeals panel but Dominic Calvert-Lewin is up to three goals for the season in the Premier League. His revised total puts him behind only Manchester City's Erling Haaland.
He is in the frame for an England recall. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Factor all competitions and it is nine goals in 15 appearances for Calvert-Lewin since April. "He is in outstanding shape and playing with lots of confidence," said Leeds boss Daniel Farke after the striker's starring display in Monday's 4-1 win over Newcastle.
Calvert-Lewin has always had a knack for getting into the right positions. His shot maps, both at Leeds and for his final two seasons at Everton, show a concentration of efforts from the centre of the box. The difference is that he is now converting more of them.
Calvert-Lewin's wastefulness came to define him at Everton. But he has already scored as many Premier League goals for Leeds as he managed in his final four seasons there. "Sometimes a move rejuvenates a player," said Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher.
The underlying data illustrates how the gap between his expected goals and actual goals scored has narrowed as he has gradually emerged from his finishing funk. "Maybe sometimes composure has let him down in his career, but not here," added Carragher. His goals against Newcastle showed the breadth of his attacking threat.
First, a characteristic leap and header to dispatch James Justin's cross. Then, a darting run in behind to reach Tarik Muharemovic's first-time pass and finish beyond the goalkeeper. Farke described him as "one of the standout strikers in the league" after the game.
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