EPL: Leeds Spank Wolves 3-0
Leeds took a huge step towards safety with a victory that puts bottom side Wolves on the brink of relegation from the Premier League.
While Daniel Farke’s side move eight points clear of the drop zone after a second straight league win, Wolves’ relegation will be confirmed if West Ham get a point or more at Crystal Palace on Monday (20:00 BST).
Regardless of the result at Selhurst Park, it is now just a matter of time before the Molineux club’s eight-year stint in the top flight comes to an end.
Leeds defender James Justin opened the scoring with a superb overhead kick after Wolves failed to clear a corner at a lively Elland Road.
Just 85 seconds later, the hosts were celebrating again as they broke quickly and Noah Okafor finished smartly at the back post from Brendan Aaronson’s fine low cross.
From that point onwards, the Whites lacked the intensity and drive that had earned them the lead but Dominic Calvert-Lewin made absolutely sure of the points with a penalty in second-half stoppage time.
Leeds endured a couple of nervy moments prior to that in the second half with goalkeeper Karl Darlow forced to make a brilliant save to keep out Wolves centre-back Ladislav Krejci’s glancing header before Rodrigo Gomes scuffed wide with just Darlow to beat.
But, ultimately, Wolves didn’t have the firepower to get themselves back into the game and Calvert-Lewin’s spot kick started the celebrations for another significant win.
Things could hardly have gone better for Leeds since the international break – a place in the FA Cup semi-finals secured, a first league victory at rivals Manchester United since 1981 and now a win that makes top-flight football next season far more likely than not.
Three points takes the Yorkshire club to 39 points and no club in the Premier League era has gone down having taken as many points at this stage of the season.
