How Dominic Calvert-Lewin Became One of the Premier League’s Deadliest Strikers

Nine months ago, it would have been easy to look at Dominic Calvert-Lewin as just your typical old-fashioned English centre forward. Standing 6ft 2in tall, with what could only be described as quite a modest goalscoring record, you’d have been forgiven for putting him in the same bracket as Duncan Ferguson, the man who he has learnt so much from at Everton. 

Now however, Calvert-Lewin sits at the top of the Premier League scoring charts, having netted six times in just four Premier League games. That form also earned him a first senior call-up for England, on which he scored on his international debut against Wales.

He does have the physical side of his game that comes with his height, but there is so much more to his game than that. He is a very athletic player, reaching a top speed of 35.1 km/h in the Premier League this season, the sixth highest of any player. 

His ability to run into the channels not only gives Everton another option going forward, but it can act as vital relief when they are under pressure at the back. There is no subtly to this aspect of his game, but given the standard of defending we have seen in the Premier League so far this season, subtlety hardly seems necessary.