'Form of my life' — Leeds United star on magic spell as he pips Man City and Liverpool men to award — YEP 16/1/26

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By Graham Smyth

One of Leeds United's key summer signings has been rewarded for hitting the 'form of his life' in December with the Premier League Player of the Month award.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin's importance to Leeds was never more evident than in the final month of 2025. The centre forward had already scored at the Etihad in Leeds' last game of November and went on a remarkable scoring streak that inspired songs from the club's fanbase and helped the team stay unbeaten for the entire month of December. Calvert-Lewin helped himself to six goals in the month's five games, including a brace against Crystal Palace at Elland Road, as Leeds picked up two huge wins and three draws.

His best run of goalscoring form for five years was enough to outscore everyone else in the English top flight and put to bed any of the summer question marks around his free agent move to Elland Road.

Calvert-Lewin beat Man City stars Rayan Cherki, who helped himself to a goal and four assists in December, Phil Foden, who had four goals and one assist and Erling Haaland, who scored five and added three assists. The Leeds front man won the award ahead of Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike [five goals, one assist], Aston Villa pair Morgan Rodgers [four goals, one assist] and Ollie Watkins [five goals, one assist] and Fulham star Harry Wilson [two goals, four assists].

Leeds United's number 9 joins Jack Grealish, Haaland, Bryan Mbeumo and Igor Thiago on the list of Premier League Player of the Month winners for this season.

As far as Calvert-Lewin is concerned, December was the start of what he describes as his best ever form and a period he can only liken to a spell at Everton under Carlo Ancelotti.

"There's probably once in my career, and that was playing under Carlo Ancelotti, which everybody remembered as me being at my best, best form, best season, and that's what I've been compared to ever since," he told the YEP. "And I think it's when you reach a certain level, you raise the bar, you raise the expectation. No one has greater expectations for me than myself. So it's one thing doing it once, but doing it again and again and again is something different. So it's been pleasing for me to probably be in the form of my life, really, and it's credit to the hard work that I've put in and the people around me as well, and also my teammates."

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