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12/28 10:13 CST Calvert-Lewin scores for 6th straight game to salvage draw for
Leeds at Sunderland in Premier League
Calvert-Lewin scores for 6th straight game to salvage draw for Leeds at
Sunderland in Premier League
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored for the sixth straight game to earn Leeds a 1-1
draw at Sunderland, which missed a chance to climb to fifth place in the
Premier League on Sunday.
By staying injury-free and being on the hottest streak of his career,
Calvert-Lewin is pushing for a recall to the England squad in the lead-up to
next summer's World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
His equalizer at the Stadium of Light came in the 47th minute and was a
trademark close-range, one-touch finish by Calvert-Lewin, who turned in a cross
from U.S. forward Brenden Aaronson.
Simon Adingra gave Sunderland the lead in the 28th minute by running onto a
clever pass behind the full back by Granit Xhaka and bending a right-foot shot
inside the far post.
It was a match between two promoted teams, with seventh-place Sunderland faring
the better on the season. Leeds is, though, now on a five-match unbeaten run
and has moved seven points clear of the relegation zone.
Crystal Palace hosts Tottenham later Sunday.
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