Leeds United striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin refused to talk about his hopes of featuring at the World Cup with England, insisting that the job of ensuring Premier League survival for his club is not done despite their 3-1 win over Burnley.
Calvert-Lewin bundled home Leeds’ third goal of a comfortable victory, having played a role in setting up the second for Noah Okafor after Anton Stach had given them an eighth-minute lead.
Loum Tchaouna pulled one back for relegated and manager-less Burnley, but it was nothing more than a consolation.
The win puts Leeds nine points clear of the bottom three. It would require Tottenham to win at least three of their final four games for Daniel Farke’s men to fall into the drop zone. Leeds visit Spurs a week on Monday.
Calvert-Lewin: Leeds job is not done
Calvert-Lewin was in the last England squad for their friendlies with Uruguay and Japan in March and featured in the 1-1 draw with Uruguay.
But he is not focusing on dreams of being involved in the World Cup in North America just yet, with his mind firmly fixed on making sure Leeds, who responded excellently to losing their FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea last weekend, get over the line and achieve their main aim for the season.
“It’s an unbelievable feeling,” Calvert-Lewin told Sky Sports.
“Coming into the game we wanted to start with a lot of intensity which I think we did, particularly leading from the front high up the pitch. We executed the game plan really well. They are coming here with nothing to lose really, that can be dangerous sometimes, but I’m pleased and proud of how we performed.
“It was disappointing at the weekend to not get the result we were hoping for [against Chelsea], but the mood in camp has been good, fully focused on getting the job done tonight. I think you could see that from the start.”
Asked about his England hopes, Calvert-Lewin said: “I’ll be honest it is not something I look to. Most of my focus has been making sure we stay in the Premier League. That was objective number one, and until that is mathematically done, our job is not done, and my job is not done.
“A by product of doing well for your club is getting closer to the national team, so I can just keep scoring goals and putting in performances and the rest takes care of itself.”
