After two consecutive seasons in the Championship, Daniel Farke’s Leeds United will now look to build on back-to-back seasons in the top-flight.
On the Don’t Go To Bed Just Yet podcast, Jonny Buchan, Adam Pope and Kaiser Chiefs’ bassist Simon Rix praised Farke’s efforts in avoiding relegation.
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“Daniel has done an amazing job with the resources compared to a lot of the sides. Some of the victories against the top sides were fantastic,” said Pope.
During the campaign, highlights included Leeds enjoying their first league win over Manchester United since September 2002 (1-0), while it was their first away from home victory against the Red Devils since February 1981.
After losing six out of seven games between October and November, Farke came under scrutiny from some Leeds fans over his future at the club.
“Very quickly people were quick to get rid of him when it went south,” added Rix.
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“Not only the Premier League survival, the Man Utd victory, the FA Cup semi-final. He has given us some nice moments this season.”
Although Leeds endured a torrid time during October and November, their eight-match unbeaten streak between March and May was the longest by a newly promoted side in a Premier League campaign since Birmingham City in 2009-10 (12).
At the heart of that unbeaten streak was Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who became a driving force in his first season in a Leeds shirt.
The 29-year-old scored a combined 12 goals in his final three seasons for Everton in the Premier League, and he finished the 2025-26 Premier League season with 14.
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Calvert-Lewin was also ranked number one for high-intensity pressures – 2367 in total, the most of any player in the Premier League this season.
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