Leeds United boss Daniel Farke will be itching to beat West Ham United on Friday evening in the Premier League after losing to fellow promoted side Burnley last time out – and he’s called upon one of his stars to be much more clinical if they are to pick up points before he sets an unwanted record.

Leeds missed four big chances compared to Burnley’s zero, with the lack of clinical edge meaning a vital 2-0 loss for the Whites in their Premier League clash.

The result now leaves Leeds just three points above the relegation zone in what was undoubtedly a six-pointer in the league.

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And Daniel Farke has fired a warning to striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who is so far again proving to be one of the most wasteful strikers in the division.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin gestures during Leeds United vs BournemouthPhoto by Stu Forster/Getty ImagesDaniel Farke urges Leeds attackers to find their shooting boots for West Ham clash

Dominic Calvert-Lewin had four shots against Burnley, with an audacious overhead kick in the first half seeing him blaze over, as well as missing three chances with his head in the second half when he should have troubled Martin Dubravka.

Brenden Aaronson and Jack Harrison also missed chances in what was without doubt their worst loss of the campaign, and they’ll need to start scoring in other games.

And Farke has urged his side to kick on against West Ham in what is another huge game down the bottom of the Premier League, with Nuno Espirito Santo’s men massively struggling against Brentford on Monday.

Daniel Farke told Sky Sports: “We know that we have performed, in many ways, in a really good way.

“We have picked up points in four games, and even the four games where we didn’t win, perhaps apart from the Arsenal away game, by statistics we were the better side.

“We had more possession, more shots, more expected goals, more possession and we would have deserved many more. I’m delighted and happy with the performances of my team.

“But we also know the only statistic that really matters are goals. We have to be a bit more clinical in both boxes. We’ve missed too many chances in an away game [vs Burnley] when you have so many clear-cut chances, you need to score at least two or three goals.

“We didn’t manage to do this, and for that we also have to be self-critical a little bit.”

Calvert-Lewin has struggled so far in his Leeds career. Endearing himself to the fans with a first goal at Elland Road would go a long way to getting his Leeds career off to a start, after playing poorly last time out at home vs Tottenham Hotspur.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin playing for Leeds in the Premier League.Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty ImagesDominic Calvert-Lewin could set unwanted Premier League trend three years in a row

Dominic Calvert-Lewin left Everton for Leeds in the summer, and although he had given the Toffees nine solid years of service, fans couldn’t help but feel that he needed a change of scenery.

A worrying statistic posted over the summer by WhoScored stated that Calvert-Lewin was the second-most wasteful striker in the Premier League in terms of expected goals in 2023-24.

He had scored seven for Everton, but was expected to score 13.73 for the club that season, ranking behind only Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez in underperformance. And he went one better to take the crown last season, scoring just three goals but being expected to score 8.67 in terms of chances accumulated.

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He’s not quite there this season, sitting in eighth after scoring one goal from an expected 2.47 chances.

But one statistic should make Leeds fans worried. Of all the players to have scored at least once in the Premier League this season, Calvert-Lewin is the least prolific, per FBREF.

He boasts the worst goals-to-shots-on-target ratio of any of the 120 players to have netted, scoring just one of his eight attempts on goal.

It’s evident he isn’t troubling goalkeepers – having not even had a shot on target versus Burnley – and that lack of clinical edge could send Leeds down if they aren’t careful.