December 2025 brings to an end what has been a pretty hectic year of football, with plenty of ups and downs in the calendar year, especially in the start of the latest campaign, where even nearing the halfway stage, things are still undecided as many teams have hit good and bad patches so far. As a result, the players and teams who have hit their hot streak to end the year, will feel full of confidence as they reach the end of the calendar year in a strong run of form.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin has proven himself to be one of the best signings of the summer so far, as his December efforts have seen Leeds United give themselves a real chance of survival despite the underwhelming start to the campaign. With 6 goals in his 5 appearances, Leeds are on an impressive run of results that has seen them take control in the relegation battle.

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Match By Match

December 3rd: Leeds United 3-1 Chelsea – After Calvert-Lewin started his scoring run at the end of November, his performance continued as Leeds started December in style with a dominant display over Chelsea. Calvert-Lewin’s goal rounded off the performance as he added the third, and secured a solid result ending their run of defeats, and kick-starting the unbeaten December.

December 6th: Leeds United 3-3 Liverpool – In what was the most chaotic game of the month, Leeds secured a late equaliser at home to Liverpool as the game flowed back and forth, with Calvert-Lewin’s penalty kick starting the comeback from 2 goals down. A solid result and a hard-fought performance as this will have felt more like a win given the manner of the late goal.

December 14th: Brentford 1-1 Leeds United – In another comeback point, this time in less chaotic fashion, Calvert-Lewin bagged an 82nd minute equaliser as they escaped another tough test against Brentford as the games piled up in the month. With a decent result, another point further away from the drop zone, and another goal for DCL.

December 20th: Leeds United 4-1 Crystal Palace – After a big win over Chelsea, 2 hard-fought draws against Liverpool and Brentford, the win over Crystal Palace was the most dominant display of the month, with Calvert-Lewin bagging twice before half-time as he put Leeds fully in control against their visitors. They saw out the game adding another 2 as Palace could only settle for a consolation goal but DCL continued to bag goals as Leeds kept picking up points.

December 28th: Sunderland 1-1 Leeds United – On the other side of Christmas, and the final game for 2025, Leeds secured a well-fought point against Sunderland who have been very tough at home this season, with Calvert-Lewin bagging the leveller inside of the second half. Making it 6 games in a row on the scoresheet, and his 6th in 5 games for the month, Leeds kept their unbeaten streak at the end of a difficult run of fixtures to round off the year in style.