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Aheed Abrar

Wed 22 April 2026 11:10, UK

Leeds United can take another step towards Premier League survival with a win over Bournemouth on Wednesday.

The Whites will hope Dominic Calvert-Lewin gets on the scoresheet once again at the Vitality Stadium on 22 April, but the striker can’t expect an easy game.

Marcos Senesi has arguably been Bournemouth’s best player in the top flight this season, and the former Everton forward surely has a mountain to climb in Dorset.

The England international has scored one goal in his last seven league matches and will now come up against one of the Premier League’s best defenders in the current campaign.

Travelling supporters will hope Daniel Farke can get the better of Andoni Iraola to possibly go 11 points clear of the relegation zone.

Marcos Senesi season in numbers ahead of Leeds United fixture

Senesi is the highest-rated Bournemouth star in the Premier League this season as per Sofascore.

Of the players who have played at least 50 per cent of the Cherries’ top-flight games in the current campaign, the Argentina international has an average Sofascore rating of 7.19 after 32 appearances.

The 28-year-old has been part of the backline that has kept eight clean sheets, and he has averaged 1.5 interceptions, 1.8 tackles and seven clearances per game.

Where the misfiring Calvert-Lewin will hope to get the better of Senesi is in aerial duels, with the centre-back winning 48 per cent of them in the current campaign.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin could force Daniel Farke axe

Leeds’ gamble with Calvert-Lewin has arguably paid off after signing him on a free transfer last summer despite concerns over his persistent fitness issues at Everton.

The striker’s purple patch midway through the season arguably saved Farke’s job at Elland Road, but the forward clearly needs to improve his finishing if he wants to stay first-choice in the upcoming campaign.

In the Premier League for the Whites, Calvert-Lewin has missed 19 big chances, according to Sofascore, which could potentially cost him his place in the team.

While there will be a party atmosphere in LS11 once they confirm their top-flight status, massive decisions surely need to be made at the West Yorkshire outfit in the summer to progress up the table.