"Dominic Calvert-Lewin's goal for Leeds United on Wednesday not only broke Chelsea hearts, but joined an elite group of Premier League strikes. In the 72nd minute, after some fine pressing from Noah Okafor, the ball squirmed under Chelsea keeper Robert Sánchez and fell at the feet of Calvert-Lewin. The former Everton striker couldn't believe his luck and, from all of one yard out from the goal-line, was able to poke home and seal the 3-1 upset win for Daniel Farke's side. Clocking in at an astonishingly high 0.9913 xG, Calvert-Lewin's tap-in was so uncomplicated that it has entered the top 10 easiest goals in Premier League history -- well, since 2008-09 at least, when xG was first recorded."
"Adebayor 's opening goal against Aston Villa in November 2011 was a sumptuous bicycle kick. His second? Well, it was a little less brilliant. Caught in no-man's land trying to deal with a Gareth Bale cross, Villa keeper Shay Given was distracted by the leg of center back James Collins and flapped at the ball -- turning it into the path of Adebayor and leaving the Spurs striker with the simplest of finishes."
A very high xG tap-in by Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Leeds United registered 0.9913 and placed among the top 10 easiest Premier League goals since xG tracking began in 2008-09. The finish came after pressing forced an error by Chelsea keeper Robert Sánchez, leaving Calvert-Lewin one yard from goal for a simple poke and a 3-1 Leeds victory. The list of easiest goals includes instances where goalkeeper errors or defensive miscues created essentially uncontested finishes, such as Emmanuel Adebayor's simple follow-up after a mishandled cross against Aston Villa in 2011.
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