Boss Farke's delight as Leeds prove they belong in the Premier League

Daniel Farke says Leeds United have proved they belong in the Premier League but must stay humble after picking up seven points from five games.

- by Graham Smyth

A 3-1 win at bottom side Wolves delighted the German and ticked important boxes in the bid for survival.

Leeds had not scored a goal from open play in the top flight this season before Dominic Calvert-Lewin rose to cancel out Ladislav Krejčí's eighth-minute opener. Anton Stach fired in a spectacular free-kick and Noah Okafor heaped further misery on Wolves with a classy finish before the break.

The second half saw Leeds on the back foot but repelling everything the home side threw at them.

"It was a really good first half, I think a dominant first half, excellent goals," said Farke. "We had a clinical edge in almost all situations. I think the key was we had a really confident start, you could feel we wanted to go for it.

"Sadly at this level a mistake is relatively quickly punished. It's the first time in a while we lacked defensive awareness in defending a run in behind from midfield, we were punished. It was crucial we didn't dwell and lose the confidence, you can sometimes feel sorry for yourself.

"We just kept believing in what we wanted to do, our gameplan and process. We scored three excellent goals and deserved to be in the lead."