Leeds United boss Daniel Farke described their Premier League victory over Nottingham Forest as the "perfect win".
Jayden Bogle and Noah Okafor both scored in the space of four first-half minutes before Dominic Calvert-Lewin got on the scoresheet after the break, while Forest debutant Lorenzo Lucca scored a consolation as it finished 3-1 at Elland Road.
Calvert-Lewin has scored 10+ goals in a Premier League season for only the third time, after 2019-20 (13) and 2020-21 (16). Eight of those goals have come since the start of December – the most of any player in the division in that time.
And Farke has now won seven of his 25 Premier League games in charge of Leeds (D8 L10), one more than he won in 49 matches as Norwich City manager in the competition (W6 D8 L35).
The win moves Leeds nine points clear of the bottom three, and Farke was delighted with his side's performance against their relegation rivals.
He told BBC Match of the Day: "[I'm] Proud of my boys. An important game for us. A sign of a great mentality, a great spirit.
"Also a winning mentality when you are asked to deliver and you deliver in this way. Emphatic fight from my boys, great performance. We showed the other side of us, the fighting edge and the steal. A perfect win.
"We didn't allow them to develop the game, they have so much quality up front and in counter-attacks. We were very dominant.
"We started the second half strong and after a few injuries and got a bit tired they scored. We then showed so much maturity to bring it over the line."
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Leeds have earned 76% of their Premier League points this season at Elland Road (22/29), the highest proportion at home of any side in the division this term.
They have also won five of their seven evening kick-offs (7pm local time or later) in the league this season (D1 L1) – with all five coming in their five such games at Elland Road.
"As a promoted side it's always important to have your home stadium as a fortress and Elland Road is a fortress," added Farke.
"We edge three points closer. We are happy tonight but tomorrow we go again.
"Perhaps we should apply to always have a kick-off here on a Friday evening. It's then also to the boys to deliver. It's important we use this atmosphere for emphatic performances."