Sentence examples for deserves a lead from inspiring English sources

The leads are in top form and surely Michael Shannon, as a mentally ill savant, deserves a lead role after this fine performance.

But Sunderland thoroughly deserved a lead that was doubled moments later when McClean, who had earlier struck the woodwork, registered his second goal in the space of six days with a well-taken header that effectively ended the contest.

England just about deserves a series lead, but 2-0 would be a travesty.

(She deserved a Tony for her lead role in "Spring Awakening").

A dubious goal it may have been but it gave Stoke a deserved lead following a confident beginning from them and a meek start to such a key fixture from the away side.

Sadio Mane gave Saints a deserved early lead but a superb equaliser seconds before half-time set up Jose Mourinho's title pacesetters for a second-half siege.

Ismaeil Matar gave the Asian side a deserved lead with a composed finish, while Martin Campana made several saves for an out-of-sorts Uruguay.

Robert Snodgrass gave the Canaries a deserved lead after a poor clearance from Black Cats defender Wes Brown.

On-loan Tottenham midfielder Jake Livermore gave Hull a deserved lead with a cool finish on the counter attack.

Just after the hour mark, Aaron Downes headed the visitors into a deserved lead from a Luke Young corner.

Ji Dong-won had earlier given South Korea a deserved lead with a long-range strike before GB were awarded two first-half spot kicks.