Championship stats: Luton Town star underperforms as Middlesbrough men dominate 2024/25 metrics

Lewis Oldham 02 Sep 2024 4:17 PM

Finn Azaz in action for Middlesbrough.

To satisfy the statistic nerds, here are the leading performers in the Championship during the 2024/25 campaign across 29 (yes, TWENTY-NINE) different metrics.

All the stats below are taken from the brilliant FBRef, which is the same database helping to bring you the best numbers in the Premier League this season, so check them out too…

Who has scored the most goals in the Championship this season?

Mark Harris (Oxford United) – 4
Duncan Watmore (Millwall) – 4
Josh Maja (West Brom) – 4
Edo Kayembe (Sunderland) – 3
18 players – 2

Who has the most assists in the Championship this season?

Tom Fellows (West Brom) – 3
Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn) – 3
Ten players – 2

Who has the most xG (goals) in the Championship this season?

Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) – 2.7 (1)
Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) – 2.6 (2)
Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) – 2.5 (0)
Million Manhoef (Stoke City) – 2.3 (1)
Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) – 2.1 (1)
Josh Maja (West Brom) – 2.1 (4)
Haji Wright (Coventry City) – 2.1 (2)
Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) – 1.9 (1)
Three players – 1.7

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Who has the most shots (on target) in the Championship this season?

Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) – 17 (9)
Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) – 15 (6)
Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) – 15 (5)
Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) – 14 (7)
Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) – 13 (1)
Million Manhoef (Watford) – 12 (7)
Duncan Watmore (Millwall) – 12 (6)
Three players – 11

Who has the most key passes in the Championship this season?

Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) – 13
Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) – 13
Karamoko Dembele (QPR) – 12
Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) – 10
George Honeyman (Millwall) – 10
Three players – 9
Five players – 8

Who has the most progressive passes in the Championship this season?

Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) – 47
Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) – 38
Ben Cabango (Swansea City) – 32
Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) – 30
Jason Knight (Bristol City) – 30
Three players – 28
Two players – 27

Who has the most passes into the final third in the Championship this season?

Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) – 37
Josh Eccles (Coventry City) – 33
Jason Knight (Bristol City) – 31
Matt Grimes (Swansea City) – 31
Ben Cabango (Swansea City) – 29
Marcelino Nunez (Norwich City) – 29
Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) – 28
Alex Mowatt (West Brom) – 25
Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) – 25
Three players – 24

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Who has the most shot-creating actions in the Championship this season?

Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) – 26
Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) – 23
Karamoko Dembele (QPR) – 23
Three players – 19

Who has the most tackles in the Championship this season?

Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United) – 19
David Ozoh (Derby County) – 18
Three players – 15
Three players – 14

Who has the most interceptions in the Championship this season?

Pascal Sruijk (Leeds United) – 10
George Saville (Millwall) – 10
Joe Bryan (Millwall) – 10
Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) – 10
Three players – 9
Five players – 8

Who has the most blocks in the Championship this season?

Brandan Galloway (Plymouth Argyle) – 15
Francisco Sierralta (Watford) – 10
Jordan Williams (Portsmouth) – 10
Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn) – 10
Six players – 9

Who has the most clearances in the Championship this season?

Matthew Clarke (Middlesbrough) – 29
Sam Long (Oxford United) – 28
Dominic Hyam (Blackburn) – 28
Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) – 27
Curtis Nelson (Derby County) – 25
Sean McLoughlin (Hull City) – 25
Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) – 24
Three players – 23

Who has the most touches in the Championship this season?

Callum Doyle (Norwich City) – 386
Ben Cabango (Swansea City) – 383
Marcelino Nunez (Norwich City) – 380
Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) – 378
Matt Grimes (Swansea City) – 368
Luis Binks (Coventry City) – 360
Harry Darling (Swansea City) – 360
Sean McLoughlin (Hull City) – 355
Matthew Pollock (Watford) – 347
Shane Duffy (Norwich City) – 345

Who has the most touches in the attacking penalty area in the Championship this season?

Haji Wright (Coventry City) – 36
Emmanuel Latthe Lath (Middlesbrough) – 28
Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) – 26
Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) – 24
Duncan Watmore (Millwall) – 24
Million Manhoef (Stoke City) – 22
Karlan Grant (West Brom) – 21
Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) – 21
Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) – 19
Six players – 18

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Who has the most successful take-ons in the Championship this season?

Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday) – 13
Five players – 9
Six players – 7

Who has the most progressive carries in the Championship this season?

Haji Wright (Coventry City) – 25
Tom Fellows (West Brom) – 22
Liam Millar (Hull City) – 21
Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) – 19
Karlan Grant (West Brom) – 19
Paul Smyth (QPR) – 18
Ronald (Swansea City) – 17
Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) – 16
Four players – 14

Who has played the most minutes in the Championship this season?

91 players – 360 minutes

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Who has the most offsides in the Championship this season?

Michael Frey (QPR) – 5
Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) – 5
Million Manhoef (Stoke City) – 5
Ronald (Swansea City) – 5
Six players – 4

Who has the most red cards in the Championship this season?

Seven players – 1

Who has the most yellow cards in the Championship this season?

Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle) – 4
Eight players – 3

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Who has committed the most fouls in the Championship this season?

George Saville (Millwall) – 11
Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United) – 11
Four players – 10
Seven players – 9

Who has drawn the most fouls in the Championship this season?

Tahith Chong (Luton Town) – 12
Junior Firpo (Leeds United) – 12
Tahith Chong (Luton Town) – 12
Three players – 11
Five players – 10

Who has won the most penalties in the Championship this season?

Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) – 2
Marvin Mehlem (Hull City) – 1
Daniel James (Leeds United) – 1
Christian Saydee (Portsmouth) – 1
Ollie Arblaster (Sheffield United) – 1

Who has conceded the most penalties in the Championship this season?

Joe Williams (Bristol City) – 1
Liam Lindsay (Preston) – 1
Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) – 1
Conor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) – 1
George Tanner (Bristol City) – 1
Owen Moxon (Portsmouth) – 1
Yasser Larouci (Watford) – 1

Who has the most own goals in the Championship this season?

Brendan Galloway (Plymouth Argyle) – 1
Ethan Horvath (Cardiff City) – 1
Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City) – 1
Luke O’Nien (Sunderland) – 1
Jimmy Dunne (QPR) – 1
Daniel Bachmann (Watford) – 1
Zak Swanson (Portsmouth) – 1

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Who has won the most aerial duels in the Championship this season?

Matthew Pollock (Watford) – 31
Jimmy Dunne (QPR) – 24
Jake Cooper (Millwall) – 21
Sean McLoughlin (Hull City) – 19
Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn) – 18
Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) – 17
Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) – 16
Luis Binks (Coventry City) – 16
Three players – 15

Which goalkeeper has made the most saves in the Championship this season?

Conor Hazard (Plymouth Argyle) – 23
Will Norris (Portsmouth) – 17
Ivor Pandur (Hull City) – 16
Jamie Cumming (Oxford United) – 14
Viktor Johansson (Stoke City) – 13
Daniel Bachmann (Watford) – 12
Angus Gunn (Norwich City) – 11
Anthony Patterson (Sunderland) – 10
Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City) – 10
Five players – 9

Which goalkeeper has the best save percentage in the Championship this season?

Anthony Patterson (Sunderland) – 90%
Lawrence Vigourtoux (Swansea City) – 84.6%
Michael Cooper (Sheffield United) – 83.3%
Alex Palmer (West Brom) – 81.8%
Ivor Pandur (Hull City) – 80.0%