Man Utd striker among three more efficient than Aubameyang…

Ian Watson

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang became the first Premier League player to hit double figures for the season this weekend with his brace against Tottenham in the north London derby, about which we have 16 Conclusions. The Arsenal striker seems to be making the most of his chances, but he’s still not the most efficient forward in the Premier League. 

No, the league’s most efficient striker was sat on the bench for 77 minutes this weekend…

Here are the top 10 strikers with the best shot conversion rate (excluding blocked shots) in the Premier League…

 

10) Romelu Lukaku (Man Utd) – 27.78%
Goals: 5
Minutes played: 977
Total shots: 19
Big chance total: 9
Big chance conversion: 44%

 

9) Leroy Sane (Man City) – 27.78%
Goals: 5
Minutes played: 683
Total shots: 18
Big chance total: 6
Big chance conversion: 50%

 

8) Marcus Rashford (Man Utd) – 28.57%
Goals: 5
Minutes played: 586
Total shots: 18
Big chance total: 5
Big chance conversion: 20%

 

7) Joshua King (Bournemouth) – 33.33%
Goals: 5
Minutes played: 949
Total shots: 15
Big chance total: 6
Big chance conversion: 67%

 

6) Eden Hazard (Chelsea) – 35%
Goals: 7
Minutes played: 963
Total shots: 20
Big chance total: 6
Big chance conversion: 67%

 

5) Richarlison (Everton) – 35.29%
Goals: 6
Minutes played: 1020
Total shots: 17
Big chance total: 6
Big chance conversion: 67%

 

4) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) – 40%
Goals: 10
Minutes played: 1036
Total shots: 25
Big chance total: 10
Big chance conversion: 60%

 

3) Raheem Sterling (Man City) – 40%
Goals: 8
Minutes played: 1026
Total shots: 20
Big chance total: 7
Big chance conversion: 71%

 

2) Glenn Murray (Brighton) – 46.67%
Goals: 7
Minutes played: 1005
Total shots: 15
Big chance total: 6
Big chance conversion: 100%

 

1) Anthony Martial (Man Utd) – 54.55%
Goals: 6
Minutes played: 724
Total shots: 11
Big chance total: 5
Big chance conversion: 60%