Revealed! The Premier League strikers who have been most ‘disappointed’ over the past season, featuring players from Newcastle United, Leeds United and Manchester United

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The study from odds comparison site Odds Scanner analyzed the statistics of all attackers who played more than 1,000 minutes in the Premier League last season to see which players had the worst ‘minutes per goal contribution’.

Of course, in the modern game, attacking players are judged on more than just their contributions in front of goal, but it cannot be denied that their main goal is still to get the ball into the back of the net.

Few teams have had more players in goals this season than Newcastle United, with Callum Wilson’s injury meaning the goals had to be split across the team.

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Minutes played = 1450, goals = 2, assists = 3, goal contributions = 5, minutes per goal contribution = 290

Here we rank these findings to see which attacking players had the most disappointing campaigns in the Premier League last season:

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Minutes played = 2,639, goals = 8, assists = 1, goal contributions = 9, minutes per goal contribution = 293
Minutes played = 1,465, goals = 2, assists = 3, goal contributions = 5, minutes per goal contribution = 293
Minutes played = 2,363, goals = 4, assists = 4, goal contributions = 8, minutes per goal contribution = 296
Minutes played = 1,484, goals = 2, assists = 3, goal contributions = 5, minutes per goal contribution = 297
Minutes played = 1,816, goals = 5, assists = 1, goal contributions = 6, minutes per goal contribution = 303
Minutes played = 1,214, goals = 2, assists = 2, goal contributions = 4, minutes per goal contribution = 304
Minutes played = 2,795, goals = 6, assists = 3, goal contributions = 9, minutes per goal contribution = 311
Minutes played = 1,900, goals = 3, assists = 3, goal contributions = 6, minutes per goal contribution = 317
Minutes played = 1,914, goals = 3, assists = 3, goal contributions = 6, minutes per goal contribution = 319
Minutes played = 1,975, goals = 6, assists = 0, goal contributions = 6, minutes per goal contribution = 329
Minutes played = 2,019, goals = 3, assists = 3, goal contributions = 6, minutes per goal contribution = 337
Minutes played = 1,382, goals = 2, assists = 2, goal contributions = 4, minutes per goal contribution = 346
Minutes played = 1,413, goals = 2, assists = 2, goal contributions = 4, minutes per goal contribution = 353
Minutes played = 1,644, goals = 3, assists = 1, goal contributions = 4, minutes per goal contribution = 411
Minutes played = 1,336, goals = 2, assists = 1, goal contributions = 3, minutes per goal contribution = 445
Minutes played = 1,572, goals = 2, assists = 1, goal contributions = 3, minutes per goal contribution = 524
Minutes played = 1,327, goals = 2, assists = 0, goal contributions = 2, minutes per goal contribution = 664
Minutes played = 2,229, goals = 1, assists = 2, goal contributions = 3, minutes per goal contribution = 743
Minutes played = 1,067, goals = 1, assists = 0, goal contributions = 1, minutes per goal contribution = 1067

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