For all of its intricacies and the rhetoric that surrounds the game, there is still one universal truth in football that will remain solid until the end of time – the players and teams that perform best are the ones who put the ball in the back of the net most regularly.
Nowhere is that more true than in the Premier League, where we have already seen 870 goals this season.
With that in mind, players who can put the ball in the back of the net are like gold dust, and those that can do so with efficiency are even more precious still.
BettingOdds.com have conducted research into which Premier League players have registered the fewest touches per goal in the top flight in 2020/21 – and there are some surprising names in the top 20.
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9. Danny Ings - Southampton
Goal Involvements: 14 Touches: 774 Touches per-goal-involvement: 55.3 (Photo by Adam Davy - Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool
10. Alexandre Lacazette - Arsenal
Goal Involvements: 15 Touches: 823 Touches per-goal-involvement: 54.9 (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) Photo: Julian Finney
11. Gareth Bale - Tottenham Hotspur
Goal Involvements: 8 Touches: 433 Touches per-goal-involvement: 54.1 (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) Photo: Clive Rose
12. Tammy Abraham - Chelsea
Goal Involvements: 7 Touches: 377 Touches per-goal-involvement: 53.9 (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth - Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool