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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13. Kelechi Iheanacho - Leicester City
Goal Involvements: 11 Touches: 579 Touches per-goal-involvement: 52.6 (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Photo: Alex Pantling
14. Jesse Lingard - West Ham
Goal Involvements: 12 Touches: 590 Touches per-goal-involvement: 49.2 (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) Photo: Justin Setterfield
15. Keinan Davis - Aston Villa
Goal Involvements: 2 Touches: 92 Touches per-goal-involvement: 46 (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) Photo: Richard Heathcote
16. Callum Wilson - Newcastle United
Goal Involvements: 15 Touches: 659 Touches per-goal-involvement: 43.9 (Photo by David Klein - Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool