The Five Most Wasteful Teams In The Premier League So Far This Season

The Five Most Wasteful Teams In The Premier League So Far This Season

Manchester United have actually scored 5.2 more goals than their xG number so far this season, which suggests that the Red Devils have been extremely efficient in front of goal in their first four league matches.

Part of that is down to having quality finishers such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes but there is arguably a little bit of luck involved as well, which may even itself out over the course of the season.

At the other end of the scale, there are some clubs that have been very wasteful in their shooting during the opening weeks of the campaign.


Press the next page as we name the five most wasteful teams in the Premier League (based on data from FBRef).

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.