Nigeria's Deadliest Shooter In The Premier League Is Not Moses Nor Ndidi
Published: March 02, 2018Alex Iwobi is Nigeria's deadliest shooter in the English Premier League this season, ahead of Chelsea's Victor Moses and Leicester City pair Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho.
According to the statisticians at OPTA, the Arsenal number seventeen has hit an impressive 17 shots on target from the 32 he has attempted, and if blocked shots are excluded he has a shooting accuracy of 68 percent.
Two of Iwobi's shots led to goals in games against Brighton & Hove and Crystal Palace.
Kelechi Iheanacho has played eight shots, however, only three have been on target and the striker ended up with a shooting accuracy of 60 percent.
Third on the list is Blues number fifteen Victor Moses, the right wing-back has a shooting accuracy of 47 percent.
Moses's shots have been goal-bound eight times from the 24 shots he has played in 20 appearances in the top-flight this term.
Leicester City number 25 Wilfred Ndidi has the most shots of all the Nigerian players in the Premier League, 36 in total, but has the worst shooting accuracy of 21 percent.
Only five of Ndidi's shots ended up on target after 28 appearances this season.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
According to the statisticians at OPTA, the Arsenal number seventeen has hit an impressive 17 shots on target from the 32 he has attempted, and if blocked shots are excluded he has a shooting accuracy of 68 percent.
Two of Iwobi's shots led to goals in games against Brighton & Hove and Crystal Palace.
Kelechi Iheanacho has played eight shots, however, only three have been on target and the striker ended up with a shooting accuracy of 60 percent.
Third on the list is Blues number fifteen Victor Moses, the right wing-back has a shooting accuracy of 47 percent.
Moses's shots have been goal-bound eight times from the 24 shots he has played in 20 appearances in the top-flight this term.
Leicester City number 25 Wilfred Ndidi has the most shots of all the Nigerian players in the Premier League, 36 in total, but has the worst shooting accuracy of 21 percent.
Only five of Ndidi's shots ended up on target after 28 appearances this season.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
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