Raheem Sterling’s proposed move from Manchester City to Chelsea threatens to shake up the goalscorer betting market, with the England forward currently a massive outsider at 35/1 with Planet Sport Bet to top the charts in 2022/23.
The City forward only started 23 games last season but still finished with a very respectable 13 goals.
The signings of Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez threatened to reduce his influence even further, hence his odds.
It follows therefore, that with more game-time at Chelsea, he will improve on his 2021/22 output and maybe even threaten Mo Salah, Harry Kane and Haaland at the top of the scoring charts. Or does it? Planet Sport takes a closer look at the stats.
Chelsea’s forward woes
When we talk about Chelsea’s forward woes, the name that immediately springs to mind is Timo Werner.
The German striker’s first season in the Premier League saw him make 35 appearances and score just six goals, with 18 big chances going begging.
Much was made of Werner’s disallowed goals – he had seen 16 goals chalked off by VAR by early October 2021 – and while his offside tally was high in his first season, it was by no means the worst in the division.
Werner was caught offside 27 times in the league, less than Jamie Vardy (36) and Sadio Mane (31) and the same as Marcus Rashford.
The arrival of Romelu Lukaku in 2021/22 saw Werner’s time split between a central striker and a wing role and he supplied four goals from 21 appearances for Chelsea, with 15 of them being starts. But while his output decreased, his potency went the other way, with only three big chances missed.
Failed Lukaku return
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