# Haaland’s wasteful finishing could give Liverpool the upper hand in the Premier League title race

URL: https://technosports.co.in/haalands-liverpool-premier-league-title-race/  
Published: 2024-03-08  
Updated: 2024-03-08  
Author: Rahul Roy

As we head into the final stretch of a thrilling season so far, the league’s best (and worst) finishers will make all the difference for teams looking for a successful season.

[Net World Sports](https://www.networldsports.co.uk/football.html) has crunched the numbers on the Premier League to uncover this season’s biggest xG (expected goals) over & underperformers:

## Key Findings – Haaland’s wasteful finishing could give Liverpool the upper hand in the Premier League title race 

- **Tottenham’s Son Heung Min is ranked as the Premier League’s most clinical finisher, **exceeding his xG by 5.3. His goal makes up for Timo Werner (-0.5) and Brennan Johnson (-1.70) who are struggling to convert their chances.
- Despite leading the race for the Golden Boot, **Haaland ranks among the most wasteful strikers in the league**. Currently, on 18 goals this season, his xG suggests he should be on 20.8 meaning he is underperforming by -2.6 compared to last season when he was overperforming by 1.57. 
- Everton’s **Dominic Calvert-Lewin ranks as the Premier League’s least clinical finisher**, underperforming his xG by -6.2.  Dyches’s side has only scored 29 goals this season despite having an xG of 40.7 which is the tenth-best in the league.
- **Diogo Jota is Liverpool’s biggest overperformer in front of goal** surpassing his projected total by 4.6 highlighting how much of a loss he will be for Jurgen Klopp.  Darwin Nunez (-2.2) and Luis Diaz (-2.0) will have to improve their poor finishing if they are to fill the gap left by Jota.

## Top 10 Best Performing Forwards 

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## Top 10 Worst Performing Forwards

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*We have sourced the data from FBref. The table only includes players that have played 15 or more games this season and the xG stat includes penalties.*

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