Premier League’s worst finishers 23/24: Rasmus Hojlund second only to Marcus Rashford

Here are the top 10 players owned by their xG through the opening weeks of the Premier League season. Marcus Rashford’s numbers are rotten.

These are the Premier League stars whose goals tally lags their xG most. For the less fun list of players outstripping their xG numbers, go here.

1) Marcus Rashford (Manchester United): -2.9
Expected goals: 3.9
Actual goals: 1

No human in the Premier League has taken more than Rashford’s 36 shots; Erling Haaland has 42. But the Manchester United forward ranks 150th for percentage of shots on target, level with James Tarkowski.

2) Rasmus Hojlund (Manchester United): 1.4
Expected goals: 2.4
Actual goals: 0

Still no goals in the Premier League for a massive pile of money. Hard to know how he didn’t score v Luton. That Manchester United attack really is rotten.

3) Enzo Fernández (Chelsea): -2.3
Expected goals: 2.3
Actual goals: 0

A missed penalty against West Ham was bad enough but five shots on target from 20 attempted suggests you don’t get much for £100million-plus these days.

4) Neal Maupay (Everton/Brentford): -2.1
Expected goals: 3.1
Actual goals: 1

After passing up that open net to assist Bryan Mbeumo against Chelsea, Maupay showed that good karma does exist when he nodded Brentford ahead against West Ham for his first goal this millennium.

5) Jacob Brown (Luton): -1.9
Expected goals: 1.9
Actual goals: 0

Only Enzo Fernandez has taken more shots without scoring in the Premier League this season.

6) Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea): -1.8
Expected goals: 7.8
Actual goals: 6

The man scores a hat-trick v Tottenham and barely even improves his numbers because it might actually be the weirdest Premier League hat-trick in history. Read the full description in 16 Conclusions because it really is a doozy.

7) Yoane Wisa (Brentford): -1.7
Expected goals: 4.7
Actual goals: 3

You can see why Brentford are massively underperforming on their xG. With Ivan Toney, they might be quite a bit higher in the actual Premier League table.

8) Richarlison (Tottenham): -1.7
Expected goals: 2.7
Actual goals: 1

Now injured. Not during a celebration.

9) Beto (Everton): -1.5
Expected goals: 1.6
Actual goals: 0

He’s taken 15 shots and just one has been on target. It’s a good job he ‘puts himself about a bit’.

10) Luca Koleosho (Burnley): -1.5
Expected goals: 1.5
Actual goals: 0

No player has completed more take-ons in the Premier League this season but you can’t dribble the ball into the net.

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