Sentences with phrase «top flight goals»

The Sun on Sunday says that the Irons are keen to bring the in - form Ligue 1 attacker — who has scored more French top flight goals than Paris Saint - Germain's Kylian Mbappe this term — to the Premier League, but they would likely...

The Frenchman could develop into a true world superstar in 2015... In Ligue 1, the 23 - year - old is scoring at will — and this season, only Cristiano Ronaldo has bagged more top flight goals in Europe.

Unfortunately, you'd be wrong, and the 27 - year - old has an absurdly low number of top flight goals to his name considering his age, the teams he's played for, and the amount of hype he generally gets.

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Aubameyang, 28, has been one of the most lethal strikers in Europe during his time with Dortmund, scoring 141 goals for the club and winning the top scorer prize in the German top flight last season, just pipping Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandoski to the award.

Nevertheless, that hasn't stopped them from swooping for Lapadula, who will now look to repay their faith and prove that he is equally as capable of delivering goals in the Italian top flight.

That gives them the most prolific attacking record out of all the sides in the top flight by some distance, with Liverpool in second place with 78 goals.

The forward has managed 24 showings in the French top flight, contributing 11 assists and scoring nine goals as the domestic giants have romped to the Ligue 1 title in record quick time.

It wouldn't be a huge surprise to see the Gunners reap rewards from Sanchez's form and over 20 Premier League goals would certainly give them a great chance of notching the top flight crown.

Played only one season in England's top flight before relegation but he lit up the Premier League with his sublime skills and dazzling goals.

Only Aston Villa, Hull City, Crystal Palace, Cardiff City and Norwich City scored fewer goals than West Ham in the top flight.

Was unknown before last season, but his 15 goals helped West Brom beat off their yo - yo reputation and remain in the top flight.

Antoine Griezmann The French forward finished the Liga BBVA season as the third - best goal - scorer in the Spanish top flight, behind only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Goals from Mohamed Yattara and Alexandre Lacazette ensured that Lyon won their second consecutive match in the French top flight and overtook Paris Saint - Germain at the summit of the division.

Tony Pulis's side have scored 25 % of their goals in the opening 15 minutes, the highest figure in the top flight.

Llorente was instrumental in Swansea's dramatic top flight survival last season, finishing as the club's top scorer with 15 goals in his debut Premier League season.

In 2015 - 16, United recorded their lowest goal tally in a completed Premier League season, netting a mediocre 49 top - flight goals.

Austin has established himself as one of the best strikers outside of the top flight since being discovered in non-league football by Swindon Town in 2009, netting 82 goals in 155 games for Swindon and Burnley.

Luton, of the fifth - tier Conference National, won 1 - 0 at Norwich through an 80th - minute Scott Rendell goal to become the first non-league team to eliminate top - flight opposition in 24 years.

Abraham has already registered two Premier League goals for Swansea in this season's campaign and is proving his worth in top flight football after a year on loan in the Championship with Bristol City.

This follows an eye - catching season in the Bundesliga, with Firmino contributing six goals and seven assists so far and looking like one of the best young talents in the German top flight.

The 23 year - old has 67 goals from the English top flight, and is still years from his peak, and will only grow to be better and stronger in the years to come.

Holt has notched up 70 goals in 129 appearances for the East Anglian side, helping them to back to back promotions and a very satisfactory first season back in the top flight.

They have scored a mere five goals on the road this season, fewer than any other top - flight team.

Higuain topped the goalscoring charts in the Italian top flight last season with 36 goals in 35 games for the Partenopei, but has now been linked with a shock move to their Scudetto rivals.

Lewandowski has spent the bulk of his career in the German top flight, scoring 103 goals for Borussia Dortmund and a further 139 for current club Bayern.

The previous record was held by Premiership rivals Chelsea, when goalkeeper Petr Cech did not concede a top - flight goal for 1,025 minutes in the 2004 - 2005 season.

Hamsik could certainly be an upgrade, with the 27 - year - old showing himself to be one of the finest creative midfield players in the Italian top flight for many years now, as well as showing a keen eye for goal from the middle of the park.

Sporting sit in third place in the table, with Patricio conceding just 26 goals in 29 top - flight outings and keeping ten clean sheets.

As the midfielder had already been farmed out to Benfica's fierce rivals it could well be that he decides to stay in the country - where he managed seven goals in 27 appearances in the Portuguese top flight - and the Metro have already considered the prospect that he could be used as a makeweight in a deal for Gaitan.

Koeman's men have conceded only 22 goals in 31 top - flight outings and, while the defence has been superb, Schneiderlin's role can not be underestimated.

Even when United went down to ten men, following the dismissal of Marouane Fellaini for this stamp on McShane, Hull couldn't even find the goal that would have at least given them a chance of remaining in the top flight.

In the current campaign he has scored 21 goals in 28 Eredivisie appearances, helping his team to win the Dutch top flight.

Combined, the stats are far superior to Giroud's 14 goals and three assists in 27 top flight games during the last campaign, and he could be Arsenal's answer to Chelsea's Diego Costa and Manchester City's Sergio Aguero if signed.

The Pole has been a truly lethal presence in the Bundesliga so far this season, scoring 15 goals in 15 outings for the Bavarian giants in the German top flight.

Leading marksman for the north London side is Alexandre Lacazette with eight goals ahead of Alexis Sánchez with five to his name in the top flight this term.

The 27 - year - old has played every single minute of league football in Tottenham's title charge, and Spurs have only conceded more than one goal in four of their 31 top - flight games in the 2015 - 16 season.

But both DC and OG have well in excess of 250 + top flight league appearances and Costa has a goals / game ratio of 0.39, OG has 0.42.

In their first season in the top flight, the side scored 17 goals and conceded 47.

The league leaders have the worst goal tally of the top six sides in Italy's top flight, and a part of that issue has been a lack of service to Icardi who has scored just four goals in 12 appearances.

The academy product has featured 25 times in the top flight for Real this season — scoring four goals and contributing six assists.

Watford have the worst goals per game ratio in terms of conceding, but the Hornets have only played twice on this date in the modern top flight.

The 26 - year - old scored 18 goals in his debut campaign in England's top flight, and having proved his ability at the highest level in the country, it would certainly be a disappointment if he returns to the Championship.

Alongside the brilliant Lionel Messi and Neymar in attack, Suarez's form has helped fire Luis Enrique's side to the top of the Spanish top flight, with the 28 - year - old's winning goal in El Clasico against Real Madrid a particular highlight.

Gunners forward averages a goal or assist every 49 minutes, a whopping 35 minutes better than any other top flight star.

So it is not surprise to see one of their players as the top flight's most lethal goalscorer when it comes to minutes per strike, not including penalties, with a minimum of five goals.

Nine Premier League goals since the turn of the year have guided the Gunners to seven straight wins, and made him the top flight's most lethal goalscorer.

It's arguably a sensible move from Gattuso to reward his in - form frontman, but it won't be easy against a Juventus side which has only conceded 15 goals in 29 league games to earn the best defensive record in the top flight in Italy.

The loss of Suarez has hit them especially hard after his 31 Premier League goals last time round nearly fired them to the top flight title.

With 16 Premier League goals in the campaign, Alli has established himself as one of the, if not the best, young players in the English top flight and Europe as a whole, but he'll have to match that with influential performances in Europe and for England to truly be regarded as one of the elite stars.

Not expert enough against top teams who love his reading of game so much they put a shit load of goals passed him... It's not just that's he is slow it's also because he is one of the worst distributors of a ball I have seen in top flight football... Just watch his passing to players with no option but to boot loose ball or pass back... It is truly shocking... so yes unless you're a 4th place junkie mert should be a bench player just like for Germany in World Cup