Premier League Gameweek 16 - Five talking points

The bottom half of the League struggling for goals

In the seven games involving the sides in the bottom half of the table, no side from the bottom half side scored more than a single goal and only four of the bottom 10, even managed to score a goal. Scoring has certainly been a problem in the bottom half, with only West Brom with 17 goals, averaging more than a goal each game. And even they sacked their manager after four-straight losses.

Whilst it is true that the sides at the bottom don’t get too many chances, the fact is that, no player from the bottom 10 teams has managed to score more than 4 goals this season. And for half of the teams, the leading goal scorer is a midfielder, which speaks volumes about the profligacy of their strikers so far this season. And if any of the sides are looking for a way up, they would do well to unearth a striker capable of scoring 15 goals a season from somewhere.