We’ve crunched the numbers and compared each players’ Expected Goals (xG) with the actual number of goals they scored – to see who wasted the most golden chances and identify the surprisingly clinical players who could help fire the Wearsiders to promotion. Scroll down and click through the pages to see who was the Black Cats’ most clinical attacker last term:
17. Ethan Robson (scored 0.97 more than expected)
Robson only had an xG of 0.03 - but managed to net a solitary goal against Carlisle United. Photo: COPYRIGHT (C)FRANK REID 2017
18. Lynden Gooch (scored 2.08 more than expected)
While he struggled for form in the second half of the season, Gooch still managed to net six times - compared to an xG of 3.92. Photo: Frank Reid
19. Chris Maguire (scored 3.37 more than expected)
Fans' favourite Maguire could prove key to a promotion push next season - and with this kind of clinical finishing it's easy to see why. Maguire scored nine times compared to an xG of 5.63. Photo: FRANK REID 2019
20. George Honeyman (scored 3.41 more than expected)
Skipper Honeyman was surprisingly clinical last season, scoring eight times - which was almost double what he was expected to net according to xG. Photo: Frank Reid