![]() Just 10 days after his goal against Watford, with Wolves leading 1-0, Jimenez collected a pass from Podence. Raul Jimenez, Wolves 2-3 Leeds first-half stoppage time, March 2022 xG: 0.21 …and he was left holding his head in his hand. Sixty-two minutes after Jimenez’s goal, and with Wolves already 3-0 up, Silva met a Pedro Neto cross at the near post.īut his attempt at a delicate finish sent the ball right across goal and wide of the far post… This is the story of a year of frustration, told through 13 big chances gone begging.įabio Silva, Wolves 4-0 Watford 75th minute, March 2022 xG: 0.18 ![]() The 31-year-old has scored twice in the Carabao Cup since that goal against Watford, but a league goal has proved elusive. The Wolves statistics do not include brief spells spent by Hwang and Podence as a makeshift No 9 and a false nine respectively.īased on the xG allocated to each shot, the best chance fell to Jimenez, who has also had the most ‘big chances’ of any Wolves striker since he last found the net in the league. Opta’s expected goals model measures the quality of a shot based on variables such as assist type, shot angle and distance from goal, based on a database of thousands of previous goals and chances. Penalties are always considered big chances. Since that day against Watford five players, including Jimenez, have appeared as a specialist No 9 for Bruno Lage, interim boss Davis or Lopetegui, racking up a total of 2,725 minutes, amassing a combined expected goals total of 8.1 and missing a total of 13 “big chances”.īig chances are defined by data provider Opta as a situation where a player should reasonably be expected to score, usually in a one-on-one scenario or from very close range when the ball has a clear path to goal and there is low to moderate pressure on the shooter. Ruben Neves and Daniel Podence lead the way with six goals each. ![]() In the past 12 months, Wolves have scored 32 goals in a little under 37 complete league games, winning on nine more occasions. …but the Mexican produced a clever left-footed finish. Jimenez’s goal, which came from a pass by Hwang Hee-chan, carried an xG value of just 0.1. But for quite some time, it seemed that a lack of goals from centre forwards might be a key driver in the club losing their top-flight status. Thankfully, Wolves supporters can now mark this unhappy anniversary with a wry smile, having seen their side boost their chances of Premier League survival considerably since new head coach Julen Lopetegui’s arrival in November. It was a year ago today that Raul Jimenez was the most recent central striker to score for Wolves in a league game, after 13 minutes of a 4-0 home victory over Watford. And Wolves have had three, including Steve Davis.Watford have had four managers (which seems remarkably stable).Erling Haaland has scored 48 times for Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City and Norway.Coleen Rooney faced Rebekah Vardy at the High Court.The guy from Men In Black slapped the zebra from Madagascar during the Oscars.The United Kingdom has had three prime ministers. ![]() Things that have happened since a Wolverhampton Wanderers striker scored a Premier League goal: ![]()
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