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No club on this earth would take Lukaku ahead of Haaland, but of course there's someone on the Caf who would.
Muriel shits on every Serie A player when it comes to mins per goal.Yeah, that's not true. Lukaku outscored him in both his seasons in Italy. He outscored Immobile in his second season too. Immobile just had an absolute freak season in 19/20 where he scored 36.
Anyway, it's almost silly to even compare him to them. Especially Muriel. Even if you want to disregard their international record, Lukaku had scored 113 Premier League goals before his 26th birthday. While Immobile was still flopping at Dortmund and Sevilla at that age. Would have loved to see him try the PL.
In Serie A, Lukaku has 48 goals + assists (excluding pens) at 122 mins per G+A.
Immobile has 53 Non penalty goals + assists at 113 mins per G+A
Zapata has 46 Non penalty goals + assists at 95 mins per G+A
Muriel has 40 Non penalty goals + assists at 67 mins per G+A
Caputo has 39 Non penalty goals+ assists at 118 mins per G+A
Henrik Mkhitaryan has 36 Non penalty goals + assists at 118 mins per G+A
Serie A
Top 10 Non penalty goals + assists (ordered by mins per G+A)
Rk Player Squad Mins Goals Assists Non Penalty Goals NPG + Assists Mins per NPG+A 5 Luis Muriel Atalanta 2696 40 8 32 40 67.40 10 Dries Mertens Napoli 3148 18 15 18 33 95.39 4 Duván Zapata Atalanta 4405 33 15 31 46 95.76 10 Josip Iličić Atalanta 3189 21 14 19 33 96.64 1 Ciro Immobile Lazio 6019 56 15 38 53 113.57 2 Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus 5719 60 7 42 49 116.71 6 Francesco Caputo Sassuolo 4628 32 12 27 39 118.67 9 Henrikh Mkhitaryan Roma 4275 22 15 21 36 118.75 3 Romelu Lukaku Inter 5863 47 13 35 48 122.15 6 Domenico Berardi Sassuolo 4968 31 17 22 39 127.38 8 Lautaro Martínez Inter 5013 31 9 27 36 139.25 10 Edin Džeko Roma 4678 23 10 23 33 141.76 14 Robin Gosens Atalanta 5140 19 13 19 32 160.63 10 João Pedro Cagliari 6404 34 7 26 33 194.06
Including penalties, top 10 Goals + assists ordered by mins per G+A
Rk Player Squad Mins Goals Assists Goals + Assists Mins per G+A 4 Luis Muriel Atalanta 2696 40 8 48 56.17 1 Ciro Immobile Lazio 6019 56 15 71 84.77 2 Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus 5719 60 7 67 85.36 4 Duván Zapata Atalanta 4405 33 15 48 91.77 3 Romelu Lukaku Inter 5863 47 13 60 97.72 6 Domenico Berardi Sassuolo 4968 31 17 48 103.50 7 Francesco Caputo Sassuolo 4628 32 12 44 105.18 10 Lautaro Martínez Inter 5013 31 9 40 125.33 8 Lorenzo Insigne Napoli 5675 27 14 41 138.41 8 João Pedro Cagliari 6404 34 7 41 156.20
I am speaking generally since he left United, don't care for that article.Your fake outrage is nauseating. Read the article before you run your mouth.
Haaland is better than Lukaku now.. Literally no team would choose Lukaku over Haaland based on their current level.He has scored more CL goals in 2 years than Lukaku has since his debut more than 10 years ago! And he will reach a level Lukaku can only dream of.Ignore what I said then. At this point currently Lukaku is in the top 5 Strikers. Ahead of Haaland and Mbappe in that center forward position. I would pick Haaland and Mbappe for my team also because theyre younger and have a higher ceiling, but thats nothing to do with the subject. Currently Lukaku is Top 5, ahead of them. Not in the future, Right now. In the future Mbappe and Haaland can be ravaged by injuries and stall. We are talking about this moment, here, now, the present. I’m not going to entertain the Vardy comments, because even Arsenal has snubbed their noses at him. He plays in a counterattacking team fit for a pace merchant.
Lukaku, Top 5 Striker in the world
No one wanted Vardy hence why he is stuck at Leceister. At current level if I had to pick who would lead my next lineup between Haaland and Lukaku, it would be Lukaku. Dont talk to me about what levels he will reach, spit your crystal ball out of your mouth fortune teller. My point is who is top 5 strikers in the world this very moment, period.Haaland is better than Lukaku now.. Literally no team would choose Lukaku over Haaland based on their current level.He has scored more CL goals in 2 years than Lukaku has since his debut more than 10 years ago! And he will reach a level Lukaku can only dream of.
You're clearly a WUM. And if you actually believe this, then there's no point arguing with you. And by the way, Vardy turned down Arsenal and decided to stay at Leicester. Not the other way round
Vardy turned down Arsenal and Wenger to stay with Leicester. He made the right choice back then.No one wanted Vardy hence why he is stuck at Leceister.
I am not sure even Chelsea fans agree with you.At current level if I had to pick who would lead my next lineup between Haaland and Lukaku, it would be Lukaku.
No one wanted Vardy hence why he is stuck at Leceister. At current level if I had to pick who would lead my next lineup between Haaland and Lukaku, it would be Lukaku. Dont talk to me about what levels he will reach, spit your crystal ball out of your mouth fortune teller. My point is who is top 5 strikers in the world this very moment, period.
Jamie Vardy has rejected a move to Arsenal and is poised to sign a new four-year contract with Leicester City. The England international has opted to stay with the Midlands club after his goals played a major role in the club’s remarkable Premier League title success of last season and will be rewarded with an improved deal.
Arsenal triggered the release clause in Vardy’s contract at the start of the month and held talks with the England international but the 29-year-old has decided against joining Arsène Wenger’s side in a £22m transfer. Although the news is a blow to Arsenal, Wenger said in a recent interview with Chinese television that he suspected Vardy would remain at the King Power Stadium.
Leicester will be delighted that Vardy has agreed to stay and also hope that his decision to reject the opportunity to join Arsenal can strengthen their chances of holding onto two of their other leading players, N’Golo Kanté and Riyad Mahrez, as they try to keep together the side that were crowned champions last month.
In a statement on their website on Thursday, Leicester confirmed that a deal in principle has been agreed between Vardy’s agent and the club, with the player set to hold talks when he returns from the European Championship finals in France, where he will hope to feature for England in their last-16 game against Iceland on Monday.
That's some impressive research you've done, thanks!Inspired by the "Lukaku can't score against big teams" debate, I decided to see how his record compared to other players. As he made his Premier League debut in 2011/12 I decided to take the top ten goal scorers from each of those seasons and look at their records against the established "Big 6" (only counting league goals).
So, some stats:
Lukaku is clearly falling way short of what other players are doing when it comes to performances against the big teams. Sergio Aguero and Jamie Vardy are the two that stand out the most, but Harry Kane and Mo Salah aren't too far behind. Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Raheem Sterling have all scored more in fewer appearances, and Marcus Rashford and even Danny Ings are almost at Lukaku's goal tally in far fewer appearances.
- 63 players featured as one of the top ten goal scorers from the 2011/12 season through to the 2020/21 season.
- Of those players, Lukaku has the 6th highest number of appearances against the Big 6, with 79.
- David Silva matches him, but only Raheem Sterling (82), Gylfi Sigurdsson (97), Jermaine Defoe (128), Wayne Rooney (136), and Frank Lampard (157) have more.
- Of those players, Lukaku's 17 goals against the Big 6 have him as joint 16th top goal scorer, alongside Olivier Giroud and Eden Hazard.
- Wayne Rooney and Sergio Aguero are the top scorers with 45 goals each. Jamie Vardy is next with 42 goals.
- Robin van Persie (28), Jermaine Defoe (27), Harry Kane (27), Frank Lampard (26), Sadio Mane (24), Gylfi Sigurdsson (23), Christian Benteke (23), Emmanuel Adebayor (22), Yakubu (21), Roberto Firmino (21), Mo Salah (20) and Raheem Sterling (19) have also scored more.
- Lukaku has scored in 14 games against the Big 6, which ranks him 18th out of these 63 players.
- Wayne Rooney has scored in the most Big 6 games, scoring in 37. Sergio Aguero and Jamie Vardy are next having scored in 32.
- Jermaine Defoe (26), Frank Lampard (24), Robin van Persie (23), Harry Kane (23), Gylfi Sigurdsson (22), Christian Benteke (20), Sadio Mane (19), Emmanuel Adebayor (18), Mo Salah (18), Yakubu (17), Roberto Firmino (17), Raheem Sterling (16), Olivier Giroud (16) and Eden Hazard (16) have all scored in more.
- At a rate of 0.22 goals per game (2 decimal places), Lukaku is ranked joint 42nd for strike rate vs the Big 6, along with Dimitar Berbatov (13 in 58), Anthony Martial (10 in 45) and Fernando Llorente (4 in 18).
- Ollie Watkins has the highest strike rate at 0.67, having scored 8 in 12, Sergio Aguero is next with 0.60 after scoring 45 in 75, with Jamie Vardy third at 0.54 having scored 42 in 78.
- There are 32 players with at least 30 appearances against the Big 6 with a better strike rate than Lukaku (including Mo Salah, Harry Kane, Demba Ba, Edin Dzeko, Danny Ings, Marcus Rashford, Luis Suarez, Ilkay Gundogan, Wilfried Bony, Christian Benteke, Alexandre Lacazette, Callum Wilson, Yakubu, Rickie Lambert, Charlie Austin, Dele Alli, Son Heung-Min, Glenn Murray, Gareth Bale and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang).
- If you reduce the appearances to at least 20 (meaning the rate covers at least two seasons), Graziano Pelle, Grant Holt, Diego Costa, Raul Jimenez and Mario Balotelli also have better goals per game ratios.
- Having scored in just 17.72% of his games against the Big 6, Lukaku ranks 46th in this stat.
- Sergio Aguero scored in the highest percentage, at 42.67%, Mo Salah is next with 41.86%, and Ollie Watkins third at 41.67%.
- There are 42 players with at least 20 appearances against the Big 6 that scored in a higher percentage of their games than Lukaku.
There are number of players who are good goalscorers across a league season, and for me, that's not enough to get you in the conversation for being the best striker around. Lukaku is almost certainly going to hit 20+ goals for Chelsea in the league this season, but until he starts delivering in big games too, I don't think there can be many complaints about people considering him to be on that rung below the top strikers.
The fact that the player his stats against the Big 6 are most comparable to are Clint Dempsey's (71 apps, 15 goals, scored in 13), says it all for me.
We could reasonably argue for a month about who does and doesn't make top 5 among strikers, but the bolded part is just plain insanity.No one wanted Vardy hence why he is stuck at Leceister. At current level if I had to pick who would lead my next lineup between Haaland and Lukaku, it would be Lukaku. Dont talk to me about what levels he will reach, spit your crystal ball out of your mouth fortune teller. My point is who is top 5 strikers in the world this very moment, period.
it's HaramAt this point I'm convinced that @Bleu is in fact Lukaku himself
I would have expected him to still be on his Mourinho is great crusade as well thenit's Haram
Why would a multi-millionaire professional football player argue about how good they are on a Manchester United forum?At this point I'm convinced that @Bleu is in fact Lukaku himself
Now it makes sense.it's Haram
Ollie Watkins hasn't played many games against the yet, but has scored in a fair few (including a hat-trick, I think).That's some impressive research you've done, thanks!
It's very interesting and some surprising names in there (Ollie Watkins with the best strike rate )
One obvious caveat would be that you counted "the big 6" as the standard, while they were obviously not always amongst the best teams. In 2015 for example, Leicester were champions, Liverpool finished 8th and Chelsea 10th, so scoring against them wasn't that big a deal. Likewise scoring against Arsenal lately isn't that impressive either.
Overall it does show where he should improve. Even though imo scoring against the 14 other teams is equally important to win the league (and exactly what Chelsea needed).
The kind of deep insecurity that leads to him / you arguing with strangers on Twitter or mentioning former clubs at irrelevant points in interviews. There’s quite a lot of evidence of that…Why would a multi-millionaire professional football player argue about how good they are on a Manchester United forum?
I would pick another sport. Goodness me. On what planet is Lukaku better than Haaland? Care to elaborate how he’s better?No one wanted Vardy hence why he is stuck at Leceister. At current level if I had to pick who would lead my next lineup between Haaland and Lukaku, it would be Lukaku. Dont talk to me about what levels he will reach, spit your crystal ball out of your mouth fortune teller. My point is who is top 5 strikers in the world this very moment, period.
it's Haram
I'm more interested in why you've recently come across as a massive Chelsea fan, despite your profile saying you support New England Revolution and earlier posts making out like you're a United fan.Why would a multi-millionaire professional football player argue about how good they are on a Manchester United forum?
Isn't there a clue with his username?I'm more interested in why you've recently come across as a massive Chelsea fan, despite your profile saying you support New England Revolution and earlier posts making out like you're a United fan.
Lukaku is not better that Mbappe or Haaland. Christ you’ve got a serious hard on for him.Ignore what I said then. At this point currently Lukaku is in the top 5 Strikers. Ahead of Haaland and Mbappe in that center forward position. I would pick Haaland and Mbappe for my team also because theyre younger and have a higher ceiling, but thats nothing to do with the subject. Currently Lukaku is Top 5, ahead of them. Not in the future, Right now. In the future Mbappe and Haaland can be ravaged by injuries and stall. We are talking about this moment, here, now, the present. I’m not going to entertain the Vardy comments, because even Arsenal has snubbed their noses at him. He plays in a counterattacking team fit for a pace merchant.
Lukaku, Top 5 Striker in the world
Might be a better 9/striker than Mbappe, but Haaland is easily a better number 9 even now.Lukaku is not better that Mbappe or Haaland. Christ you’ve got a serious hard on for him.
You'd think, but New England Revolution, the team he claims to support, also play in blue, and there are a host of posts where it seems he's a United fan, yet everything recently has been about Chelsea and their players.Isn't there a clue with his username?
There's a bunch of "two team Tommys" on here. I'll never understand but as an enlightened man I have learned to tolerate what I once thought repugnant.You'd think, but New England Revolution, the team he claims to support, also play in blue, and there are a host of posts where it seems he's a United fan, yet everything recently has been about Chelsea and their players.
Very good post!Inspired by the "Lukaku can't score against big teams" debate, I decided to see how his record compared to other players. As he made his Premier League debut in 2011/12 I decided to take the top ten goal scorers from each of those seasons and look at their records against the established "Big 6" (only counting league goals).
So, some stats:
Lukaku is clearly falling way short of what other players are doing when it comes to performances against the big teams. Sergio Aguero and Jamie Vardy are the two that stand out the most, but Harry Kane and Mo Salah aren't too far behind. Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Raheem Sterling have all scored more in fewer appearances, and Marcus Rashford and even Danny Ings are almost at Lukaku's goal tally in far fewer appearances.
- 63 players featured as one of the top ten goal scorers from the 2011/12 season through to the 2020/21 season.
- Of those players, Lukaku has the 6th highest number of appearances against the Big 6, with 79.
- David Silva matches him, but only Raheem Sterling (82), Gylfi Sigurdsson (97), Jermaine Defoe (128), Wayne Rooney (136), and Frank Lampard (157) have more.
- Of those players, Lukaku's 17 goals against the Big 6 have him as joint 16th top goal scorer, alongside Olivier Giroud and Eden Hazard.
- Wayne Rooney and Sergio Aguero are the top scorers with 45 goals each. Jamie Vardy is next with 42 goals.
- Robin van Persie (28), Jermaine Defoe (27), Harry Kane (27), Frank Lampard (26), Sadio Mane (24), Gylfi Sigurdsson (23), Christian Benteke (23), Emmanuel Adebayor (22), Yakubu (21), Roberto Firmino (21), Mo Salah (20) and Raheem Sterling (19) have also scored more.
- Lukaku has scored in 14 games against the Big 6, which ranks him 18th out of these 63 players.
- Wayne Rooney has scored in the most Big 6 games, scoring in 37. Sergio Aguero and Jamie Vardy are next having scored in 32.
- Jermaine Defoe (26), Frank Lampard (24), Robin van Persie (23), Harry Kane (23), Gylfi Sigurdsson (22), Christian Benteke (20), Sadio Mane (19), Emmanuel Adebayor (18), Mo Salah (18), Yakubu (17), Roberto Firmino (17), Raheem Sterling (16), Olivier Giroud (16) and Eden Hazard (16) have all scored in more.
- At a rate of 0.22 goals per game (2 decimal places), Lukaku is ranked joint 42nd for strike rate vs the Big 6, along with Dimitar Berbatov (13 in 58), Anthony Martial (10 in 45) and Fernando Llorente (4 in 18).
- Ollie Watkins has the highest strike rate at 0.67, having scored 8 in 12, Sergio Aguero is next with 0.60 after scoring 45 in 75, with Jamie Vardy third at 0.54 having scored 42 in 78.
- There are 32 players with at least 30 appearances against the Big 6 with a better strike rate than Lukaku (including Mo Salah, Harry Kane, Demba Ba, Edin Dzeko, Danny Ings, Marcus Rashford, Luis Suarez, Ilkay Gundogan, Wilfried Bony, Christian Benteke, Alexandre Lacazette, Callum Wilson, Yakubu, Rickie Lambert, Charlie Austin, Dele Alli, Son Heung-Min, Glenn Murray, Gareth Bale and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang).
- If you reduce the appearances to at least 20 (meaning the rate covers at least two seasons), Graziano Pelle, Grant Holt, Diego Costa, Raul Jimenez and Mario Balotelli also have better goals per game ratios.
- Having scored in just 17.72% of his games against the Big 6, Lukaku ranks 46th in this stat.
- Sergio Aguero scored in the highest percentage, at 42.67%, Mo Salah is next with 41.86%, and Ollie Watkins third at 41.67%.
- There are 42 players with at least 20 appearances against the Big 6 that scored in a higher percentage of their games than Lukaku.
There are number of players who are good goalscorers across a league season, and for me, that's not enough to get you in the conversation for being the best striker around. Lukaku is almost certainly going to hit 20+ goals for Chelsea in the league this season, but until he starts delivering in big games too, I don't think there can be many complaints about people considering him to be on that rung below the top strikers.
The fact that the player his stats against the Big 6 are most comparable to are Clint Dempsey's (71 apps, 15 goals, scored in 13), says it all for me.
I kind of get it with foreign fans in the sense I had both Madrid and Barca shirts, and Inter and AC Milan shirts as a kid.There's a bunch of "two team Tommys" on here. I'll never understand but as an enlightened man I have learned to tolerate what I once thought repugnant.
I remember having a poster of Roberto Baggio next to my Dennis Wise and Andy Townsend (that's not a joke) ones as a kid purely because at the time, Italian football was cool and he was the coolest of the lot.I kind of get it with foreign fans in the sense I had both Madrid and Barca shirts, and Inter and AC Milan shirts as a kid.
I think the last "other team" shirt i got was a Ronaldinho, Barca one when I was 12ish.I remember having a poster of Roberto Baggio next to my Dennis Wise and Andy Townsend (that's not a joke) ones as a kid purely because at the time, Italian football was cool and he was the coolest of the lot.
If you're a fan of kits then I get it. You don't need to be a fan to appreciate it. Wearing it out as an adult though? Let's not go there!
Nice bit of research there.Inspired by the "Lukaku can't score against big teams" debate, I decided to see how his record compared to other players. As he made his Premier League debut in 2011/12 I decided to take the top ten goal scorers from each of those seasons and look at their records against the established "Big 6" (only counting league goals).
So, some stats:
Lukaku is clearly falling way short of what other players are doing when it comes to performances against the big teams. Sergio Aguero and Jamie Vardy are the two that stand out the most, but Harry Kane and Mo Salah aren't too far behind. Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Raheem Sterling have all scored more in fewer appearances, and Marcus Rashford and even Danny Ings are almost at Lukaku's goal tally in far fewer appearances.
- 63 players featured as one of the top ten goal scorers from the 2011/12 season through to the 2020/21 season.
- Of those players, Lukaku has the 6th highest number of appearances against the Big 6, with 79.
- David Silva matches him, but only Raheem Sterling (82), Gylfi Sigurdsson (97), Jermaine Defoe (128), Wayne Rooney (136), and Frank Lampard (157) have more.
- Of those players, Lukaku's 17 goals against the Big 6 have him as joint 16th top goal scorer, alongside Olivier Giroud and Eden Hazard.
- Wayne Rooney and Sergio Aguero are the top scorers with 45 goals each. Jamie Vardy is next with 42 goals.
- Robin van Persie (28), Jermaine Defoe (27), Harry Kane (27), Frank Lampard (26), Sadio Mane (24), Gylfi Sigurdsson (23), Christian Benteke (23), Emmanuel Adebayor (22), Yakubu (21), Roberto Firmino (21), Mo Salah (20) and Raheem Sterling (19) have also scored more.
- Lukaku has scored in 14 games against the Big 6, which ranks him 18th out of these 63 players.
- Wayne Rooney has scored in the most Big 6 games, scoring in 37. Sergio Aguero and Jamie Vardy are next having scored in 32.
- Jermaine Defoe (26), Frank Lampard (24), Robin van Persie (23), Harry Kane (23), Gylfi Sigurdsson (22), Christian Benteke (20), Sadio Mane (19), Emmanuel Adebayor (18), Mo Salah (18), Yakubu (17), Roberto Firmino (17), Raheem Sterling (16), Olivier Giroud (16) and Eden Hazard (16) have all scored in more.
- At a rate of 0.22 goals per game (2 decimal places), Lukaku is ranked joint 42nd for strike rate vs the Big 6, along with Dimitar Berbatov (13 in 58), Anthony Martial (10 in 45) and Fernando Llorente (4 in 18).
- Ollie Watkins has the highest strike rate at 0.67, having scored 8 in 12, Sergio Aguero is next with 0.60 after scoring 45 in 75, with Jamie Vardy third at 0.54 having scored 42 in 78.
- There are 32 players with at least 30 appearances against the Big 6 with a better strike rate than Lukaku (including Mo Salah, Harry Kane, Demba Ba, Edin Dzeko, Danny Ings, Marcus Rashford, Luis Suarez, Ilkay Gundogan, Wilfried Bony, Christian Benteke, Alexandre Lacazette, Callum Wilson, Yakubu, Rickie Lambert, Charlie Austin, Dele Alli, Son Heung-Min, Glenn Murray, Gareth Bale and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang).
- If you reduce the appearances to at least 20 (meaning the rate covers at least two seasons), Graziano Pelle, Grant Holt, Diego Costa, Raul Jimenez and Mario Balotelli also have better goals per game ratios.
- Having scored in just 17.72% of his games against the Big 6, Lukaku ranks 46th in this stat.
- Sergio Aguero scored in the highest percentage, at 42.67%, Mo Salah is next with 41.86%, and Ollie Watkins third at 41.67%.
- There are 42 players with at least 20 appearances against the Big 6 that scored in a higher percentage of their games than Lukaku.
There are number of players who are good goalscorers across a league season, and for me, that's not enough to get you in the conversation for being the best striker around. Lukaku is almost certainly going to hit 20+ goals for Chelsea in the league this season, but until he starts delivering in big games too, I don't think there can be many complaints about people considering him to be on that rung below the top strikers.
The fact that the player his stats against the Big 6 are most comparable to are Clint Dempsey's (71 apps, 15 goals, scored in 13), says it all for me.
Oh you...This is the first season Lukaku has played in the Prem for a really good side.
All those years of playing for the likes Everton and West Brom, of course his record against the top clubs won't be as good as Aguero or Rooney.
Easy now.This is the first season Lukaku has played in the Prem for a really good side.
Excellent post and nice to see the data supports the narrative. Also worth adding that when Lukaku doesn’t score he brings very very little else to the table and so if he isn’t scoring in those big games he’s a genuine liability more often than not.Inspired by the "Lukaku can't score against big teams" debate, I decided to see how his record compared to other players. As he made his Premier League debut in 2011/12 I decided to take the top ten goal scorers from each of those seasons and look at their records against the established "Big 6" (only counting league goals).
So, some stats:
Lukaku is clearly falling way short of what other players are doing when it comes to performances against the big teams. Sergio Aguero and Jamie Vardy are the two that stand out the most, but Harry Kane and Mo Salah aren't too far behind. Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Raheem Sterling have all scored more in fewer appearances, and Marcus Rashford and even Danny Ings are almost at Lukaku's goal tally in far fewer appearances.
- 63 players featured as one of the top ten goal scorers from the 2011/12 season through to the 2020/21 season.
- Of those players, Lukaku has the 6th highest number of appearances against the Big 6, with 79.
- David Silva matches him, but only Raheem Sterling (82), Gylfi Sigurdsson (97), Jermaine Defoe (128), Wayne Rooney (136), and Frank Lampard (157) have more.
- Of those players, Lukaku's 17 goals against the Big 6 have him as joint 16th top goal scorer, alongside Olivier Giroud and Eden Hazard.
- Wayne Rooney and Sergio Aguero are the top scorers with 45 goals each. Jamie Vardy is next with 42 goals.
- Robin van Persie (28), Jermaine Defoe (27), Harry Kane (27), Frank Lampard (26), Sadio Mane (24), Gylfi Sigurdsson (23), Christian Benteke (23), Emmanuel Adebayor (22), Yakubu (21), Roberto Firmino (21), Mo Salah (20) and Raheem Sterling (19) have also scored more.
- Lukaku has scored in 14 games against the Big 6, which ranks him 18th out of these 63 players.
- Wayne Rooney has scored in the most Big 6 games, scoring in 37. Sergio Aguero and Jamie Vardy are next having scored in 32.
- Jermaine Defoe (26), Frank Lampard (24), Robin van Persie (23), Harry Kane (23), Gylfi Sigurdsson (22), Christian Benteke (20), Sadio Mane (19), Emmanuel Adebayor (18), Mo Salah (18), Yakubu (17), Roberto Firmino (17), Raheem Sterling (16), Olivier Giroud (16) and Eden Hazard (16) have all scored in more.
- At a rate of 0.22 goals per game (2 decimal places), Lukaku is ranked joint 42nd for strike rate vs the Big 6, along with Dimitar Berbatov (13 in 58), Anthony Martial (10 in 45) and Fernando Llorente (4 in 18).
- Ollie Watkins has the highest strike rate at 0.67, having scored 8 in 12, Sergio Aguero is next with 0.60 after scoring 45 in 75, with Jamie Vardy third at 0.54 having scored 42 in 78.
- There are 32 players with at least 30 appearances against the Big 6 with a better strike rate than Lukaku (including Mo Salah, Harry Kane, Demba Ba, Edin Dzeko, Danny Ings, Marcus Rashford, Luis Suarez, Ilkay Gundogan, Wilfried Bony, Christian Benteke, Alexandre Lacazette, Callum Wilson, Yakubu, Rickie Lambert, Charlie Austin, Dele Alli, Son Heung-Min, Glenn Murray, Gareth Bale and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang).
- If you reduce the appearances to at least 20 (meaning the rate covers at least two seasons), Graziano Pelle, Grant Holt, Diego Costa, Raul Jimenez and Mario Balotelli also have better goals per game ratios.
- Having scored in just 17.72% of his games against the Big 6, Lukaku ranks 46th in this stat.
- Sergio Aguero scored in the highest percentage, at 42.67%, Mo Salah is next with 41.86%, and Ollie Watkins third at 41.67%.
- There are 42 players with at least 20 appearances against the Big 6 that scored in a higher percentage of their games than Lukaku.
There are number of players who are good goalscorers across a league season, and for me, that's not enough to get you in the conversation for being the best striker around. Lukaku is almost certainly going to hit 20+ goals for Chelsea in the league this season, but until he starts delivering in big games too, I don't think there can be many complaints about people considering him to be on that rung below the top strikers.
The fact that the player his stats against the Big 6 are most comparable to are Clint Dempsey's (71 apps, 15 goals, scored in 13), says it all for me.
Indeed. Or as good as Rickie Lambert, Glenn Murray, Christian Benteke, Yakubu, Charlie Austin and Grant Bolt.This is the first season Lukaku has played in the Prem for a really good side.
All those years of playing for the likes Everton and West Brom, of course his record against the top clubs won't be as good as Aguero or Rooney.
Why does it bother you where I am posting, and its irrelevant to the topic at hand. I am here for Lukaku not Chelsea. I can support a player who used to play for United, however shocking that might seem to you. Just like Depay, Lukaku has never been a donkey. He is one of the Top 5 strikers in the world, I have said my piece and stand by that. He was never happy here and wanted to get out, at a period the club was in shambles and he was scapegoated due to this.I'm more interested in why you've recently come across as a massive Chelsea fan, despite your profile saying you support New England Revolution and earlier posts making out like you're a United fan.