Chris Wood's goalscoring record at Burnley

[ClaretTony]

I know some people don't rate him as highly as I do and I do recall someone comparing him to a donkey last week on the player ratings thread.

Just thought I'd confirm that in three seasons at Burnley he's scored 34 Premier League goals at one every 196 minutes.

[jedi_master]

14 league goals in 32 appearances this season.

For a club like us that don’t create a raft of chances, that is some record. I don’t think the likes of Harry Kane would score many more than that in our team. Great conversion rate, not a great footballer but a fantastic finisher. Fabulous signing and must be worth going on triple what we paid for him (no, I am not joking).

[ClaretTony]

Totally agree with you jedi and only one penalty in those 34 goals too

[Rileybobs]

I commented today that his goals since returning from injury prove why he is rightly Dyche’s first choice. We do play more direct with him in the side and I can see why people like Vydra, but he’s nowhere near as effective in front of goal. And goals win games (sometimes).

Very well taken goal today as well, it must be said.

[Chester Perry]

cracking finisher, today's effort was sublime

[JimmyRobbo]

He's an outstanding player in our system. He's a very good player, full-stop.
Can do everything you'd want your central attacker to do. Maybe not the fastest but he's not the slowest either.
A significant upgrade over Gray and I was happy with him. Good business.

[Bigvince]

34 goals in last 3 seasons. What a great return on our investment he has given us.I can’t help but think we couldn’t afford a forward with those stats, and yet people still doubt his ability, when we should be thankful we picked him up for a meagre 15m( if my memory serves me right), we could have had joelinton or haller for a mere 3 times that price.
He has been instrumental in our continued presence in the premier league

[Zlatan]

Massively underrated IMO - offside a lot, yes, but that’s a result of the instruction for the way we play.

[jedi_master]

I commented today that his goals since returning from injury prove why he is rightly Dyche’s first choice. We do play more direct with him in the side and I can see why people like Vydra, but he’s nowhere near as effective in front of goal. And goals win games (sometimes).

Very well taken goal today as well, it must be said.

His goal today was one of the most impressive pieces of raw ability I’ve seen from Woody.

He gets comments on his offsides, but look how well he checked his run, swerved then motored past the lumbering Dunk. Fantastic first touch to bring it down and then a cool finish. Great goal.

[ClaretTony]

Very well taken goal today as well, it must be said.

cracking finisher, today's effort was sublime

Totally agree

[warksclaret]

Quiet most of the game but what a run and finish in one movement. Him and Rodriguez are quite a pair and with better service from the flanks they will prove a handful for most defenses. We are solid in goal/central defence and the front two. We just need to add a little bit of steel in midfield, get a new attack minded right back who can take on a defender (Trippier would be a fantastic lift) and a proper right winger and we will be a strong outfit

[GodIsADeeJay81]

Scores a minimum of 10 league goals each season, including his first season when he only made 24 league appearances.
Good all round play too.

Hasnt let the PL faze him at all, just cracked on.

Not bad considering the vitriol coming out of Leeds when we signed him.

Other clubs have spent more for poorer returns from their strikers.

[Bigvince]

That touch and finish for his goal was world class, almost Henrylike!

[jdrobbo]

I remember me and FactualFrank constantly saying we should go after both Wood and Taylor and couldn’t believe it (despite many thinking they wouldn’t be up to it) when we got them both. Wood scores goals, it’s as simple as that. First name on the team sheet when fit, after the captain.

[Vegas Claret]

imagine how many he'd score of we had a right winger (footballer!!!)

[Bigvince]

It’s seems an age since his equaliser at spurs on debut, but it was just a sign of things to come. Long may it continue

[Boroclaret]

Our best Striker by a country mile. If he's fit, he plays. The rest can fight it out between them.

[Ashingtonclaret46]

Started 29 PL games this season and scored 14 goals -----not bad at all and today's was sublime.

[Quickenthetempo]

Although I enjoyed his top corner penalty against Wolves, this is his best goal for Burnley I reckon.

He's very much an instinct striker but today he showed good skill and a very calculated calm finish.

[jdrobbo]

His best goal was the header against West Ham. Still annoys me that it was ruled out.

[Spijed]

I bet Leeds wish they had a striker as good as him.

[Tall Paul]

Won me £40 betting he'd outscore Pukki after we played Norwich at home in September.

[Bin Ont Turf]

I remember saying somewhere on here at one stage, that he'd never get double figures in the Premier League. I'll hold my hands up.

That goal today was pure quality, as was his penalty t'other week.

[Longsider]

Great player.... Needs a bloody song.

[ElectroClaret]

Yeah, but Vydra should have started today, apparently...

[Bigvince]

I bet Leeds wish they had a striker as good as him.

Yeah but he can’t play the violin

[Quicknick]

I was delighted when we signed him, and I'm still delighted.

[Iloveyoubrady]

175 minutes per goal this season is an excellent return from Woody. He’s improved season after season and his goal today was a proper strikers goal. £15 M looked a lot at the time but now its peanuts. I agree that today he scored his best goal for Burnley, although both strikes against Brighton last season were good. Most of his goals, however, have come from less than 10 yards out - a proper poacher.

[Quickenthetempo]

Yeah, but Vydra should have started today, apparently...

It's a dilemma.

On one hand Wood scores quite often but the football isn't great.

On the other Vydra isn't prolific so far but gets the team playing good football. Brings others into play much more.

[jdrobbo]

imagine how many he'd score of we had a right winger (footballer!!!)

Funny you should say that: part of the reason why I also wanted Taylor was because of the assists he provided for Wood (check out Wood’s Leeds goals on YouTube), albeit played in a more offensive left sided position.

[Fretters]

I was mocked by a couple for saying he'd get 20 goals this season (all comps). If it weren't for injuries, he'd have been damn close.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

It’s seems an age since his equaliser at spurs on debut, but it was just a sign of things to come. Long may it continue

Wasn't that pretty much his first touch of the game after coming on as sub?
I remember being sat near to the home fans and one of our lot got so excited he went arse over celebrating and dancing in on his chair

[dushanbe]

He’s a quality striker. I disregard anyone who doesn’t rate him as a bell.

[Cubanclaret]

Wood’s a good player. My elderly parents can’t get past the fact that he’s caught offside a lot and has a quite a languid style which makes him look like he’s not interested.
His goal today was total quality. Did really well to stay on side and He’s very composed in that situation, he’s also got good movement and is generally a menacing presence and always an aerial threat.

[Vegas Claret]

It's a dilemma.

On one hand Wood scores quite often but the football isn't great.

On the other Vydra isn't prolific so far but gets the team playing good football. Brings others into play much more.

I enjoy watching us a lot more when Vydra plays

[ClaretTony]

I enjoy watching us a lot more when Vydra plays

Three goals in 1,223 minutes on the pitch for us in the Premier League. What is it you enjoy more than an outstanding Premier League goalscorer?

[Vegas Claret]

Three goals in 1,223 minutes on the pitch for us in the Premier League. What is it you enjoy more than an outstanding Premier League goalscorer?

We play far better football with Vydra in the team alongside Jay as has been proven many times this season whilst getting results. You do know Giroud didn't score for France in the World Cup but was superb for them right ? Never just about goals scored as you have alluded to with other players in the past

It's also not a disparaging comment on Wood by the way, he has indeed done very well for us, I just find our style of play more pleasing when we play it on the deck more. His goal today was excellent though and no question he is improving every season

[HunterST_BFC]

Don't shoot me on this.

He has missed so so many chances, so many sitters. We don't get many real chances yet he misses some he really should not.
The needless offside's issue is still there. Being offside when the backline hits a channel so many times is so poor.
Yet he works tirelessly and the odd time (like today) produces something superb.

Is he the best "in our market"?
I guess he is for now............ Yes.

His selection also dictates our type of play though to some extent (add Ash' Barnes to this).

Be realistic though.
We are never going to spend 2 x our budget on any one player are we really?
We can't.
We don't.
We shouldn't.

We are a club that can only think of making League positions from up to 8th and staying yearly above 18th.
Above staying above 18th is costing more each year.

We signed Wood, - infact all our most recent strikers / forwards etc for bargains or relative bargains.
Same with the whole team (one exception).

I can't expect any huge change in our way or the way we go on forwards.
So we work with what we've got (left) and push on.

Wood could be better and he knows it.
He's busting a gut to try to be better.

Could we really sign anyone better - present times factored?
Unlikely.

[HunterST_BFC]

dupe post - (why does this happen? One click - dupe' post...)

[CharlieinNewMexico]

Imagine how many he’d get if he could stop missing those from 3 yards out!!!

[the_fat_shearer]

I believe one of the biggest reasons for our success and a big area of improvement since we made it back into the Premier League has been how clinical we have been as a team in taking chances and Wood has been a big part of that in the past 3 seasons.

Loved his two touches for his goal yesterday, both high class.

[FactualFrank]

I'm still unsure why my thread was removed where I suggested we signed him. Quite a few were of the opinion of 'No thanks'.

[Fretters]

The needless offside's issue is still there. Being offside when the backline hits a channel so many times is so poor.

The reason he is offside so much is the same reason he scores so many. He has no pace so plays on the shoulder of the last defender, like with yesterday's goal. If he didn't do that, he'd be offside far less but he's also be less prolific.

[FactualFrank]

The reason he is offside so much is the same reason he scores so many. He has no pace so plays on the shoulder of the last defender, like with yesterday's goal. If he didn't do that, he'd be offside far less but he's also be less prolific.

Yes. His run yesterday was inch perfect.

[claretonthecoast1882]

Don't shoot me on this.

He has missed so so many chances, so many sitters. We don't get many real chances yet he misses some he really should not.
The needless offside's issue is still there. Being offside when the backline hits a channel so many times is so poor.
Yet he works tirelessly and the odd time (like today) produces something superb.

Is he the best "in our market"?
I guess he is for now............ Yes.

His selection also dictates our type of play though to some extent (add Ash' Barnes to this).

Be realistic though.
We are never going to spend 2 x our budget on any one player are we really?
We can't.
We don't.
We shouldn't.

We are a club that can only think of making League positions from up to 8th and staying yearly above 18th.
Above staying above 18th is costing more each year.

We signed Wood, - infact all our most recent strikers / forwards etc for bargains or relative bargains.
Same with the whole team (one exception).

I can't expect any huge change in our way or the way we go on forwards.
So we work with what we've got (left) and push on.

Wood could be better and he knows it.
He's busting a gut to try to be better.

Could we really sign anyone better - present times factored?
Unlikely.

Missed so many sitters ? How many is so many, your whole post is confusing. In the same sentence you say he misses so so many chances and so many sitters then quickly say we don't get many chances.

"He produces something the odd time" you claim yet he has scored 14 goals - Salah 19, Kane 18, Mane 18, Rashford 17 to name a few ignoring the clubs they play for and chances they create.

[CharlieinNewMexico]

Missed so many sitters ? How many is so many, your whole post is confusing. In the same sentence you say he misses so so many chances and so many sitters then quickly say we don't get many chances.

"He produces something the odd time" you claim yet he has scored 14 goals - Salah 19, Kane 18, Mane 18, Rashford 17 to name a few ignoring the clubs they play for and chances they create.

I think it’s fair to say he’s missed 4 or 5 from inside the 6 yard box this season where we’ve all gone “how’s he done that”?

[Rileybobs]

I think it’s fair to say he’s missed 4 or 5 from inside the 6 yard box this season where we’ve all gone “how’s he done that”?

Wood misses some that he should score and scores some that he should miss. He's like every striker in that sense.

[CharlieinNewMexico]

Wood misses some that he should score and scores some that he should miss. He's like every striker in that sense.

I agree!
I just don’t like this denial from people that he really does miss a bunch of sitters.

[Iloveyoubrady]

I agree!
I just don’t like this denial from people that he really does miss a bunch of sitters.

Before this season, yes, but this season I can only really think of 1 or 2 and he has been our most clinical striker.

[BOYSIE31]

Good player just wish he practised his runs better by playing on the shoulder