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The 2021-22 Premier League season is now 10 game weeks old and Chelsea are slowly edging ahead of the chasing pack. The Blues are three points ahead of second-placed Liverpool while Manchester City are third with two fewer points.
Liverpool are the best attacking side in the league, scoring 29 goals in 10 matches. Chelsea have scored three fewer goals compared to the Reds while both Manchester City and West Ham United have bagged 20 goals each.
But as teams have banged in goals, they have also missed quite a few easy chances. In this article, we will look at the five teams who have missed the most big chances in the Premier League so far.
While some teams on this list have paid the price for missing easy opportunities, others on this list have created in abundance to tide over their shortcomings.
Without further ado, here are five teams who have squandered the most number of big chances in the Premier League so far this season:
#5 Burnley - 14
Burnley dropped a surprise performance out of the blue, dismantling Brentford 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. It was the first win of the league season for Sean Dyche's men, who are currently languishing in the relegation zone after 10 matches.
The Clarets have, however, themselves to blame as they have missed as many as 14 big chances in the Premier League this season. Chris Wood has the biggest contribution in Burnley's tally of 14 big chances missed.
The former Leeds United forward has missed four gilt-edged opportunities in the Premier League so far. He is followed by James Tarkowski, who has missed three big chances. Wood was on the scoresheet in Burnley's win over Brentford and he will want to build momentum from the club's first league win of the season.
#4 Wolverhampton Wanderers - 16
Wolverhampton Wanderers have had a mixed season so far, winning four and losing four of their nine Premier League matches. They have struggled to score freely though, bagging just nine goals so far. Only one club, Norwich City (3), have scored fewer this season.
Wolves have missed 16 big chances this season, which is a big reason behind their goal-scoring woes. Had even half of those gone in, Wolves would have been ahead of the likes of Arsenal, Leicester City and Everton in terms of goals scored.
Trincao has missed the most big chances for them with four. Raul Jimenez and Adama Traore have also missed crucial chances, three each in the Premier League so far. Nelson Semedo has missed two big chances as well.
Two more clubs have missed as many big chances as Wolves in the ongoing Premier League season.
#3 Manchester United - 16
Manchester United started the season strongly, winning four of their first five league matches. But they have fallen down the Premier League table, having won just one of their last five matches. Though their last match in the league was a comfortable 3-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, United are still some way off the track.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has struggled to find the right balance and is largely to blame for the team's performances. However, the players haven't quite risen to the occasion either, with most of them woefully out of form. They have also missed 16 big chances in the league this season, which has further blocked their path up the table.
Paul Pogba has been the biggest culprit for them, missing four chances. Cristiano Ronaldo follows Pogba closely on the list with three big chances missed. Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial have squandered two big opportunities each.
#2 Manchester City - 16
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side were expected to stay toe to toe with Chelsea in this season's Premier League title race. However, the defending champions suffered a shocking 2-0 defeat in their most recent league match, against Crystal Palace. This has left them third in the table, five points behind league leaders Chelsea and two points behind Liverpool, who are second.
While City have been strong defensively, they haven't been at their attacking best this season. Part of that could be attributed to their disappointing finishing as they have missed 16 big chances in the league already this season.
Manchester City next face arch-rivals Manchester United in the Premier League. The two sides will face off at Old Trafford on Saturday, November 6.
#1 Liverpool - 18
Leading the list of teams to have missed the most big chances in the Premier League are Liverpool, who have been guilty of missing 18 big opportunities. But that perhaps doesn't tell the whole story.
The Reds have been the best attacking side in the league so far, scoring 29 goals, three more than league leaders Chelsea. They have also created the most big chances with 34, nine more than Manchester City, who have created the second-most big chances at 23.
Jurgen Klopp's side's imperious form has them placed second in the Premier League table, three points behind Chelsea. Should Liverpool continue to perform in a similar vein, we have a potentially interesting title race on our hands.
Mohamed Salah has missed the joint-most big chances in the league with five.
