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With megastars like Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, and Cole Palmer, the Premier League boasts some of the best forwards in football. Since the start of the 2024/25 season, they have treated fans to brilliant goals, firing their beloved team to massive victories. The three superstars have 62 goals between them — more than what 19 of the 20 teams have managed this season.
Over the last eight months, they have deservedly made countless headlines, earning plaudits for their performances. Today, however, they are in the spotlight for a different reason, as we wanted to show that even the best in the business can falter.
Explore where the three megastars rank as we take a look at the top 10 players with the most big chances missed in the 2024/25 Premier League season.
Players with the Most Big Chances Missed in Premier League 2024/25 1j2z10
#10 Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United): 12 Big Chances Missed 2i6o5p
Manchester United forward Alejandro Garnacho has had a torrid time in front of goal this season. The Argentinian has scored four goals in 29 Premier League games, missing a whopping 12 big chances. He has taken 68 shots so far, with 26 of those landing on target (38% accuracy). The No. 17 has found the woodwork three times.
Throughout his career, Garnacho has played 86 games in the English top flight, scoring 14 goals and claiming seven assists.
#9 Jamie Vardy (Leicester City): 13 Big Chances Missed 333a4b
The ever-green Jamie Vardy is the ninth name in the rankings, having missed 13 sitters in the Premier League this season. The 2015-16 Premier League Player of the Season has scored seven goals in 28 league games for Leicester City in 2024/25.
The 38-year-old has attempted 45 shots in the English top flight so far, of which 21 have been on target (45% accuracy). He has found the woodwork once.
A Premier League icon, Vardy has clocked 335 appearances thus far, scoring 143 goals and providing 47 assists.
#8 Cole Palmer (Chelsea): 13 Big Chances Missed 13r6u
Chelsea’s poster boy Cole Palmer has been quite wasteful in front of goal this season, missing 13 big chances in the 2024/25 Premier League season. The Englishman, who ed the Pensioners from Manchester City in the summer of 2023, has found the back of the net 14 times in 28 games. He also has six assists to his name.
A trigger-happy operator, Palmer has taken 102 shots in the Premier League since the beginning of the campaign, keeping 42 of those on target (41% accuracy). The bar/post has denied the Englishman five times.
Palmer, 22, has played 80 matches in the English top flight so far, scoring 36 goals and providing 18 assists. He won the Game Changer Award in the 2023/24 season.
#7 Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton): 13 Big Chances Missed 2d2i2l
Everton forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin has missed 12 big chances in the 2024/25 Premier League season. The 28-year-old striker has scored just three goals in 22 top-flight appearances this term.
According to the Premier League database, Calvert-Lewin has had 18 shots on target out of 46, resulting in a 39% shooting accuracy. Calvert-Lewin has hit the woodwork on time this season.
The gritty forward has appeared in 235 matches in the Premier League, scoring 57 goals and providing 15 assists.
#6 Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace): 15 Big Chances Missed 4t5w6t
Having missed as many as 15 sitters in the 2024/25 Premier League campaign, Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta has nicked the eighth spot in the rankings. Mateta has played 28 games this term, scoring 12 goals.
The Frenchman has taken 56 shots, getting 26 of those on target (46% accuracy). He has hit the woodwork one time.
The 27-year-old forward has played 121 Premier League games since ing Palace on loan in the 2020/21 season. He has scored 36 goals and set up eight.
#5 Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea): 15 Big Chances Missed 2b2w5
Chelsea frontman Nicolas Jackson has missed 15 big chances in the 2024/25 Premier League season. Jackson has hit the back of the net eight times in 23 outings.
The Senegalese forward has dispatched 63 shots this season, with 31 (49%) of them troubling the goalkeeper. He has struck the post/bar four times.
Jackson, who became a key part of the Pensioners’ plans last season, has participated in 58 Premier League matches so far, recording 23 goals and 10 assists.
#4 Kai Havertz (Arsenal): 15 Big Chances Missed 3m3v2l
Arsenal frontman Kai Havertz have lacked efficiency in front of goal this season, with him missing 15 big chances in 21 outings. Havertz, who ed the Gunners from Chelsea in the summer of 2023, has found the back of the net nine times so far.
Havertz has taken 52 shots, 21 of which landed on target (40% accuracy).
Between Chelsea and Arsenal, Havertz has managed 149 Premier League appearances, scoring 41 goals and providing 17 assists.
#3 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool): 16 Big Chances Missed 9243b
Arguably the most shocking name on this list, Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah has missed a whopping 16 big chances in the Premier League this season. Despite failing to convert so many opportunities, Salah is the overwhelming favourite to win the 2024/25 Premier League Golden Boot. The Egypt international has scored 27 goals in 30 games — six more than Erling Haaland. With 17 assists, Salah is also the runway leader in the Playmaker Award race.
Salah has taken 107 shots this season, with 56 testing the goalkeeper (52% accuracy). He has also been denied by the woodwork four times.
Three-time Golden Boot winner Salah has played 293 Premier League games, scoring 184 times and claiming 86 assists. Unless Liverpool completely loses the plot, he should receive his second Premier League winners’ medal in May.
#2 Erling Haaland (Manchester City): 20 Big Chances Missed 6z5g3z
The epitome of ruthlessness, Erling Haaland, has missed 20 big chances in the 2024/25 Premier League season. The Manchester City talisman, who recently picked up a serious ankle injury, has scored 21 goals in 28 games. He has also chipped in with four assists.
Haaland, 24, has dispatched 102 shots this season, keeping 58 of those on target with an accuracy of a list-topping 57%. He has also been denied by the woodwork four times.
The Norwegian, who won the Golden Boot in the previous two seasons, has scored a jaw-dropping 84 goals and claimed 16 assists in just 94 Premier League appearances. His goals proved crucial as Man City became the first team to win four consecutive Premier League titles.
#1 Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa): 23 Big Chances Missed 392d36
Missing 23 big chances in the 2024/25 Premier League season, Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins has topped the list. Watkins, who enjoyed a breakthrough 2023/24 campaign (19 goals in 37 games) has found the net 13 times in 30 appearances so far.
The England international has attempted 72 shots, but only 34 have called the goalkeeper into action. His shooting accuracy stands at 47%.
Watkins, 29, has played 176 Premier League games in his career, scoring 72 goals and providing 32 assists.