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2022/23 in numbers: Which players had the most shots?

22 Jun 2023
Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League

We analyse data from the season and see which players were most prolific and best in terms of shooting

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After a Premier League season like no other, we have downloaded the key stats and will show you in a series of articles which teams and players have run furthest or fastest, had the most shots or showed ruthlessness in front of goal over the course of the last 10 months.

Shots

Harry Kane was the player who not only shot the most but had the highest number of efforts on target throughout the season. 

The Tottenham Hotspur striker was followed close behind by Mohamed Salah and Erling Haaland for total shots (including those blocked).

Manchester City forward Haaland was more efficient with his shooting than Liverpool's Salah, and was second for shots on target. 

See below for the top 10 for shots and shots on target and find out who the top three shooters were at each club.

Top players for shots/shots on target
Player   Shots*   Player   Shots on target
Harry Kane  130 Harry Kane  63
Mohamed Salah 125 Erling Haaland  60
Erling Haaland  123 Marcus Rashford  50
Marcus Rashford  108 Mohamed Salah 47
Ivan Toney  94 Ollie Watkins  47
Martin Odegaard 93 Ivan Toney  42
Aleksandar Mitrovic  93 Son Heung-min 40
Bruno Fernandes 92 Darwin Nunez 37
Bukayo Saka  89 Callum Wilson  35
Ollie Watkins  86 Bruno Fernandes 35
Alexis Mac Allister  86    

*including blocks

Top 3 shots by player per club
Arsenal
Odegaard 93 Saka 89 Martinelli 79
Aston Villa
Watkins 86 Bailey 51 Buendia 49
AFC Bournemouth
Solanke 76 Billing 38 Tavernier 37
Brentford
Toney 94 Mbeumo 71 Wissa 32
Brighton
Mac Allister 86 March 74 Welbeck 62
Chelsea
Havertz 71 Joao Felix 46 Sterling 42
Crystal Palace
Eze 71 Zaha 66 Olise 51
Everton
Gray 59 McNeil 46 Iwobi 42
Fulham
Mitrovic 93 Andreas 62 Willian 41
Leeds
Rodrigo 67 Bamford 50 Aaronson 41
Leicester
Maddison 85 Barnes 72 Iheanacho 39
Liverpool
Salah 125 Nunez 84 Alexander-Arnold 40
Man City
Haaland 123 De Bruyne 65 Gundogan 54
Man Utd
Rashford 108 Fernandes 92 Antony 72
Newcastle
Wilson 73 Almiron 69 Willock 58
Nott'm Forest
Gibbs-White 59 Johnson 55 Awoniyi 35
Southampton
Adams 47 Ward-Prowse 44 Elyounoussi 36
Spurs
Kane 130 Son 81 Kulusevski 43
West Ham
Bowen 75 Benrahma 73 Paqueta 53
Wolves
Neves 66 Podence 43 Diego Costa 28
Also in this series

Part 1: Which teams had the most shots?
Part 3: Who did the best for expected goals?
Part 4: Which players made most tackles and blocks?
Part 5: Who were the fastest players?
Part 6: Who ran the furthest?
Part 7: Which players created most chances?
Part 8: Which players were the top passers?

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