77.5% pass success rate: The Blackburn Rovers star who is enjoying his best ever season

Ben Brereton-Diaz has been, without question, one of the best strikers in the Championship so far this season.

His goalscoring numbers have led to Blackburn scaling the heights of the second tier and getting as high as second in the table. In fact, Tony Mowbray’s side remained embroiled in a promotion battle despite tailing off slightly.

A large part of that reason has been down to the form of the Chile international. The young attacker has managed to lead the line well this season and it hasn’t gone unnoticed outside of Ewood Park either, with plenty of teams considering moves for him.

There were Premier League sides queuing up for his signature in the winter transfer window and the latest news from TeamTalk claiming that Brighton are still eager to try and sign him, amongst others, and that they will try and lure Rovers into a sale by offering players in return as well as money.

It doesn’t seem like this interest is going to go away then and is anybody surprised?

Considering his numbers this year, probably not. At a basic level, his goalscoring and assist stats are superb. He has 20 goals and one assist in the Championship so far this season and has averaged 0.66 goals per 90, one of the highest rates in the division for someone who has played so often.

Taking a look at WyScout, you can also see that he’s greatly outscoring his xG ratio, with his xG currently at 14.35. Whilst that number means his goalscoring might soon level out, it also shows just how clinical he can be. He doesn’t need a clear cut chance to find the back of the net for Rovers, showing a level of ingenuity and creativity when it comes to producing and bagging goals.

His all-round centre-forward game this season has come on leaps and bounds and whilst