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We’re talking non-penalty G-xG, which is basically how many more (non-penalty) Premier League goals a player has scored over and above the xG of his chances. So in short, who is scoring more goals than he should? And no, Mo Salah is nowhere near top. Statistics are taken from the brilliant FB.Ref.

10) Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Non-penalty goals: 15

Non-penalty xG: 12.7

Non-penalty G-xG: 2.3

He takes far, far more shots than any other Premier League player but it still takes a mighty fine finisher to over-score to this extent. His actual shot conversion rate (25%) is almost identical to that of Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane (both 24%), which is one of the many reasons why Liverpool really are rather good.

9) Reece James (Chelsea)

Non-penalty goals: 4

Non-penalty xG: 1.7

Non-penalty G-xG: 2.3

Full-backs who score four goals are always likely to appear on such a list because their strikes are unlikely to be tap-ins. They have missed him.

8) Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)

Non-penalty goals: 9

Non-penalty xG: 6.4

Non-penalty G-xG: 2.6

Pin-pointed as one of the issues at Manchester United, but the truth is that nobody has scored more Premier League goals for the Reds this season than Fernandes. He is still just about in the black.

7) Emmanuel Dennis (Watford)

Non-penalty goals: 

He cost Watford just £3.4m and he is their greatest chance of avoiding relegation, at which point they can probably sell him for ten times the price. He was the no-brainer choice for thi