Wissa is the penalty box predator

Here is why clubs like Newcastle are so keen on Yoane Wissa.

Only Erling Haaland and Alexander Isak scored more regularly than Wissa last season away from the penalty spot...

Why have we excluded penalties? Seems harsh on Mohamed Salah, etc. Because getting to score penalties isn't really down to the scorer but relies on team-mates. For example, Salah didn't win any of his nine penalties himself last season - and penalties are also down to the clumsiness of defenders and the opinion of that game's referee. Obviously all goals rely on service from team-mates to some extent but penalties are such huge goalscoring gifts that it's fairer on players who don't get to take them to exclude them.

You might think that the only way a Brentford forward could be up there with the likes of Haaland and Isak is because they enjoyed a hot streak of form in front of goal last season (i.e. they significantly overperformed their xG). While that was indeed the case for Wissa's former team-mate Bryan Mbeumo, it wasn't for Wissa himself...he just actually got a lot of really good chances to score last season.

Wissa was the apex predator of the penalty box in the Premier League, as his movement, anticipation etc - as well as Brentford's style of play - saw him take by far the highest-quality chances on average in the league.

Here is his Premier League shot map from last season...something that other strikers can only dream of in their sleep! His chances were so good that he didn't even have to be clinical, scoring his 19 goals from an xG of 18.6.