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Samuel Meade

Cristiano Ronaldo the 53rd most lethal Prem forward as Erling Haaland beaten to top spot

Erling Haaland has begun his Premier League career at an incredible rate of knots, scoring 17 times in 11 outings for Manchester City.

That haul includes three hat-tricks at the Etihad as he continues to rewrite England's record books, but the Norwegian is not the most productive forward in front of goal. That accolade belongs to Bournemouth striker Kieffer Moore.

Haaland has had 47 efforts on goal, converting 36 per cent of his shots, a return only bettered by Moore, who has scored three times for a Cherries side aiming to avoid relegation. His conversion rate of 38 per cent puts him on top of the list for most lethal forwards in the top flight, ahead of some stellar names.

Jadon Sancho, who has been a regular under Erik ten Hag at Manchester United, is the third most clinical forward in the Premier League. The former Borussia Dortmund man has scored twice from seven efforts at goal, including the winner against Leicester City. City's Julian Alvarez, who has had to play second fiddle to Haaland, has the same return.

The figures do make for damning reading if you're Sancho's teammate Cristiano Ronaldo however. The United man has endured a forgettable few months with minutes few and far between for the Portuguese star, who wanted to leave Manchester in the summer.

He's only enjoyed three starts thus far with his remaining minutes coming from the bench. Ronaldo, a man renowned for his goalscoring, is clearly determined to make his mark, which is perhaps why he's fired in 22 efforts on goal.

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That has only yielded a return of one goal though - a winner against Everton last month. Ronaldo's shot conversion sits at just under five per cent, making him the 53rd most productive forward in the league.

Ivan Toney and Callum Wilson have a combined 14 goals this term, eight for the Brentford man and six for the Newcastle star. Both are hoping to be in England's World Cup squad and have underlined their lethalness in the final third.

Toney sits seventh based on this list, with Wilson the eighth. Wilson's teammate at St James' Park, Alexander Isak, a summer signing from Real Sociedad, has scored twice from eight efforts, meaning he is the fifth most accurate forward in the Premier League.

England's main marksman Harry Kane, who has been Tottenham's main source of goals, has notched 10 times from 49 shots. That makes him the 12th most productive forward. Leicester City's Patson Daka, Nottingham Forest forward Taiwo Awoniyi - who recently scored the winner against Liverpool, and Roberto Firmino round out the top ten.

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