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Andrew Hankinson

Criticism of Chris Wood's goals tally misses the bigger picture for Newcastle United

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Newcastle United must figure out how the get the best from Chris Wood next season after the Kiwi striker ranked highly in table of under-performing strikers. The £25m man only scored twice last season - but the raw date fails to take into account his contribution to the side during United's recovery.

Odds comparison site Odds Scanner has compiled a table which measures the contribution of forwards who played more than 1,000 minutes of Premier League football last season. The rankings are calculated by totalling goals and assists, then dividing each player's minutes by that total.

It will be of no surprise to Newcastle United fans that Chris Wood did not come out of the calculation well. Based on those figures, Chris Wood was the third-worst performing forward in the Premier League, with two goals and no assists during just over 1,300 minutes of football in a black and white shirt.

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