It’s surreal to think that eight rounds of 2016/17’s Premier League fixtures have already taken place.
There have been plenty of talking points during the opening two months of the season and, thanks to the revered statisticians Opta, another interesting set of data has come to the fore after last weekend’s list of games.
The worst offenders for missing gilt-edged goalscoring opportunities has been revealed, and the list itself includes some names that make for interesting reading.
Opta defines a big-game chance as “when you expect the player to score, regardless if it is assisted or not”, with the opportunity having to “always be a shot”. Basically, if a player misses a sitter, it counts as a massive miss.
So, without further ado, here are the 10 Premier League stars who have missed the biggest chances so far this season: