Their tally of 33 strikes is the sixth-lowest in the Premier League, and has occasionally led to frustrating encounters in which Graham Potter’s men have come away with less than they perhaps feel they could or should have.
According to stats-based site Wyscout, the Seagulls have averaged an xG of 1.73 per top flight outing this season, but their actual tally levels out at just one goal every 90 minutes.
Evidently, efficiency hasn’t been Albion strong point in the final third over the past few months, but a deeper dive into the numbers suggest that there is one player who is providing an admirable return.
BettingOdds.com have conducted research into which Premier League players have registered the fewest touches per goal involvement in the top flight in 2020/21 – and there are some surprising names in the top 20.
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1. Mohamed Salah - Liverpool
Goal Involvements: 23 Touches: 1,617 Touches per-goal-involvement: 70.3 (Photo by David Klein - Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool
2. Dwight Gayle - Newcastle United
Goal Involvements: 2 Touches: 139 Touches per-goal-involvement: 69.5 (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Photo: Stu Forster
3. Dominic Calvert-Lewin - Everton
Goal Involvements: 14 Touches: 926 Touches per-goal-involvement: 66.1 (Photo by John Walton - Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool
4. Chris Wood - Burnley
Goal Involvements: 13 Touches: 847 Touches per-goal-involvement: 65.2 (Photo by Oli Scarff - Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool