Top 5 Premier Forwards with the Longest Goal Drought
February 13, 2019
It is not an easy job being a football forward. You are expected by your fellow players, your coaches and your fans to score a goal. That is the primary objective of being a forward. However, what if the goal doesn’t come for matches?
Here are five premier forwards with the longest ever goal drought in the English Premier League.
5. RICHARD CRESSWELL (45 GAMES)
After scoring against West Ham in 2000, Richard Creswell went for 45 top-flight matches without finding the net.
During his torrid career, Richard Cresswell played in 67 Premier League games for Sheffield Wednesday, Leicester and Stoke but only scored twice.
4. BRIAN MCCLAIR (45 GAMES)
Brian McClair is Manchester United’s first ever player to score 20 top-flight goals in a season since George Best. He even formed a productive striking partnership with Mark Hughes in the early 1990s. Needless to say, in his final years at Old Trafford, McClair failed to get the ball inside net in his final 45 Premier League games.
3. SAIDO BERAHINO (48 GAMES)
Stoke City who splashed out £12m for the Burundi international in 2017 will be very disappointed in the forward. Saido Berahino’s long goal drought was on for over two years. Now, he is currently plying his trade in the Championship with Stoke City.
2. LUIS BOA MORTE (56 GAMES)
The Portuguese international Luis Boa Morte went the entire 2007/08 and 2008/09 English Premier League seasons without scoring for West Ham. He also failed to score in his final two games of the 2006/07 season. He played in 54 matches during that period.
1. ALAN SMITH (70 GAMES)
Alan Smith has an astonishing record of 70 Premier League games without a goal.
The English forward struggled for form after a move Leeds from Manchester United in the mid-2000s. He was able to score six times in the league his first season and in his second season scored just once. He couldn’t score in his remaining 18 games for the Manchester United, and also failed to score in his 52 top-flight appearances for Newcastle.
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