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·27 May 2025
Chelsea striker target had the biggest xG under-performance in his division this season

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·27 May 2025
One of Chelsea’s main striker targets for the summer had the biggest xG under-performance in his division this season.
The big news comes after Chelsea finally secured their qualification to play Champions League football next season on the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday.
The Blues had to win this game to secure it, and they managed a 1-0 away win against Nottingham Forest to provide scenes of celebrations amongst the Blues players and staff yesterday evening. And in by doing this, Chelsea also set a brand new record in football!
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca was so pleased with making the Champions League that he took the opportunity to swear at all of his critics across the season by telling them all to F off!!
It’s all gone wild as we hit silly season again, and we are hearing plenty of noise about plenty of names being linked with Chelsea in recent weeks and days as things really do heat up.
The club have been looking at a number of potential new striker names to come in for the summer transfer window that opens up next month.
Hugo Ekitike celebrates scoring for Eintracht Frankfurt. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)
Multiple media outlets and sources have been linking Chelsea with Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike this week, it’s one story that really has gone pretty nuts.
But there is one very concerning stat that he had from last season, and it doesn’t look like he was too clinical in front of goal, which should be a problem for Chelsea.
Who Scored are reporting that Hugo Ekitiké scored 15 league goals this season from an xG of 22.55, the biggest xG under-performance in the Bundesliga.