The Championship is also amongst one of many leagues around the world to be postponed due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus, but the temporary halt in proceedings at least gives us a chance to reflect on the second tier season so far and three forwards that have impressed in this campaign to date.
The usual suspects of Championship league leaders, Leeds United’s Bamford (13 goals), 2nd placed West Brom’s Robson-Kanu (10 goals) and 3rd placed Fulham’s Mitrovic (23 goals) are well represented, but the following three strikers have been impressive so far and have raised a few eyebrows as well…
Firstly, Ollie Watkins (Brentford) was given the unenviable task of taking over the reigns of former Bees striker, Neil Maupay (25 goals for Brentford last season), but Watkins has relished the opportunity to lead the line for the London club as his haul of 22 goals to date indicates.
Watkins has contributed 34% of Brentford’s total output of 64 goals so far this season under manager, Thomas Frank, and it would be a fitting end to an era at Brentford’s Griffin Park if The Bees get promoted through the exploits of Watkins up front.
Watkins has scored the 1st goal in 7 of his 22 goals.
Our second striker under the microscope is Huddersfield Town’s Karlan Ahearne-Grant (16 goals) who has accounted for 36% of Huddersfield’s goals so far in this season’s Championship campaign, second only to Fulham’s Aleksander Mitrovic in terms of contribution % with Mitrovic providing an excellent 44% of Fulham’s goals to date.
But one statistic that Ahearne-Grant has matched Mitrovic so far this season is the fact that The Terriers’ striker has scored the 1st goal in 12 of his 16-goal haul to date this term, which has helped Danny Cowley’s side avoid dropping down into the relegation zone.
Ahearne-Grant’s most successful season in front of goal prior to this current campaign was back in the 2018/19 season when he notched 14 goals for Charlton Athletic in League One.
Thirdly, we take a look at the goalscoring exploits of Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) who has arguably impressed the most given the current situation that Barnsley find themselves in as his side sit bottom of the Championship.
Nevertheless, Woodrow has scored a total of 14 goals so far this season out of Barnsley’s total of 42 goals and has made a contribution of 33% amidst The Tykes’ bid to avoid relegation back down to League One.
It’s been a tough season for Barnsley but Woodrow has certainly been the shining light in what has been a disappointing campaign for the Yorkshire outfit, and he’s scored the 1st goal in 8 of his 14 goals to date.
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