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West Ham to be provided “sensational” CF in swap deal

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West Ham United have the difficult job of internet hosting London rivals Chelsea of their second Premier League sport of the season this night.

Graham Potter shall be hoping his workforce put in a much better displaying than they did away to Sunderland final week, when it was they who regarded just like the lately promoted workforce.

There have been disappointing performances throughout the whole pitch from the Hammers, and as soon as once more, strive as he may, Niclas Füllkrug simply could not make an impression on the sport and regarded like he was merely out of his depth at this degree.

Luckily, the German may not have to steer the road for for much longer, as West Ham have been linked with a global goalscorer who’d be an enormous improve.

West Ham may signal Füllkrug improve

It hasn’t been the summer time that followers would’ve been hoping for after the frustration of final season.

Whereas West Ham have actually made some sensible additions to the workforce within the form of gamers like El Hadji Malick Diouf, Mads Hermansen and Kyle Walker-Peters, the squad nonetheless feels brief on high quality.

Furthermore, whereas he could be harmful, Callum Wilson has a nightmarish damage file and scored a single purpose final season.

Newcastle striker Callum Wilson
Newcastle striker Callum Wilson

Nonetheless, the membership might not have to depend on the Englishman to steer the road this season, nor Füllkrug, because it now appears to be like like they might get their arms on the proper improve.

Not less than that’s in accordance to a latest report from Italy, which has touted Artem Dovbyk for a transfer to the London Stadium.

The report has revealed that AS Roma are contemplating a swap cope with the Hammers that might see the Ukrainian worldwide head to East London and Füllkrug go the opposite approach, each on mortgage.

It might be a superb approach for the Hammers to usher in somebody they’ve beforehand been occupied with with out paying a charge, and on the identical time improve on the German worldwide.

How Dovbyk compares to Füllkrug

So, on the subject of evaluating two strikers, it is sensible to begin with their output, as that’s what they’re going to finally be judged on.

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Unsurprisingly, when doing so, it is Dovbyk who comes out approach forward, as in 45 appearances final season, totalling 3195 minutes, he scored 17 objectives and offered 4 assists.

Meaning the Ukrainian worldwide maintained a mean of a purpose involvement each 2.14 video games, or each 152.14 minutes.

Füllkrug, then again, scored simply three objectives and offered two assists in 20 appearances for the Hammers final season, totalling 877 minutes.

In different phrases, the German worldwide maintained a much less spectacular common of a purpose involvement each 4 video games, or each 175.4 minutes.

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Artem Dovbyk in motion for Roma in opposition to Aston Villa. 

The prevalence of the Roma star is not only a one-off, both, as once we examine the underlying numbers for each strikers from the beginning of 23/24 to the top of 24/25, he as soon as once more comes out comfortably on prime.

For instance, the “sensational” goalscorer, as dubbed by former supervisor Michel Sanchez, does higher in most related metrics, reminiscent of anticipated and precise non-penalty objectives plus assists, progressive carries, passing accuracy, pictures and pictures on course, profitable take-ons and extra, all per 90.

Dovbyk vs Füllkrug

Statistics per 90

Dovbyk

Füllkrug

Non-Penalty Anticipated G+As

0.66

0.51

Non-Penalty G+As

0.67

0.62

Progressive Carries

0.76

0.73

Progressive Passes

0.76

2.03

Progressive Passes Obtained

5.27

4.58

Photographs

2.48

2.01

Photographs on Goal

1.10

0.88

Passing Accuracy

72.5%

66.9%

Shot-Creating Actions

1.96

2.43

Profitable Take-Ons

0.43

0.17

Carries into the Penalty Space

0.54

0.37

Stats by way of FBref for the 23/24 – 24/25 League Seasons

These numbers assist to color an image of a shot comfortable centre-forward who could be trusted to participate in a passing transfer, but additionally thrives with the ball at his toes and in conditions the place he must drive into harmful areas.

Finally, it is clear that Dovbyk can be a big improve on Füllkrug, and due to this fact, West Ham ought to completely comply with this potential swap deal, and if issues go effectively subsequent season, take into consideration making the mortgage everlasting.