Comparing Jadon Sancho’s 2020-21 stats to England’s other attackers
England have taken four points from their opening two matches of Euro 2020 and have one foot in the knockout stages, but Gareth Southgate has come under criticism for his selections, substitutions and perceived conservatism.
There was plenty said after England could only muster a 0-0 draw against historic rivals Scotland, with Ian Wright incensed over the decision to leave Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho on the bench.
We’ve compared Sancho’s 2020-21 Bundesliga stats to the corresponding Premier League output of the other creative, attacking options in Southgate’s squad – Mason Mount, Marcus Rashford, Raheem Sterling, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish and Bukayo Saka.
We haven’t included Harry Kane or Dominic Calvert-Lewin, due to their different role as the spearhead of the attack.
Goals
Marcus Rashford – 11
Raheem Sterling – 10
Phil Foden – 9
Jadon Sancho – 8
Mason Mount – 6
Jack Grealish – 6
Bukayo Saka – 5
Assists
Jadon Sancho – 11
Jack Grealish – 10
Marcus Rashford – 9
Raheem Sterling – 7
Mason Mount – 5
Phil Foden – 5
Bukayo Saka – 3
Minutes per goal
Phil Foden – 179
Raheem Sterling – 253
Jadon Sancho – 258
Marcus Rashford – 266
Jack Grealish – 364
Mason Mount – 482
Bukayo Saka – 512
“There’s no way Foden should be leaving the pitch today… you’ve got Sancho on the bench – 15 goals and 20 assists a season – and he doesn’t even get on. We need to create… I’m embarrassed for us today.”
🗣 @IanWright0 reflects on #ENGSCO pic.twitter.com/ySGCnIkcJU
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 18, 2021
Minutes per goal or assist
Jadon Sancho – 108
Phil Foden – 115
Jack Grealish – 136
Marcus Rashford – 146
Raheem Sterling – 149
Mason Mount – 262
Bukayo Saka – 320
Chances created per 90 minutes
Jack Grealish – 3.3
Jadon Sancho – 2.9
Mason Mount – 2.7
Phil Foden – 2.0
Raheem Sterling – 1.4
Marcus Rashford – 1.3
Bukayo Saka – 1.3
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Successful dribbles per 90 mins (success rate)
Jadon Sancho – 3.3 (55%)
Jack Grealish – 2.7 (64%)
Marcus Rashford – 2.5 (50%)
Raheem Sterling – 2.3 (53%)
Phil Foden – 2.1 (56%)
Mason Mount – 2 (83%)
Bukayo Saka – 1.6 (51%)
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Passes per 90 mins (passing accuracy)
Jadon Sancho – 56.7 (82.4%)
Mason Mount – 53 (86.5%)
Phil Foden – 42.5 (88.2%)
Jack Grealish – 41 (83.3%)
Raheem Sterling – 39.5 (86.2%)
Marcus Rashford – 36.5 (82.1%)
Bukayo Saka – 34.4 (81.8%)
Shots per 90 mins (inside penalty area)
Mason Mount – 2.6 (1.0)
Phil Foden – 2.5 (2.1)
Raheem Sterling – 2.5 (1.7)
Marcus Rashford – 2.4 (1.4)
Jadon Sancho – 2.3 (1.8)
Jack Grealish – 2.1 (1.5)
Bukayo Saka – 2.1 (1.4)
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