By Akeem Lawal
SUPER Eagles and Watford forward, Odion Ighalo has been
ranked 5th among the Premier League strikers who have committed the most fouls
during the 2016 calendar year.
According to statistics compiled by Oulala, the Nigerian
striker who scored 15 goals for The Hornets last season is in fifth position with a total of 26
fouls. This includes fouls committed from the start of January to the end of
last season, as well as the first game of the 2016/17 campaign.
Another surprise
in the list is Manchester United’s Anthony Martial. The French striker comes in
at number four on the list also with 26 fouls committed.
The top 10 includes several players who are no longer in
the EPL either due to relegation or moves elsewhere, with Newcastle’s
Aleksander Mitrovic and Graziano Pelle, who now plays for Chinese club Shandong
Luneng, all making the top 10.
Southampton’s Shane Long tops the list with a total of 30
fouls.
On the other hand, the so labeled bad boy, Diego Costa
ranks all the way down in 16th for fouls committed with a total of 20. That is
10 less than Long in first place and six less than Martial in fourth.
To further dampen Costa’s bad boy tag, another bizarre
stat is that despite his reputation, the player has so far only ever been sent
off once during his Chelsea career.
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