The only Championship team with three active players who have contributed 15 or more direct goals this season is Leeds United.
This season, the Whites’ array of attacking weapons has paid off in one way or another, with players like Patrick Bamford, Willy Gnonto, and Joel Piroe scoring eight goals apiece, Patrick Summerville, Dan James, and Joel Piroe all scoring in double figures.
With goals coming from all across the field, United has recently risen up the Championship table. Last weekend, they defeated Leicester City on goal differential.
This is an analysis of every Championship player who has contributed 15 or more goals this year. Three of the fifteen players are from Leeds, while Southampton and Leicester each only have one.
1. Finn Azaz – 15 (Middlesbrough/Plymouth)
The Middlesbrough midfielder has scored nine goals and picked up six assists this season, earning a move to the Riverside Stadium from Plymouth Argyle in January.
2. Nathan Broadhead – 15 (Ipswich Town)
Broadhead has 12 goals and three assists to his name in the Championship this season.
3. Will Keane – 15 (Preston North End)
The ex-Man United youngster scored one of his 12 league goals against Leeds earlier this year.
4. Ryan Hardie – 16 (Plymouth Argyle)
The Pilgrims’ No. 9 has 12 goals and four assists in 2023/24.
5. Conor Chaplin – 19 (Ipswich Town)
Chaplin is Ipswich’s top scorer with 12 goals and a further seven assists.
6. Dan James – 19 (Leeds United)
The first of three Leeds men on this list, Dan James is having a great season with 12 goals and seven assists.
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