A number of Newcastle United fans have been left surprised after seeing some positive stats emerge relating to Matt Ritchie.
According to a Tweet by Amazon Prime Video Sport, the 32-year-old currently ranks third in the list of Premier League players who have created the most chances this season.
Indeed, Ritchie is amongst some illustrious company. Top of the list, with 34 chances created, is Bruno Fernandes. After him, Trent Alexander-Arnold is on 25, then comes Ritchie on 23, while Mohamed Salah and Jack Grealish make up the remaining top five.
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Having seen the data shared online, a collection of Magpies supporters flocked to the post to offer up their thoughts on the matter.
Here’s what these Newcastle fans said
“I’ve just had the biggest shock seeing him on that list. Maybe 3 years ago I might not be that shocked. But my god, the last few years he’s been bang average and don’t even get me started on his corners and balls into the box. However, he does look like he cares, I suppose.”
Considering the Magpies current league position, it’s easy to understand why these supporters seem a little shocked at the post to emerge.
Not only do Newcastle sit in 19th spot on the table, without a win to their name, they have also only scored 11 goals in nine games so far – Liverpool, for instance, have 27 after the same amount of fixtures.