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Sky Bet EFL essential stats: Leon Clarke's scoring form

Leon Clarke celebrates after completing his hat-trick

Each week, we will be taking a look back at some essential stats from the weekend's action in the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two...

Super striker

Sheffield United's Leon Clarke is the top scorer in the Championship this season with 13 goals - two more than any other player. His previous best tally at this level was eight goals for Sheffield Wednesday in 2008-09.

Clarke has scored nine league goals in November - three more than any other player in the EFL.

Most goals in Championship 2017/18

Leon Clarke (Sheff Utd) - 13
Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) - 11
Matej Vydra (Derby) - 11
Leo Bonatini (Wolves) - 11

Most goals in EFL - November

Leon Clarke (Sheff Utd) - 9
Christian Doidge (Forest Green) - 6
Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) - 5
Matej Vydra (Derby) - 5

Beleaguered Blues

Birmingham picked up just their second away point of the season in a 1-1 draw at Sheffield United on Saturday - still the fewest away points of any EFL side this season. Bury, Yeovil and QPR all have four away points this season.

Ten games without an away win is Birmingham's worst run in the same season since 11 games in the Premier League, Dec 2007-May 2008.

Wonderful Wolves

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Wolves have scored four goals or more in consecutive league games for the first time since October 2002 in then Division One - they won 4-1 at home against Grimsby then 4-0 at Gillingham three days later.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship clash between Wolves and Bolton.

Slack Sunderland

Sunderland became the last team in the EFL to keep a clean sheet this season with their 2-0 win at Burton. Only once before in their history had they gone 18 games at the start of the season without keeping a clean sheet - in 1953-54 they didn't keep out the opposition until their 25th game that season.

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League One

Northampton have failed to score in 9 of their last 13 league games and 11 games in total this season - the most in EFL, along with AFC Wimbledon.

League Two

Cambridge have kept four clean sheets in their last five League Two games - the game they conceded in during that time was 7-0 defeat at Luton on Nov 18.

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