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How many goals have subs scored for your team in the Premier League?

SUPER SUBS GRAPHIC

Arsenal subs have scored more goals than any other club in the Premier league this season - but Burnley's have netted the most match-winners.

Nine subs have scored for the Gunners this term, with Olivier Giroud grabbing a league-high five from the bench and Alex Iwobi, Lucas Perez, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Granit Xhaka also scoring as substitutes.

Arsenal's subs have scored nine goals in the Premier League this season
Image: Arsenal's subs have scored nine goals in the Premier League this season

Giroud moved one clear of Manchester City midfielder Nolito after sealing the Gunners' 3-0 win over West Ham last Wednesday.

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Olivier Giroud celebrates his goal with his Arsenal team-mates
Image: Olivier Giroud scored his fifth Premier League goal as a substitute this season against West Ham

However, only two of those goals affected a result - Giroud's 89th-minute equaliser at Manchester United in November and Perez's stunning volley during a 3-3 draw at Bournemouth in January.

Arsenal's Olivier Giroud has scored five goals during substitute appearances this season
Image: Arsenal's Olivier Giroud has scored five goals during substitute appearances this season

Tottenham's Heung-Min Son and Everton's Enner Valencia have both scored three goals as substitutes, but only Son boosted his side's points tally - salvaging a draw at Manchester City in January.

GOALS THAT MATTER

Burnley top the league for points gained from goals scored by subs, with Ashley Barnes, Joey Barton and Sam Vokes all scoring match-winning goals to boost the Clarets' season tally by six points.

Meanwhile, Hull, Swansea (both five points), Bournemouth, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United (all four points) have also benefited from goal-scoring subs.

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Burnley have gained an extra six points from goals scored by subs in the Premier League this season
Image: Burnley have gained an extra six points from goals scored by subs in the Premier League this season

In terms of the players, Swansea City's Fernando Llorente and Hull's Oumar Niasse have both scored three from the bench and individually earned their respective sides a league-high three extra points.

Llorente secured a 5-4 win over Crystal Palace in late November, scoring a late headed double from just 16 touches and 24 minutes on the pitch.

Niasse also scored twice as a sub against the Swans last month to secure a 2-1 win and three vital points in the battle against relegation.

Swansea City's Fernando Llorente and Hull's Oumar Niasse have both scored three from the bench this season
Image: Swansea City's Fernando Llorente and Hull's Oumar Niasse have both scored three from the bench this season

IMPACT

Everton's Ademola Lookman and Watford's Abdoulaye Doucoure have made the most immediate impact after taking to the field in the 89th minute and scoring.

Everton's English forward Ademola Lookman (R) celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal during the English Premier League football match between Everton an
Image: Everton's Ademola Lookman (right) celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal against Manchester City

Lookman netted the Toffee's fourth on his club debut during their 4-0 win over Manchester City in January, while Doucoure's goal was unable to instigate a late comeback for the Hornets in a 4-3 defeat against Southampton last month.

Liverpool's Brazilian duo Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino both scored to reverse a one-goal deficit and claim a 2-1 win at Stoke on Saturday - the only time two substitutes have both scored for the same team so far this season.

Liverpool's Roberto Firmino (left) celebrates a goal with Philippe Coutinho
Image: Liverpool's Roberto Firmino (left) and Philippe Coutinho both scored after coming on a substitutes against Stoke

A sub on both teams has scored on two occasions this term with Ashley Barnes and Connor Wickham finding the back of the net (Burnley v Crystal Palace) in November, as did Cesc Fabregas and Olivier Giroud (Chelsea v Arsenal) in February.

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