“Stansfield has 18 League goals but nine of those are penalties. I might be getting a bit obsessed about this lately but, with 13, Birmingham have had more penalties than anyone else in the top five divisions (Swindon Town have 11, Gateshead 12) this season. So, Stansfield has only nine from open play, to Burrell’s 10, and all of Burrell’s have come since he opened his account on January 1. Stansfield has eight since January 1, including penalties, so Burrell is out-scoring him in the calendar year without the ball being on the spot for Burton yet”
“Burrell’s shot accuracy, at 59%, is the highest of any player in the division with 10 goals or more and his conversion rate, 31%, is way ahead of anyone else. Stansfield has had 85 shots for his goals, Burrell only 32. Without wishing to labour the financial point too much, the cost of the support Stansfield has in terms of chance creation will also be way more than any other club in League One, playing for a team who have dominated the division”
