West Ham are the most clinical side in the Premier League this season with a conversion rate of 29%

Clinical: The east Londoners are leading the way with precision in front of goal
Sam Long23 September 2015

West Ham were propping up the Premier League table on the first day of the season due to alphabetical order but now proudly sit in third place.

Slaven Bilic's side have enjoyed an impressive start to the campaign and proved that they can mix it with the division's elite.

The east Londoners have recorded victories away at Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City; a feat that has not been achieved by any side for 10 years.

Defeats to Leicester and newly promoted Bournemouth are the only blip on the Hammers' record book thus far.

West Ham's counter attacking style has reaped dividends and they owe much of their lofty position to their precision in front of goal.

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For the east Londoners have been the most clinical side in front of goal in the Premier League this season.

Their 20 shots on target have yielded 12 goals and a shots-to-goals ratio of 29%; a tally that none of their competitors can match.

Claudio Ranieri's men are the only other team that can claim to boast a conversion rate above 20% while many of the big guns in England's top tier have been anything but sharpshooters.

Crystal Palace are the next capital side to claim a place in the list while reigning champions Chelsea are languishing in 10th.

It's all about points come May, but West Ham's precision has paid off so far.

You can see the Premier League's 10 most clinical sides this season in the table below:

 Team  Goals  On Target  Off Target  Total shots  Shots to  goals %
 West Ham  12  20  22  42  29
 Leicester  13  29   32  61  21
 Bournemouth  8  21  27  48  17
 Norwich  9  24  34  58  16
 Everton  8  24  26  50  16
 Manchester  United  7  19   25  44  16
 Manchester  City  12  44  37  81  15
 Crystal  Palace  8  28  27  66  15
 Sunderland  6  16  23  39  15
 Chelsea  8  28  35  63  13

Data courtesy of the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index, the Official Player Rating Index of the Barclays Premier League

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