Danny Welbeck completes 100 career club goals: Decoding his stats
Danny Welbeck has achieved a significant career milestone. The Englishman completed his 100th career club goal, having played 451 games. Welbeck attained the milestone during Brighton's Premier League match against his former club Manchester United. Welbeck has been a reliable figure for the Seagulls, who defeated Man United 2-1 in matchweek 2 of the Premier League 2024-25 season at home. We decode Welbeck's stats.
Welbeck loves scoring against Man United
As per Opta, Welbeck has only scored more against West Ham (7) than he has against former side Man United (6).
Breaking down Welbeck's 100 goals
Welbeck started his career at Manchester United, scoring 29 goals in 142 appearances. He had loan spells at Preston and Sunderland, scoring 8 times. He joined Arsenal in the summer of 2014 and netted 32 goals in 126 matches. He moved to Watford next, scoring three times in 20 matches in 2019-20. Since then, Welbeck has made 127 appearances for Brighton, scoring 28 goals.
Decoding his Premier League stats
Welbeck has made 335 appearances in the Premier League, scoring 69 times in addition to making 28 assists. Out of his 570 shots, 229 have been on target. He has hit the woodwork 13 times. In addition to creating 40 big chances, he has missed 93 big chances. He has also made 319 tackles, 183 interceptions and 179 clearances.
Brighton down Man United 2-1
Brighton stunned Manchester United 2-1 at the Amex Stadium on Saturday. Joao Pedro played in a cross toward the back post where Kaoru Mitoma's cut-back saw an unmarked Welbeck get a tap in. The goal was canceled out by Amad Diallo in the 2nd half. The visitors scored via Alejandro Garnacho but VAR ruled it offside. Joao Pedro's 95th-minute header sealed the deal.
