Premier League footballers earn a lot in terms of weekly salary and you could reasonably argue that every professional player is overpaid.

However, some are better value for money than others in terms of their contributions on the pitch.

Analysts at Ticketgum have looked at every Premier League striker’s wage and compared it to their minutes played and their number of goals and assists. They then calculated a score out of ten for every player.

Press the next page as we count down the 5 most overpaid forwards in the English top flight so far this season.