When Norwich City signed Teemu Pukki on a free transfer prior to the start of last season, few would have predicted that he would go on to have such an impact.
The 29-year-old Finnish striker ran away with Championship Golden Boot, scoring 29 goals in the 2018/19 campaign, without a single penalty.
Following the Canaries’ promotion to the Premier League, the question on everyone’s lips was – Can he replicate such blistering goal scoring form in England’s top-flight?
It is one thing to bang in the goals in the second-tier, but to score consistently in the Premier League is a completely different matter.
However, Pukki has wasted no time in proving his doubters wrong, and the lethal forward has already scored 4 goals in his first 2 top-flight appearances.
He grabbed a late consolation in Norwich’s opening-day 4-1 loss at Liverpool, and then managed to net a hat-trick in the Canaries' 3-1 win over Newcastle United in the following match.
Pukki showed all his quality against Newcastle with three very different goals.
His first was a thunderous right-footed volley, his second was a smart low drive from just inside the penalty area, and for his third goal, he calmly slotted the ball past Martin Dubravka with a clever left-footed strike.
Let’s take a look at some of Pukki’s impressive statistics.
The red-hot Fin is in the form of his life and could hold the key to Nowrich’s survival in the Premier League this season.
He is a natural finisher and his clever movement makes him extremely difficult to mark.
There is no denying that there are many more high-profile strikers in England’s top-flight.
However, if Teemu Pukki continues to score on such a consistent basis, it won’t be long before he is considered as one of the country’s elite.