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Harry Kane is by a long distance, the best finisher in Europe, but which attackers are making the best claim to serve as the England captain\u2019s stand-in?<\/p>\n
Thomas Tuchel has gathered an oversized squad together for the final friendlies before he names his England party for the World Cup.<\/p>\n
Kane\u2019s place is as safe as anyone\u2019s with legitimate hope of going to the USA this summer, but what if \u2013 God forbid \u2013 Tuchel needs to find an alternative source of goals?<\/p>\n
Thanks to football analysis experts Gradient Sports<\/strong>we present the 10 English players with the highest shooting grades across Europe\u2019s top five leagues.<\/span><\/p>\n Across a vast range of metrics, Gradient grades every player out of 100, measuring\u00a0execution and outcome to offer the most insightful and accurate view of individual performance.<\/p>\n Here are the 10 highest-graded attacking players for shooting\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Udinese striker\u2019s shooting grade ranks him 20th in Serie A. If Thomas Tuchel is remotely interested, he best get there quick before Davis\u2019s Jamaican passport comes through.<\/p>\n MORE: The prolific Serie A striker playing himself onto England\u2019s World Cup radar<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Not a massive drop-off from last season (81.2) but his actual goalscoring numbers are certainly down and deteriorating year on year, from 19 in 2023\/24, and 16 last term, to only nine so far. He makes our list of biggest drop-offs this season in the Premier League<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Gordon is graded similarly in the Champions League (78.7) despite scoring a goal every 77 minutes in Europe compared to 291 in the Premier League. Will Newcastle miss him when he goes?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have thought he was a million miles off the group of England players,\u201d said David Moyes earlier this month. \u201cThe World Cup might come a bit quickly, but who knows what happens after that?\u201d A Republic of Ireland call-up, possibly.<\/p>\n We all know Saka wants to get inside on to his left foot, with only one Englishman grading higher for left-footed shooting: Bournemouth\u2019s Marcus Tavernier.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Bowen makes the top 10 despite more than half of his shots being assessed to be below expectation. As one of the players on the fringes of Thomas Tuchel\u2019s squad, improving that stat would be a sure-fire way to get on the plane. Or at least getting it back closer to the league-leading 90.4 he was graded last season.<\/p>\n MORE: Ranking all 12 England tournament home kits this century as 2026 World Cup shirt drops<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Rashford was graded 51st in the Premier League last season. Now he\u2019s 14th in La Liga. It\u2019s almost like he\u2019s actually trying\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Rogers is the Premier League\u2019s highest-graded Englishman, though only ninth in the league and the lone England representative in the top 15. Indeed, for pressured shooting and shooting in open play, he remains the only England-eligible plyer in the top 10s.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Nope, not going down this road again.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Real Madrid star could use some evidence of his usefulness since Thomas Tuchel seems unconvinced that he\u2019s worth the hassle. In La Liga, Bellingham\u2019s grade is bettered only by Kylian Mbappe and Real Sociedad\u2019s Goncalo Guedes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Of course Kane. Not only is he the best Englishman, he\u2019s the best of anyone in Europe \u2013 and it\u2019s not even close. The second-highest grade is Michael Olise on 91.3, with Harry Wilson third on 90.9.<\/p>\n He is the top scorer of 2026 so far<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n=10) Keinan Davis (Udinese) 78.1<\/h2>\n
=10) Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) 78.1<\/h2>\n
9) Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) 78.2<\/h2>\n
8) Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) 78.9<\/h2>\n
7) Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) 79.1<\/h2>\n
6) Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) 79.6<\/h2>\n
5) Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) 81.1<\/h2>\n
4) Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) 82.3<\/h2>\n
3) Mason Greenwood (Marseille) 83.7<\/h2>\n
2) Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) 84.1<\/h2>\n
1) Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) 99.3<\/h2>\n