CHRIS WOOD

Published date19 April 2024
Publication titleSports Tab
Chris Wood recently scored in four consecutive English Premier League games for his Nottingham Forest club, and it received less attention in this funny little country at the bottom of the globe than a women’s rugby haka

How odd that Kiwi sports fans have become so used to Wood scoring in the world’s most popular competition that they forget this is an incredibly unusual occurrence.

Six New Zealanders — yes, just six, in 33 years — have played in the Premier League. Wood leads the way with 222 appearances, followed by Ryan Nelsen (198), Winston Reid (166), Simon Elliott (12), Danny Hay (four) and Lee Norfolk (three).

A mere three Kiwis appear on the Premier League scoring charts. Wood is our best with 67 goals. Nelsen is second — he scored nine — and Reid is third with six goals.

Wood’s 67 goals have him at No 73 on the all time Premier League scoring...

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