A substitute's job is to impact a game late on. Here are the guys who have scored the most goals when coming off the bench
Getty22Teddy Sheringham | 10 goals
For the majority of his career, Teddy Sheringham was a starter for the likes of Tottenham and Manchester United. However, as the sun began to set on his career and he began to show his age, he was no longer seen as a starter and began to play more off the bench.
Sheringham relished this role, scoring 10 Premier League goals as a substitute, although his most famous goal off the bench came in the 1999 Champions League final.
AdvertisementGetty21Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 10 goals
One of the Premier League's most prolific strikers, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink also enjoyed a goal or two off the bench.
It was rare for Hasselbaink to not be starting games but when he came on he made sure to prove to his managers it was a mistake to not start him. He scored a hat-trick against Wolves in a 5-2 win in 2004 after coming on as a substitute for Chelsea.
Getty Images20Julian Joachim | 10 goals
A name not too many Premier League fans will remember, Julian Joachim scored almost a quarter of his top-flight goals when coming on as a sub.
Joachim played for both Leicester and Aston Villa in the top flight, and he scored the Foxes' first ever Premier League goal in a 3-1 loss to Newcastle on the opening day of the 1994/95 season.
Getty19Louis Saha | 10 goals
Louis Saha could have been a Premier League legend had he been luckier with injuries and timing.
Saha was a top-quality striker at Fulham, scoring 13 in 21 in one Premier League campaign and it wasn’t long until the big clubs came calling with Manchester United snapping him up in January 2004 and he scored seven in 12 to take his tally up to 20 for the season.
Unfortunately for Saha, he quickly became third-choice striker at United after the arrival of Wayne Rooney and being unable to displace Ruud van Nistelrooy. Saha was largely limited to substitute appearances but he made them count, scoring 10 goals from the bench in his Premier League career.