Sometimes the width of the post or crossbar is the difference between winning and losing.
Fans moan and moan about not getting the luck of other teams when a shot ricochets off the post instead of nestling into the side-netting, but who has suffered the most from this?
Are Southampton’s scoring issues overblown? And are the top teams guilty of wayward finishing?
talkSPORT have gathered the data to compile a table listing which teams have hit the woodwork the most this season.
Click the arrow above, right, to see where your team ranks!
All stats courtesy of premierleague.