Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Mick McCarthy has called on the rest of his team to to ease the pressure on his goal-shy strikers by contributing with a few goals.
Wanderers picked up their first point in three games after a goalless draw at Queens Park Rangers on Saturday but they had enough chances to have claimed all three points.
Striker Stephen Elliott was guilty of the most glaring miss when he side-footed the ball wide from close range with the goal at his mercy.
While Wolves have the best defensive record in the division having conceded only 19 goals, they have hit the back of the net just 22 times in the same amount of games, with just six goals scored in the last ten fixtures.
McCarthy, who has been linked with a move for Derby County striker Steven Howard during January, is well aware a more prolific scoring record would see Wanderers challenging local rivals West Bromwich Albion - the division's highest scorers - at the top of the table.
"Our goalscoring record isn't good enough but it is not because we sit back and defend, play a 4-5-1 or are negative," said McCarthy. "We have created loads of chances but we just haven't scored them.
"Elliott had a great opportunity and how he hasn't scored only he will know. Everyone was wondering how he missed it and Stephen more than anyone else. However, he was brilliant and his all-round performance was very good, but he is a striker and he has to put the ball in the net.
"It has been mix and match this season in terms of the strikers but they all have goals in them.
"They are there to put the ball in the net but we have wide players and midfielders who can contribute, and players who go forward for corner kicks, like Neil Collins who has got a couple of goals. We need to get the goals from all over the pitch.
"Thank goodness we have a good defensive record. We have had seven or eight clean sheets and Wayne Hennessey has been a big part of that.
"But the other side of it is the fact the centre forwards work hard and we defend as a team. Perhaps it is to their detriment at times because when the chances come they are tired after doing a good shift and miss them."
Despite the lack of goals, McCarthy was pleased with the draw, which stretched Wanderers' unbeaten run at Loftus Road to ten visits.
"QPR were better than us in the first half and Gareth Ainsworth was a real thorn in our side. He was all action," said McCarthy.
"But we did a lot better in the second half and I was pleased with a point. I certainly didn't want to lose three on the bounce."
Wolves defender Lee Collins has extended his loan spell at League Two Hereford until January 5.
