Premier League stats: Haaland scoring, Watkins misfiring, De Bruyne playmaking, Joelinton fouling
The 2024/25 season is three weeks gone, so here are some lovely statistics for you to enjoy. We have leaders across a mammoth 28 metrics.
Stats come courtesy of FBRef, with a little help from the official Premier League website.
Who has scored the most goals in the Premier League this season?
Erling Haaland (Man City) – 7
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 3
Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) – 3
Noni Madueke (Chelsea) – 3
10 players – 2
Who has made the most assists in the Premier League this season?
Cole Palmer (Chelsea) – 4
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – 3
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 3
James Maddison (Tottenham) – 2
Bernardo Silva (Man City) – 2
Antonee Robinson (Fulham) – 2
47 players – 1
Who has the most xG in the Premier League this season?
Erling Haaland (Man City) – 3.8 (7 goals)
Yoane Wissa (Brentford) – 2.1 (2)
Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) – 2.0 (2)
Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) – 2.0 (1)
Luis Diaz (Liverpool) – 1.8 (3)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 1.8 (3)
Diogo Jota (Liverpool) – 1.6 (1)
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) – 1.6 (0)
Who has taken the most shots in the Premier League this season?
Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) – 17 (4 on target)
Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) – 15 (5)
Erling Haaland (Man City) – 13 (9)
Kevin De Bruyne (Man City) – 12 (3)
Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) – 12 (5)
Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) – 11 (4)
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – 10 (7)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 10 (6)
Who has the most big chances missed in the Premier League this season?
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) – 4
Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) – 3
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – 3
19 players – 2
Who has been called offside the most times in the Premier League this season?
Abdoulaye Doucoure (Everton) – 4
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) – 4
Jamie Vardy (Leicester) – 4
Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) – 4
Marcus Rashford (Man Utd) – 3
Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) – 3
Sam Szmodics (Ipswich) – 3
Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) – 3
Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) – 3
Who has made the most key passes in the Premier League this season?
Andreas Pereira (Fulham) – 14
Dwight McNeil (Everton) – 13
Cole Palmer (Chelsea) – 11
Kevin De Bruyne (Man City) – 11
Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) – 9
Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) – 9
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – 8
Anthony Gordon (Newcastle) – 8
Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) – 8
Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) – 8
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Who has made the most progressive passes in the Premier League this season?
Kevin De Bruyne (Man City) – 33
James Maddison (Tottenham) – 29
Manuel Akanji (Man City) – 28
Josko Gvardiol (Man City) – 24
Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) – 23
Cole Palmer (Chelsea) – 22
Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton) – 22
Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) – 21
Jack Stephens (Southampton) – 21
Who has made the most passes into attacking penalty area in the Premier League this season?
Kevin De Bruyne (Man City) – 14
Son Heung-min (Tottenham) – 11
Pedro Porro (Tottenham) – 10
Cole Palmer (Chelsea) – 9
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 9
James Maddison (Tottenham) – 8
Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle) – 7
Alex Iwobi (Fulham) – 7
Joao Pedro (Brighton) – 7
Who has made the most tackles in the Premier League this season?
Ibrahim Sangare (Nottingham Forest) – 15 (9 won)
Antonee Robinson (Fulham) – 14 (12)
Abdul Fatawu (Leicester) – 14 (12)
William Saliba (Arsenal) – 14 (6)
Daniel Munoz (Crystal Palace) – 12 (9)
Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) – 12 (7)
Idrissa Gueye (Everton) – 12 (7)
Alex Scott (Bournemouth) – 12 (6)
Noussair Mazraoui (Man Utd) – 12 (5)
Mario Lemina (Wolves) – 12 (5)
Sam Morsy (Ipswich) – 12 (5)
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Who has made the most interceptions in the Premier League this season?
Kobbie Mainoo (Man Utd) – 11
Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) – 9
Mario Lemina (Wolves) – 8
Guido Rodriguez (West Ham) – 8
Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) – 7
Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) – 7
11 players – 6
Who has made the most clearances in the Premier League this season?
Jacob Greaves (Ipswich) – 21
Wout Faes (Leicester) – 20
Luke Woolfenden (Ipswich) – 20
Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth) – 20
Dan Burn (Newcastle) – 19
Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace) – 19
Max Kilman (West Ham) – 18
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) – 17
Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester) – 17
Who has the most touches in the Premier League this season?
Manuel Akanji (Man City) – 319
Jan Bednarek (Southampton) – 313
Ruben Dias (Man City) – 301
Kevin De Bruyne (Man City) – 283
Cristian Romero (Tottenham) – 276
Jack Stephens (Southampton) – 273
Lewis Dunk (Brighton) – 272
Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton) – 269
Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) – 265
Levi Colwill (Chelsea) – 264
Who has the most touches in the attacking penalty area in the Premier League this season?
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – 27
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 27
Brennan Johnson (Tottenham) – 25
Bernardo Silva (Man City) – 24
Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) – 22
Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham) – 21
Son Heung-min (Tottenham) – 20
Jeremy Doku (Man City) – 20
Diogo Jota (Liverpool) – 20
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Who has completed the most dribbles in the Premier League this season?
Jeremy Doku (Man City) – 12 (27 attempted)
Adama Traore (Fulham) – 11 (18)
Mohammed Kudus (West Ham) – 11 (19)
Kobbie Mainoo (Man Utd) – 12 (10)
Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton) – 9 (19)
Luis Diaz (Liverpool) – 7 (15)
Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) – 7 (15)
Who has the most progressive carries in the Premier League this season?
Jeremy Doku (Man City) – 31
Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) – 17
Mohammed Kudus (West Ham) – 16
Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) – 16
Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) – 14
Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton) – 14
Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) – 14
Luis Diaz (Liverpool) – 14
Adama Traore (Fulham) – 13
Joao Pedro (Brighton) – 13
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 13
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Who has won the most aerial duels in the Premier League this season?
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) – 16 (11 lost)
Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) – 13 (12)
Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth) – 12 (8)
Michael Keane (Everton) – 11 (5)
Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) – 11 (8)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) – 10 (3)
Dean Huijson (Bournemouth) – 10 (4)
Tomas Soucek (West Ham) – 10 (5)
Nathan Collins (Brentford) – 9 (1)
Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace) – 9 (2)
Who has the most ball recoveries in the Premier League this season?
Diogo Dalot (Man Utd) – 26
Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) – 23
Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) – 21
Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) – 21
Rico Lewis (Man City) – 21
Yerson Mosquera (Wolves) – 20
Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) – 20
Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton) – 19
Joelinton (Newcastle) – 19
Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) – 19
Who has won the most fouls in the Premier League this season?
Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle) – 16
Abdul Fatawu (Leicester) – 10
Anthony Gordon (Newcastle) – 10
John McGinn (Aston Villa) – 9
Yoane Wissa (Brentford) – 9
Joel Veltman (Brighton) – 9
Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) – 8
Matheus Cunha (Wolves) – 8
Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton) – 8
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – 8
Rico Lewis (Man City) – 8
Who has committed the most fouls in the Premier League this season?
Joelinton (Newcastle) – 10
Joao Gomes (Wolves) – 10
Tim Iroegbunam (Everton) – 9
Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) – 9
Liam Delap (Ipswich) – 9
Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) – 8
Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) – 8
Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) – 8
Thomas Partey (Arsenal) – 8
Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) – 8
Who has won the most penalties in the Premier League this season?
Tomas Soucek (West Ham) – 1
Savinho (Man City) – 1
Who has the most errors leading to a shot in the Premier League this season?
Arijanet Muric (Ipswich) – 2
Jack Stephens (Southampton) – 2
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa) – 2
28 players – 1
Who has scored the most own goals in the Premier League this season?
Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) – 1
Dan Burn (Newcastle) – 1
Ruben Dias (Man City) – 1
Who has played the most minutes in the Premier League this season?
74 players – 270
Who has the most yellow cards in the Premier League this season?
Declan Rice (Arsenal) – 3
14 players – 2
103 players – 1
Who has the most red cards in the Premier League this season?
Fabian Schar (Newcastle) – 1
Ashley Young (Everton) – 1
Declan Rice (Arsenal) – 1
Who has the most clean sheets in the Premier League this season?
Alisson (Liverpool) – 3
David Raya (Arsenal) – 2
Seven players – 1
Which goalkeeper has made the most saves in the Premier League this season?
Mark Flekken (Brentford) – 17
Nick Pope (Newcastle) – 12
Mads Hermansen (Leicester) – 12
Neto (Bournemouth) – 11
Bernd Leno (Fulham) – 10
Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace) – 10
David Raya (Arsenal) – 9
Jordan Pickford (Everton) – 9
Alex McCarthy (Southampton) – 7
Alisson (Liverpool) – 7
Robert Sanchez (Chelsea) – 7
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