2026/27 Premier League player stats: Wirtz struggling, Gross flying, Barry misfiring

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Liverpool's Florian Wirtz is struggling for form this season

The first international break of the season has been and gone, so now feels like a good time to get stuck into some 2026/27 Premier League statistics.

From assists to big chances missed, we have the leaders (or losers) across 38 metrics, last updated after matchday six (before Coventry vs Newcastle).

Figures are from WhoScored, FBref and StatMuse.

 

Premier League top scorers in 2026/27

  • Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 6
  • Joao Pedro (Chelsea) – 5
  • Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) – 4
  • Alexander Isak (Liverpool) – 4
  • Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) – 4

 

Premier League most assists in 2026/27

  • Pascal Gross (Brighton) – 4
  • Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) – 3
  • Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) – 3
  • Evanilson (Bournemouth) – 3
  • Joao Pedro (Chelsea) – 3
  • Cole Palmer (Chelsea) – 3
  • Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) – 3
  • Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) – 3
  • Declan Rice (Arsenal) – 3

 

Premier League highest expected goals (xG) in 2026/27

  • Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 4.67
  • Thierno Barry (Everton) – 4.35
  • Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – 3.62
  • Alexander Isak (Liverpool) – 3.54
  • Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) – 3.18
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds) – 3.09
  • Igor Thiago (Brentford) – 3.08

 

Premier League highest expected assists (xA) in 2026/27

  • Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) – 1.95
  • Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) – 1.71
  • Julio Enciso (Ipswich) – 1.58
  • Alex Iwobi (Fulham) – 1.41
  • Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) – 1.40
  • Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) – 1.36

 

Premier League most shots in 2026/27

  • Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 22
  • Thierno Barry (Everton) – 22
  • Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) – 20
  • Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) – 21
  • Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) – 19
  • Julio Enciso (Ipswich) – 19

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Premier League most key passes in 2026/27

  • Pascal Gross (Brighton) – 18
  • Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) – 17
  • Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) – 15
  • Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) – 15
  • James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) – 14
  • Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) – 14

 

Premier League most long key passes in 2026/27

  • Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) – 6
  • Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) – 5
  • Ryan Giles (Hull) – 5
  • Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) – 5

 

Premier League most big chances created in 2026/27

  • Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) – 6
  • Pascal Gross (Brighton) – 6
  • Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) – 5
  • Cole Palmer (Chelsea) – 5
  • Abdul Fatawu (Ipswich) – 4
  • Enzo Le Fee (Sunderland) – 4
  • Alex Iwobi (Fulham) – 4
  • Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) – 4

 

Premier League most dribbles won in 2026/27

  • Savio (Tottenham) – 18
  • Omar Marmoush (Tottenham) – 13
  • Abdul Fatawu (Ipswich) – 12
  • Noah Okafor (Leeds) – 12
  • Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) – 12
  • Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham) – 12

 

Premier League most unsuccessful dribbles in 2026/27

  • Savio (Tottenham) – 22
  • Julio Enciso (Ipswich) – 21
  • Noah Okafor (Leeds) – 19
  • Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) – 18
  • Kevin Schade (Brentford) – 18

 

Premier League most duels won in 2026/27

  • Oli McBurnie (Hull) – 49
  • James Tarkowski (Everton) – 47
  • Dan Ballard (Sunderland) – 45
  • Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) – 45
  • Anton Stach (Leeds) – 44

*duels include aerial duels, fouls won, successful dribbles, successful tackles, goalkeeper smothers

 

Premier League most aerial duels won in 2026/27

  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds) – 28 (25 lost)
  • Sven Botman (Newcastle) – 27 (12)
  • Oli McBurnie (Hull) – 27 (40)
  • Thierno Barry (Everton) – 27 (36)
  • Dan Ballard (Sunderland) – 26 (22)
  • James Tarkowski (Everton) – 24 (7)
  • Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) – 23 (9)
  • Diego Gomez (Brighton) – 23 (21)

 

Premier League most fouls won in 2026/27

  • Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) – 20
  • John McGinn (Aston Villa) – 19
  • Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – 18
  • Alex Scott (Bournemouth) – 17
  • Joao Pedro (Chelsea) – 14

 

Premier League most fouls committed in 2026/27

  • Sasa Lukic (Ipswich) – 14
  • Anton Stach (Leeds) – 13
  • Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) – 12
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds) – 12
  • Pascal Gross (Brighton) – 12
  • Yoane Wissa (Newcastle) – 12
  • Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) – 11
  • Tyler Adams (Bournemouth) – 11
  • Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) – 11

 

Premier League most distance covered in 2026/27

  • Pascal Gross (Brighton) – 72.5km
  • Anton Stach (Leeds) – 70.9km
  • Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) – 70.8km
  • Harrison Armstrong (Everton) – 70.3km
  • Ethan Ampadu (Leeds) – 69km

 

Premier League most tackles in 2026/27

  • Anan Khalaili (Crystal Palace) – 22
  • Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) – 21
  • Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) – 18
  • Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) – 18
  • Diego Gomez (Brighton) – 18
  • Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest) – 17
  • James Justin (Leeds) – 17
  • Mamadou Sangare (Brentford) – 17

 

Premier League most last-man tackles in 2026/27

  • Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea) – 2
  • Ezri Konsa (Arsenal) – 2
  • Dan Ballard (Sunderland) – 2
  • Jan Paul van Hecke (Tottenham) – 2
  • 19 players – 1

 

Premier League most interceptions in 2026/27

  • Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) – 20
  • James Tarkowski (Everton) – 16
  • Ethan Ampadu (Leeds) – 13

 

Premier League most clearances in 2026/27

  • Bobby Thomas (Coventry) – 52
  • Sven Botman (Newcastle) – 50
  • Tarik Muharemovic (Leeds) – 47
  • Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) – 43
  • Luka Vuskovic (Brighton) – 43
  • John Egan (Hull) – 42
  • Malick Thiaw (Newcastle) – 42
  • Antonio Silva (Bournemouth) – 41
  • Murillo (Nottingham Forest) – 39

 

Premier League most touches in 2026/27

  • Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) – 643
  • Ruben Dias (Manchester City) – 553
  • Jan Paul van Hecke (Tottenham) – 553
  • Marc Guehi (Manchester City) – 552
  • Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) – 546
  • Calvin Bassey (Fulham) – 504

 

Premier League most ball recoveries in 2026/27

  • Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) – 49
  • Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) – 43
  • Youri Tielemans (Manchester United) – 38
  • Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) – 37
  • Alex Scott (Bournemouth) – 35
  • Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) – 33

 

Premier League most passes completed in 2026/27

  • Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) – 473
  • Ruben Dias (Manchester City) – 471
  • Marc Guehi (Manchester City) – 457
  • Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) – 431
  • Jan Paul van Hecke (Tottenham) – 431
  • Declan Rice (Arsenal) – 388

 

Premier League highest pass accuracy in 2026/27

  • Micky van de Ven (Tottenham) – 96.8%
  • Ezri Konsa (Arsenal) – 95.6%
  • Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) – 95.3%
  • Mateus Fernandes (Tottenham) – 94.9%
  • Marc Guehi (Manchester City) – 94.8%

*minimum 180 passes attempted

 

Premier League most big chances missed in 2026/27

  • Thierno Barry (Everton) – 10
  • Igor Thiago (Brentford) – 5
  • Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 5
  • Gonzalo Garcia (Fulham) – 5
  • Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) – 5

 

Premier League most offsides in 2026/27

  • Kai Havertz (Arsenal) – 10
  • Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – 6
  • Brennan Johnson (Arsenal) – 6
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds) – 5
  • Evanilson (Bournemouth) – 5
  • Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) – 5
  • Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) – 5

 

Premier League most unsuccessful touches in 2026/27

  • Kevin Schade (Brentford) – 24
  • Emersonn (Ipswich) – 24
  • Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) – 23
  • Thierno Barry (Everton) – 22
  • Igor Thiago (Brentford) – 19

 

Premier League most times dispossessed in 2026/27

  • Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) – 17
  • John McGinn (Aston Villa) – 16
  • Julio Enciso (Ipswich) – 14
  • Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) – 13
  • Cole Palmer (Chelsea) – 12
  • Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton) – 12

 

Premier League most errors led to goal in 2026/27

25 players – 1

 

Premier League most errors leading to a shot in 2026/27

  • Sven Botman (Newcastle United) – 5
  • John McGinn (Aston Villa) – 2
  • Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United) – 2
  • Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) – 2
  • Alisson (Liverpool) – 2
  • David Raya (Arsenal) – 2
  • Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry) – 2
  • Jay Dasilva (Coventry) – 2

 

Premier League most times dribbled past in 2026/27

  • Anan Khalaili (Crystal Palace) – 13
  • Emi Buendia (Aston Villa) – 11
  • Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham) – 10
  • Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest) – 9

 

Premier League most own goals in 2026/27

  • Victor Lindelof (Aston Villa) – 1
  • Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) – 1
  • Joao Pedro (Chelsea) – 1
  • Jacob Greaves (Ipswich) – 1
  • Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United) – 1
  • Lewis Miley (Newcastle United) – 1
  • Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United) – 1

 

Premier League most yellow cards in 2026/27

  • Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) – 4
  • Abdul Fatawu (Ipswich) – 4
  • Matt Crooks (Hull) – 4
  • Oli McBurnie (Hull) – 4

 

Premier League most red cards in 2026/27

  • Joao Gomes (Aston Villa) – 1
  • Phil Foden (Manchester City) – 1
  • Taiwo Awoniyi (Coventry) – 1
  • Axel Disasi (Crystal Palace) – 1
  • Reinildo (Sunderland) – 1
  • Abdul Fatawu (Ipswich) – 1
  • Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) – 1
  • Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham) – 1
  • Pascal Struijk (Brighton) – 1

 

Premier League goalkeepers most saves in 2026/27

  • James Trafford (Leeds) – 22
  • Caoimhin Kelleher (Brentord) – 22
  • Emi Martinez (Chelsea) – 21
  • Lukas Hornicek (Newcastle United) – 21
  • Konstantinos Tzolakis (Hull) – 20
  • Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) – 20
  • Bernd Leno (Fulham) – 19

 

Premier League goalkeepers best save percentage in 2026/27

  • James Trafford (Leeds) – 82.8%
  • Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) – 80%
  • Caoimhin Kelleher (Brentford) – 78.6%
  • Jordan Pickford (Everton) – 77.3%
  • Konstantinos Tzolakis (Hull) – 76.9%

 

Premier League goalkeepers most clean sheets in 2026/27

  • Bart Verbruggen (Brighton) – 4
  • Kostas Tzolakis (Hull) – 3
  • David Raya (Arsenal) – 3
  • Alisson (Liverpool) – 3
  • Jordan Pickford (Everton) – 3
  • Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) – 3

 

Premier League highest-rated players in 2026/27

  • Joao Pedro (Chelsea) – 7.89
  • Pascal Gross (Brighton) – 7.76
  • Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) – 7.74
  • James Tarkowski (Everton) – 7.67
  • Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 7.62
  • Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) – 7.57

*(via WhoScored, minimum 200 minutes played)

 

Premier League lowest-rated players in 2026/27

  • Taiwo Awoniyi (Coventry) – 5.92
  • Kevin Danso (Sunderland) – 5.99
  • Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth) – 6.05
  • Brenden Aaronson (Leeds) – 6.09
  • Jacob Greaves (Ipswich) – 6.10

*(via WhoScored, minimum 150 minutes played)

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