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1 - Questions about our event definitions? If you want to know what is and is not an assist, how shots on target differ from blocked shots or want to know the full range of data we collect, you can find explanations here. Information. https://t.co/6PLo9fbCKj
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25 – Mohamed Salah has scored more midweek goals (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) in the Premier League than any player currently playing in the competition, with 18 of those 25 strikes coming on a Wednesday. Hump.
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62.5% - Danny Welbeck has scored five of his eight big chances in the Premier League this season (62.5%), the best big chance conversion rate of any player in the competition this term (min. 5 big chances). Lethal.
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1 – Elliot Anderson has both won the most duels (98) and won possession most (111) in the Premier League this season. Battler.
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1 – Jérémy Doku has both created the most chances from open play (30) and has the highest xA (3.34) of any player in the Premier League this season. Spark.
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3 - Emiliano Buendía has scored three goals from outside the box across all competitions this season, the joint-most of any Premier League player, scoring with all three of his shots on target from outside the box. Range.
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5.3 – Harry Kane has scored 12 goals in the Bundesliga this season from an xG of just 6.7, an overperformance of 5.3, the biggest of any player across Europe’s big five leagues this term. Lethal.
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44 - João Palhinha has made 44 tackles in the Premier League this season, at least 12 more than any other player, whilst he is the only player in the competition this season to record 10+ tackles in a single match, making 10 against Aston Villa in October. Machine.
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4 – Estéban Lepaul has scored eight goals inside the penalty area this season, despite only having 32 touches in the opposition box, averaging just four touches in the area per goal, the best average of any player across Europe’s top five leagues (min. 5 goals inside box). Fox.
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1 – Mohammed Kudus has both attempted (68) and completed (32) more dribbles than any other player across Europe’s big five leagues this season. Electric.
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4 – Eli Kroupi has netted four times in the Premier League this season, with Eintracht Frankfurt’s Can Uzun (5) the only teenager to score more goals than him across Europe’s big five leagues this season. Kicks.
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3 - Mohammed Kudus and Richarlison have combined for three goals in the Premier League this season (3 Kudus assists), the most common goal combination in the competition this season. Synergy.
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3 – No player has scored more winning goals in the Premier League than Igor Thiago this season, with three of his six strikes in the competition winning the match for the Bees. Hero.
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19 – Everton's Jack Grealish has created 19 chances from open play in the Premier League this season, the most of any player. Spark.
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1 - Moisés Caicedo is the only player across Europe's big five leagues this season to have made 25+ tackles (28), won 25+ duels (46) and made 15+ interceptions (18). Integral.
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71.4% - Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitiké has completed 10 of his 14 dribble attempts in the Premier League this season, with his 71.4% success rate the best of any player to have attempted 10+ dribbles in the competition this term. Glue.
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100% - Brentford’s Igor Thiago has scored all four of his big chances in the Premier League this season, the most of any player with a 100% big chance conversion rate. Clinical.
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1 – Elliot Anderson has both completed the most passes in the opposition half (244) and won possession most (47) in the Premier League this season, meanwhile only two players have won more duels than his 45. Thriving.
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1 - No English player has created more chances in the Premier League this season than Everton’s Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (8), who has already played more league minutes for the Toffees (270) than he did for Chelsea in the 2024-25 campaign (259). Valued.
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