Ranking the top 10 creators in the 2025/26 Premier League season based on stats

While the headlines usually belong to the goal scorers, the 2025/26 Premier League campaign has again underlined that the architects of attacking moves deserve equal billing. Using expected assists (xA), key passes per 90 and big chances created as the sole barometers, the numbers reveal a clear hierarchy of supply-line specialists—one that stretches from relegation battlers to title favourites.

1. Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United Fernandes sits in a statistical league of his own. His 14 assists are nearly double the next-best tally, while his expected-assist figure and 22 big chances created both lead the division by a gap wider than any other jump inside the top ten. The suggestion that United’s captain is winding down appears premature.

2. Rayan Cherki, Manchester City Pep Guardiola’s new muse has delivered instant returns. The Frenchman is second for assists (8), expected assists and big chances created (15). His sweet left foot and versatility across the front line have made City’s attack even more unpredictable.

3. Declan Rice, Arsenal Ballon d’Or buzz has followed Rice after a season in which he has combined defensive diligence with elite set-piece production. He ranks third for both expected assists and big chances created while averaging 1.9 key passes per match.

4. Adam Wharton, Crystal Palace Palace’s deep-lying orchestrator is fourth for expected assists and big chances created, remarkable returns for a No. 6 steering a mid-table side. His willingness to progress the ball has turned heads among the league’s heavyweight recruiters.

5. Bukayo Saka, Arsenal Injuries have again restricted minutes, yet Saka posts two key passes per game and is fifth in expected assists. His unselfish wide play keeps Arsenal’s tempo high even when he is not finishing moves himself.

6. Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool Liverpool’s Hungarian has stepped forward while team-mates Gravenberch and Mac Allister have stalled. Szoboszlai is third for key passes per match and ninth for expected assists, eclipsing summer arrival Florian Wirtz as the Reds’ primary creator.

7. Enzo Fernandez, Chelsea Eight goals from midfield have stolen attention, but 1.7 key passes per game and a top-six xA rank underline Fernandez’s dual threat. Three assists sell short his influence on Mauricio Pochettino’s build-up.

8. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool No longer the relentless one-on-one force of old, Salah has evolved into a facilitator. Averaging two key passes per game, he remains among the league’s most reliable supply lines from the right wing.

9. Jeremy Doku, Manchester City A dip from last season’s highs has still left the Belgian with two key passes per match. No player beats defenders more frequently, and that volume of incision keeps City’s second unit humming.

10. Anton Stach, Leeds United The surprise entry. Recruited from the Bundesliga, the combative German sits just outside the league’s elite for chance creation, posting 2.2 key passes a game that have helped Daniel Farke’s side stay above the drop zone.

From Fernandes’ runaway supremacy to Stach’s survival-story impact, the numbers confirm that creativity in 2025/26 is coming from every quadrant of the table—and often from players willing to graft as hard as they inspire.