Who was the best winger in the Premier League in 2025-26?
A Premier League winger nowadays is expected to carry out a number of duties. Previously, the primary task of a wide man would have been to get to the byline and put the ball into the box. But they now also need to provide for teammates, offer goals themselves and work hard out of possession in order to force turnovers in dangerous positions.
We’ve used our Squawka Score to pick out the best 10 wingers in 2025-26, among players with at least 1,710 minutes played in the Premier League — that’s 50% of this campaign. Our rating system takes into account a variety of statistical categories, both defensive and offensive.
Jeremy Doku won the race, with Bukayo Saka the only other player with a Squawka Score of 70%+.
- Jeremy Doku (Man City) – 75%
- Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – 71%
- Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) – 67%
- Antoine Semenyo (Man City) – 66%
- Matheus Cunha (Man Utd) – 65%
- Mo Salah (Liverpool) – 65%
- Harry Wilson (Fulham) – 64%
- Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) – 63%
- Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) – 61%
- Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) – 59%
Read on for more detail on the top five best-performing wingers in the Premier League in 2025-26.
NB: Only current players with at least 1,710 (50%) minutes across the year in the Premier League under their belts are considered.
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5. Matheus Cunha
- Team: Man Utd
- Squawka Score: 65%
Manchester United were a strange team in 2025-26, with their attacking players played in various roles and positions. Matheus Cunha has largely stuck to the wing, whether as an out-right winger or a left-sided attacking midfielder. The Brazilian sits in the 80-95th percentile among wingers for his goals per 90 minutes, as well as shots and shots on target per 90. Cunha also ranks well for his non-penalty post-shot Expected Goals, proving a real threat.
4. Antoine Semenyo
- Team: Man City
- Squawka Score: 66%
Antoine Semenyo played his way into the rankings for his performances as a Bournemouth player. And he also played his way to the Etihad, persuading Manchester City to spend big money on him. Semenyo ranks well for goals from outside the box, and is an all-round goal threat. He sits in the 80-95th percentile for shots on target, goals, goals from open play and xG overperformance among other key metrics.
3. Leandro Trossard
- Team: Arsenal
- Squawka Score: 67%
It feels like Leandro Trossard’s contribution to Arsenal’s title push has gone under the radar at times. The Belgian sits in the 80-95th percentile among wingers for his intentional assists per 90 and through balls completed. But he also ranks well for goals, penalty area entries and shots. In fact, Trossard performs admirably in a lot of metrics.
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2. Bukayo Saka
- Team: Arsenal
- Squawka Score: 71%
Bukayo Saka is back among the best of Premier League wingers, after helping Arsenal to the title. The Englishman sits in the 80-95th percentile among wingers for open-play crosses completed per 90. He also ranks very well for penalty area entries, shots, possessions won in the attacking third and Expected Assists among other metrics.
1. Jeremy Doku
- Team: Man City
- Squawka Score: 75%
Jeremy Doku made a late surge to officially become the best winger in the Premier League. He’s the reason Manchester City stayed in the title race as long as they did. Doku sits in the 95th percentile and above among wingers for his touches in the oppositions box per 90, alongside completed through balls and take-ons. He also ranks well for open-play crosses completed and xA among other key creative metrics.
What are Squawka’s ratings based on?
We used Twenty3 Sport’s Discovery Tool to run a customised search. The Discovery Tool rates a player’s per 90 output in the metrics detailed below to produce a percentage score, referred to above as the Squawka Score.
Each player’s stats are compared to the average output of goalkeepers across the past three seasons of big-five European league football. The higher the score, the closer they rank to the 95th percentile and above for each metric.