{"id":1451997,"date":"2026-05-26T16:34:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&#038;p=1451997"},"modified":"2026-05-27T17:35:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:35:42","slug":"premier-league-player-stats-leaders-25-26","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/premier-league-player-stats-leaders-25-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League 2025-26 player stat leaders: Who led the key metrics?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Squawka analyses all the key player metrics from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/stats\/competitions\/premier-league-2025-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025-26 Premier League season<\/a>, from goals, shots, passing and duels, to possession, discipline and defending.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using Squawka\u2019s data tables, we break down the players who dominated statistically across every area of the pitch, highlighting the standout performers and surprise names from another dramatic Premier League campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Use the toggle to view the highest and lowest-ranked players for each statistic.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-goal-statistics\">Goal statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"vcsw-sports-widgets shortcode vcsw-stats-cards\" id=\"stats_cards-1\"><script type=\"application\/json\">{\"sports_type\":\"football\",\"widget_type\":\"stats\",\"display_mode\":\"table\",\"competition\":\"68366ed42febbf834daccd02\",\"cards\":[{\"stats\":[{\"value\":\"Winning Goal\",\"label\":\"Winning Goal\"},{\"value\":\"Goals\",\"label\":\"Goals\"},{\"value\":\"Non-penalty Goals\",\"label\":\"Non-penalty Goals\"},{\"value\":\"Penalty Goals\",\"label\":\"Penalty Goals\"},{\"value\":\"Goals from Inside Box\",\"label\":\"Goals from Inside Box\"},{\"value\":\"Goals from Outside Box\",\"label\":\"Goals from Outside Box\"},{\"value\":\"Own Goals\",\"label\":\"Own Goals\"}],\"entity\":\"members\",\"participant\":\"\"}],\"top_count\":10,\"full_list\":\"true\",\"participant\":\"\"}<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Top goalscorers: <\/strong>Erling Haaland scooped his third Golden Boot award in four seasons, becoming only the fifth player to win the gong on 3+ occasions. Haaland\u2019s tally of 27 put him five clear of his closest contender Igor Tudor (22), while Antoine Semenyo bagged third spot with 17 goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26151437\/Stats_Goals-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1452023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26151437\/Stats_Goals-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26151437\/Stats_Goals-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26151437\/Stats_Goals-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26151437\/Stats_Goals-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26151437\/Stats_Goals-214x267.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26151437\/Stats_Goals-160x200.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26151437\/Stats_Goals-48x60.jpeg 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26151437\/Stats_Goals-120x150.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26151437\/Stats_Goals-59x74.jpeg 59w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26151437\/Stats_Goals.jpeg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Winning goals: <\/strong>Haaland also led the way for match-winning strikes with 10, ahead of Thiago on seven. Fulham\u2019s Harry Wilson chipped in with six decisive goals of his own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Penalty goals:<\/strong> A league-high eight of Thiago\u2019s 22 goals were from the spot, three more than Cole Palmer, while four other players each scored four penalties: Raul Jimenez, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, and Bruno Fernandes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Non-penalty goals:<\/strong> Remove penalties and Haaland still comfortably tops the charts with 24 goals from open play. Ollie Watkins scored all 16 of his goals without relying on penalties, while Joao Pedro recorded 15 non-penalty strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Headed goals: <\/strong>Casemiro dominated aerially, with eight of his nine league goals coming via headers, three more than both Jean-Philippe Mateta and Virgil van Dijk, who each scored five headed goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Goals from inside the box:<\/strong> Haaland\u2019s dominance in the penalty area was underlined by the fact 26 of his 27 goals came from inside the box. Every one of Igor Tudor\u2019s 22 strikes also arrived from inside the area, while Watkins and Joao Pedro each scored 15 close-range goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Goals from outside the box: <\/strong>Antoine Semenyo, Dominik Szoboszlai, John McGinn, and Anton Stach shared top spot for long-range strikes with four apiece. Notably, all four of Szoboszlai\u2019s goals from distance came via free-kicks, while three of Stach\u2019s did too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Goal contributions:<\/strong> Haaland led the Premier League for total goal involvements with an outstanding 35, finishing five clear of Bruno Fernandes in second. Thiago ranked third on 23 contributions, although only one of those came via an assist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Own goals:<\/strong> Six unfortunate souls scored multiple own goals (two each) in Konstantinos Mavropanos, Jefferson Lerma, Yerson Mosquera, Murillo, James Hill, and Maxime Esteve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shooting-statistics\">Shooting statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"vcsw-sports-widgets shortcode vcsw-stats-cards\" id=\"stats_cards-2\"><script type=\"application\/json\">{\"sports_type\":\"football\",\"widget_type\":\"stats\",\"display_mode\":\"table\",\"competition\":\"68366ed42febbf834daccd02\",\"cards\":[{\"stats\":[{\"value\":\"Shots (excl blocks)\",\"label\":\"Shots (excl blocks)\"},{\"value\":\"Shots On Target\",\"label\":\"Shots On Target\"},{\"value\":\"Shots Off Target\",\"label\":\"Shots Off Target\"},{\"value\":\"Shots Blocked\",\"label\":\"Shots Blocked\"},{\"value\":\"Shots from Set Pieces\",\"label\":\"Shots from Set Pieces\"},{\"value\":\"Hit Woodwork\",\"label\":\"Hit Woodwork\"}],\"entity\":\"members\",\"participant\":\"\"}],\"top_count\":10,\"full_list\":\"true\",\"participant\":\"\"}<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shots on target: <\/strong>The league\u2019s two leading scorers also topped the charts for shots on target, with Haaland registering 59 efforts on target and Thiago recording 43. Watkins completed the top three with 38.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shots off target: <\/strong>Haaland also ranked first for shots off target with 43, ahead of Bournemouth striker Evanilson on 35 and Raul Jimenez on 34.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shots (excluding blocks): <\/strong>Haaland was the only player to surpass 100 unblocked shots, ending the season on 102. Thiago followed with 67, while Dominic Calvert-Lewin accumulated 66.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shots blocked: <\/strong>Cody Gakpo saw more efforts blocked than any other player, with 33 attempts stopped before reaching goal. Matheus Cunha was just behind on 32, while Igor Jesus finished on 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shots from set-pieces: <\/strong>Malick Thiaw led the division for shots generated from set-pieces with 10, followed by Dan Ballard on nine. Casemiro and Nordi Mukiele both recorded eight efforts from dead-ball situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hit woodwork: <\/strong>Given the sheer volume of chances he generated, it\u2019s little surprise Haaland struck the woodwork more than anyone else, rattling the frame of the goal six times. Enzo Fernandez, Bruno Fernandes and Leandro Trossard each hit the woodwork on five occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-passing-statistics\">Passing statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"vcsw-sports-widgets shortcode vcsw-stats-cards\" id=\"stats_cards-3\"><script type=\"application\/json\">{\"sports_type\":\"football\",\"widget_type\":\"stats\",\"display_mode\":\"table\",\"competition\":\"68366ed42febbf834daccd02\",\"cards\":[{\"stats\":[{\"value\":\"Assists\",\"label\":\"Assists\"},{\"value\":\"Chances Created\",\"label\":\"Chances Created\"},{\"value\":\"Passes Completed\",\"label\":\"Passes Completed\"},{\"value\":\"Long Passes Completed\",\"label\":\"Long Passes Completed\"},{\"value\":\"Crosses Completed\",\"label\":\"Crosses Completed\"},{\"value\":\"Open-play Crosses Completed\",\"label\":\"Open-play Crosses Completed\"},{\"value\":\"Corners Taken\",\"label\":\"Corners Taken\"},{\"value\":\"Through-balls\",\"label\":\"Through-balls\"},{\"value\":\"Forward Passes\",\"label\":\"Forward Passes\"}],\"entity\":\"members\",\"participant\":\"\"}],\"top_count\":10,\"full_list\":\"true\",\"participant\":\"\"}<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Assists: <\/strong>Bruno Fernandes rewrote the record books in 2025-26, registering a new Premier League single-season record of 21 assists, 11 of which came on the road which is a joint-record. Rayan Cherki finished a distant second on 12, while Jarrod Bowen completed the podium places with 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144624\/Stats_Assists-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1452013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144624\/Stats_Assists-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144624\/Stats_Assists-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144624\/Stats_Assists-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144624\/Stats_Assists-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144624\/Stats_Assists-214x267.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144624\/Stats_Assists-160x200.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144624\/Stats_Assists-48x60.jpeg 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144624\/Stats_Assists-120x150.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144624\/Stats_Assists-59x74.jpeg 59w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144624\/Stats_Assists.jpeg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chances created: <\/strong>Fernandes also comfortably led the league for chances created, producing a remarkable 136 opportunities for teammates, which was 58 more than second-placed Dominik Szoboszlai (78). Enzo Fernandez ranked third with 68 chances created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Passes completed: <\/strong>As expected, centre-backs dominated this category. Virgil van Dijk completed more passes than any other player with 2,482, ahead of Brighton pair Lewis Dunk (2,300) and Jan Paul van Hecke (2,197).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Long passes completed:<\/strong> Goalkeepers topped the rankings here, with Jordan Pickford completing 363 long passes &#8211; more than 100 clear of Martin Dubravka (252) and Caoimhin Kelleher (248).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Crosses completed: <\/strong>Szoboszlai again featured prominently, completing a league-high 68 crosses for Liverpool. Tottenham full-back Pedro Porro followed with 61, while Hugo Bueno contributed 57.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Open-play crosses completed:<\/strong> Full-backs Hugo Bueno (45) and Pedro Porro (38) both thrived in this category, as did Szoboszlai (37).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Corners taken: <\/strong>Everton\u2019s James Garner delivered more corners than anyone else in the division with 109. Szoboszlai once again featured near the top on 104, while Anton Stach was the only other player to break the 100-mark with 102.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Through-balls: <\/strong>The Premier League\u2019s two leading assist providers also led the way for through-balls. Bruno Fernandes completed 38, ahead of Cherki on 29, while Enzo Fernandez ranked third with 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Final third passes completed: <\/strong>Fernandes sparkles again with 662, just pipping Szoboszlai (660) to top spot, with Bernardo Silva third on 630.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26153058\/Stats_Final_Third_Passes-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1452028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26153058\/Stats_Final_Third_Passes-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26153058\/Stats_Final_Third_Passes-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26153058\/Stats_Final_Third_Passes-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26153058\/Stats_Final_Third_Passes-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26153058\/Stats_Final_Third_Passes-214x267.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26153058\/Stats_Final_Third_Passes-160x200.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26153058\/Stats_Final_Third_Passes-48x60.jpeg 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26153058\/Stats_Final_Third_Passes-120x150.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26153058\/Stats_Final_Third_Passes-59x74.jpeg 59w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26153058\/Stats_Final_Third_Passes.jpeg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Forward passes: <\/strong>Marcos Senesi (1,184) and Virgil van Dijk (1,008) were the only two players to accumulate over 1,000 passes. Everton keeper Jordan Pickford was third on 968.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Duels statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"vcsw-sports-widgets shortcode vcsw-stats-cards\" id=\"stats_cards-4\"><script type=\"application\/json\">{\"sports_type\":\"football\",\"widget_type\":\"stats\",\"display_mode\":\"table\",\"competition\":\"68366ed42febbf834daccd02\",\"cards\":[{\"stats\":[{\"value\":\"Tackles Made\",\"label\":\"Tackles Made\"},{\"value\":\"Last-man Tackles Made\",\"label\":\"Last-man Tackles Made\"},{\"value\":\"Take-ons completed\",\"label\":\"Take-ons completed\"},{\"value\":\"Fouls Won\",\"label\":\"Fouls Won\"},{\"value\":\"Fouls\",\"label\":\"Fouls\"},{\"value\":\"Penalties Won\",\"label\":\"Penalties Won\"},{\"value\":\"Aerial Duels won\",\"label\":\"Aerial Duels won\"},{\"value\":\"Ground Duels won\",\"label\":\"Ground Duels won\"},{\"value\":\"Duels won\",\"label\":\"Duels won\"}],\"entity\":\"members\",\"participant\":\"\"}],\"top_count\":10,\"full_list\":\"true\",\"participant\":\"\"}<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tackles made: <\/strong>Everton midfielder James Garner topped the Premier League for tackles with 120, finishing 10 clear of Joao Palhinha in second. Wolves\u2019 Joao Gomes ranked third with 107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144855\/Stats_Tackles-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1452014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144855\/Stats_Tackles-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144855\/Stats_Tackles-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144855\/Stats_Tackles-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144855\/Stats_Tackles-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144855\/Stats_Tackles-214x267.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144855\/Stats_Tackles-160x200.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144855\/Stats_Tackles-48x60.jpeg 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144855\/Stats_Tackles-120x150.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144855\/Stats_Tackles-59x74.jpeg 59w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26144855\/Stats_Tackles.jpeg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Last man tackles made: <\/strong>Malick Thiaw led the Premier League with six last-man tackles, narrowly ahead of Marcos Senesi and Cristian Romero, who both recorded five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Take-ons completed: <\/strong>Jeremy Doku and his dancing feet completed 82 take-ons, Iliman Ndiaye followed suit on 73, with Yankuba Minteh on 65.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fouls won:<\/strong> Nottingham Forest\u2019s Elliot Anderson won more fouls than anyone else in the league with 80, ahead of Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes on 75. West Ham winger Crysencio Summerville ranked third with 67.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145052\/Stats_Fouls_Won-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1452016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145052\/Stats_Fouls_Won-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145052\/Stats_Fouls_Won-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145052\/Stats_Fouls_Won-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145052\/Stats_Fouls_Won-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145052\/Stats_Fouls_Won-214x267.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145052\/Stats_Fouls_Won-160x200.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145052\/Stats_Fouls_Won-48x60.jpeg 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145052\/Stats_Fouls_Won-120x150.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145052\/Stats_Fouls_Won-59x74.jpeg 59w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145052\/Stats_Fouls_Won.jpeg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fouls committed:<\/strong> Igor Thiago committed the most fouls (73), four ahead of Joao Gomes (69), with Anderson also appearing in this category on 57.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Penalties won: <\/strong>Thiago had his Brentford teammate to thank when it came to penalties, with Dango Ouattara winning a league-high five last season. Joao Pedro won Chelsea three penalties, with a further nine players winning two penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Duels won: <\/strong>Anderson led the way for total duels won with 295, ahead of Everton&#8217;s James Tarkowski (233), and Wolves&#8217; Joao Gomes (223).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Aerial duels won: <\/strong>Van Dijk dominated in the air, winning 174 aerial duels across the campaign. Tarkowski followed on 147, while Brentford&#8217;s Sepp van den Berg completed the top three with 140.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145254\/Stats_Duels_Won-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1452017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145254\/Stats_Duels_Won-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145254\/Stats_Duels_Won-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145254\/Stats_Duels_Won-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145254\/Stats_Duels_Won-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145254\/Stats_Duels_Won-214x267.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145254\/Stats_Duels_Won-160x200.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145254\/Stats_Duels_Won-48x60.jpeg 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145254\/Stats_Duels_Won-120x150.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145254\/Stats_Duels_Won-59x74.jpeg 59w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26145254\/Stats_Duels_Won.jpeg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ground duels won:<\/strong> Anderson, yet again, proved one of the toughest players to beat on the ground, winning 230 ground duels &#8211; a hefty 34 ahead of Joao Gomez. Mateus Fernandes was next on 180.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Possession statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"vcsw-sports-widgets shortcode vcsw-stats-cards\" id=\"stats_cards-5\"><script type=\"application\/json\">{\"sports_type\":\"football\",\"widget_type\":\"stats\",\"display_mode\":\"table\",\"competition\":\"68366ed42febbf834daccd02\",\"cards\":[{\"stats\":[{\"value\":\"Touches\",\"label\":\"Touches\"},{\"value\":\"Ball Recoveries\",\"label\":\"Ball Recoveries\"},{\"value\":\"Possession Lost\",\"label\":\"Possession Lost\"},{\"value\":\"Offsides\",\"label\":\"Offsides\"},{\"value\":\"Touches in Opposition Box\",\"label\":\"Touches in Opposition Box\"},{\"value\":\"Times Tackled\",\"label\":\"Times Tackled\"}],\"entity\":\"members\",\"participant\":\"\"}],\"top_count\":10,\"full_list\":\"true\",\"participant\":\"\"}<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ball recoveries: <\/strong>Goalkeepers dominated this category, with Sunderland\u2019s Robin Roefs leading the way on 334 recoveries. Brighton stopper Bart Verbruggen followed closely on 331, while Fulham\u2019s Bernd Leno ranked third on 316.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Possession lost: <\/strong>Despite leading the league for touches, Anderson also surrendered possession more often than any other player, losing the ball 656 times. Pedro Porro follows on 646, while Aston Villa\u2019s Morgan Rogers gave possession away on 619 occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Touches: <\/strong>No player recorded more touches in the Premier League last season than Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson, who amassed 3,284. Virgil van Dijk was close behind on 3,252, while Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke was the only other player to surpass the 3,000 mark with 3,040.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26154736\/Stats_Touches-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1452035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26154736\/Stats_Touches-1-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26154736\/Stats_Touches-1-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26154736\/Stats_Touches-1-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26154736\/Stats_Touches-1-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26154736\/Stats_Touches-1-214x267.png 214w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26154736\/Stats_Touches-1-160x200.png 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26154736\/Stats_Touches-1-48x60.png 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26154736\/Stats_Touches-1-120x150.png 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26154736\/Stats_Touches-1-59x74.png 59w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26154736\/Stats_Touches-1.png 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Offsides: <\/strong>Bournemouth striker Evanilson and Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo were caught offside more than any other players, flagged 30 times each. Dominic Calvert-Lewin was next on 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Touches in opposition box: <\/strong>Manchester City pair Haaland and Doku were the most active players inside the opposition penalty area, recording 213 and 191 touches respectively. Gakpo ranked third with 187.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Times tackled: <\/strong>Morgan Rogers was dispossessed by tackles more often than any other Premier League player, with opponents successfully tackling him 156 times. Jarrod Bowen also featured heavily in this metric on 142, while Leeds midfielder Brenden Aaronson ranked among the highest too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Defence &amp; Goalkeeper statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"vcsw-sports-widgets shortcode vcsw-stats-cards\" id=\"stats_cards-6\"><script type=\"application\/json\">{\"sports_type\":\"football\",\"widget_type\":\"stats\",\"display_mode\":\"table\",\"competition\":\"68366ed42febbf834daccd02\",\"cards\":[{\"stats\":[{\"value\":\"Saves Made\",\"label\":\"Saves Made\"},{\"value\":\"Penalties Saved\",\"label\":\"Penalties Saved\"},{\"value\":\"Clearances\",\"label\":\"Clearances\"},{\"value\":\"Interceptions\",\"label\":\"Interceptions\"},{\"value\":\"Clean sheets\",\"label\":\"Clean sheets\"},{\"value\":\"Goals Conceded\",\"label\":\"Goals Conceded\"}],\"entity\":\"members\",\"participant\":\"\"}],\"top_count\":10,\"full_list\":\"true\",\"participant\":\"\"}<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Clearances: <\/strong>Virgil van Dijk led the Premier League for clearances with 274 across the season, narrowly ahead of Bournemouth defender Marcos Senesi (254) and Crystal Palace\u2019s Maxence Lacroix (252).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Interceptions:<\/strong> Everton midfielder James Garner topped the interceptions charts with 60, showcasing his defensive awareness throughout the campaign. Chelsea\u2019s Moises Caicedo followed closely on 58, while Senesi ranked third with 55.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Clean sheets: <\/strong>Arsenal\u2019s David Raya kept a whopping 19 clean sheets en route to winning the Golden Glove for the third season in a row. Man City\u2019s Gianluigi Donnarumma made 15 clean sheets in his maiden season for the club, with Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace) and Jordan Pickford (Everton) joint third with 11 shutouts each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26150616\/Stats_Clean_Sheets-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1452021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26150616\/Stats_Clean_Sheets-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26150616\/Stats_Clean_Sheets-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26150616\/Stats_Clean_Sheets-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26150616\/Stats_Clean_Sheets-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26150616\/Stats_Clean_Sheets-214x267.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26150616\/Stats_Clean_Sheets-160x200.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26150616\/Stats_Clean_Sheets-48x60.jpeg 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26150616\/Stats_Clean_Sheets-120x150.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26150616\/Stats_Clean_Sheets-59x74.jpeg 59w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/05\/26150616\/Stats_Clean_Sheets.jpeg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Goals conceded: <\/strong>Burnley goalkeeper Martin Dubravka conceded more goals than any other keeper in the division with 71. Despite their strong clean-sheet numbers, Bournemouth\u2019s Petrovic and Palace\u2019s Henderson still shipped 54 and 51 goals respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Saves made:<\/strong> Although he conceded the most goals, Dubravka also finished top for total saves with 127. Brentford\u2019s Caoimhin Kelleher and Sunderland stopper Robin Roefs both impressed with 109 saves apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Penalties saved: <\/strong>Kelleher was the standout penalty specialist in the Premier League as the only goalkeeper to save more than one spot-kick with three in total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discipline<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"vcsw-sports-widgets shortcode vcsw-stats-cards\" id=\"stats_cards-7\"><script type=\"application\/json\">{\"sports_type\":\"football\",\"widget_type\":\"stats\",\"display_mode\":\"table\",\"competition\":\"68366ed42febbf834daccd02\",\"cards\":[{\"stats\":[{\"value\":\"Total Cards\",\"label\":\"Total Cards\"},{\"value\":\"Yellow Cards\",\"label\":\"Yellow Cards\"},{\"value\":\"Red Cards\",\"label\":\"Red Cards\"}],\"entity\":\"members\",\"participant\":\"\"}],\"top_count\":10,\"full_list\":\"true\",\"participant\":\"\"}<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yellow cards:<\/strong> Wolves&#8217; Andre and Everton\u2019s James Garner picked up more yellow cards than any other players in the Premier League last season, both receiving 12 cautions. Mosquera (Everton) and Moises Caicedo (Wolves) frequented the referee\u2019s little black book 11 times each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Red cards:<\/strong> Only two players were sent off more than once during the 2025-26 campaign: Tottenham\u2019s Cristian Romero and Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana, who both finished the season with two red cards apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best 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