Premier League Most Assists 2023/24: Players with the most assists after Gameweek 20
Last season’s Premier League Golden Boot winner- Norwegian maestro Erling Haaland scored a mammoth 36 goals in 35 games for Manchester City on route to breaking numerous League goalscoring records.
Erling Haaland’s superb run of form that led him to topple various English Premier League goalscoring records was greatly helped by his unselfish teammates who supplied him with assist after assist to boost his goalscoring numbers.
As such, the playmaker plays a pivotal role in the success of any team. Here we look at the top 5 assist providers from this 2023/24 season so far:
1. Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 8 assists
Liverpool’s 31-year-old Egyptian Messi, striker Mohamed Salah has been the best player in the division after match week 20 of the English Premier League. Salah has scored 14 valuable goals for The Reds this season, the same as Erling Haaland this time.
Not just that, Mo Salah is the league leader in the number of assists provided and has already got 8 assists to his name.
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2. Ollie Watkins | Aston Villa | 8 assists
England international and Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins has been in superb form for both club and country over the last 3 seasons. Watkins is a key player in Aston Villa’s campaign under manager Unai Emery and has scored 9 goals in the Premier League this season.
Equally impressively, he has 8 assists to his name this season, which puts him on the same level as Mo Salah this season.
3. Pedro Neto | Wolves | 7 assists
Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Pedro Neto has had a great start to the season even if Wolves are languishing in mid-table. The Portuguese have provided 7 valuable assists for Wolverhampton Wanderers so far this season.
4. Kieran Trippier | Newcastle United | 7 assists
Newcastle United fullback and captain Kieran Trippier has started the season in fine form for the Magpies. The fullback’s marauding runs from right-back have given the Tyneside club an edge in games.
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5. Julian Alvarez | Man City | 6 assists
Manchester City midfielder Julian Alvarez has shown what a great playmaker he is on his way to picking up 6 assists this season that is helping City cling on to a Champions League place.
Premier League 2023/24 Most Assists Standings
Name | Matches | Assists | Goals |
Mohamed Salah | 20 | 8 | 14 |
Ollie Watkins | 20 | 8 | 9 |
Kieran Trippier | 18 | 7 | 0 |
Pedro Neto | 11 | 7 | 1 |
Anthony Elanga | 20 | 6 | 4 |
Bukayo Saka | 19 | 6 | 6 |
Darwin Nunez | 19 | 6 | 5 |
Julian Alvarez | 19 | 6 | 6 |
James Ward-Prowse | 19 | 6 | 3 |
Pascal Grob | 18 | 6 | 3 |