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3 - Phil Foden has provided three assists across his last three Premier League starts, as many as he provided in his previous 42 starts combined. Form.

11 - Bruno Fernandes has 11 assists in 15 games in the Premier League since Michael Carrick took charge in January, two more than any other player. Creator.

50 - All 50 of Jérémy Doku’s chances created for Man City in the Premier League this season have been from open play – it’s the most chances created by any player without any coming from set pieces. Spark.

6 - Chelsea have lost each of their last six Premier League games – only once in their league history have they ever lost seven in a row, doing so in November/December 1952. This weekend they face Liverpool; check out our predictor video below for more insights. Clash.

9 - Julián Álvarez’s nine goals this season are already the most by an Atlético Madrid player in a single European Cup/UEFA Champions League campaign. Lethal.

1,370 - Paris SG’s Vitinha has completed 1,370 passes in the UEFA Champions League this season, the highest total by a player in a single edition on record (since 2003-04). Orchestrator.

148 - Sam Kerr has the best minutes per goal rate (148) and averages the most touches (10.5) and shots (3.9) inside the opposition penalty area of any Chelsea player in the @BarclaysWSL this season. Valuable.

21.4% - Among players to take 20+ shots in the 2025-26 @BarclaysWSL, only Manchester City's Kerolin (32.0%) has a better conversion rate than Aston Villa's Kirsty Hanson (21.4% - 12/56). Lethal.

95% - Brighton defender Caitlin Hayes has won 95% her aerial duels in the @BarclaysWSL this season (36/38), the best rate of any player to contest at least 20 in a single campaign in the competition’s history. Warrior.

1 - Vitinha has the highest pass completion rate under high-intensity pressure of any midfielder in the UEFA Champions League this season (93.3% - min. 50 attempted), as well as leading all players this term for passes completed under high-intensity pressure (470). Unfazed.

8 - Dominik Szoboszlai has been involved in eight goals in the UEFA Champions League this term (4 goals, 4 assists), more than any other Liverpool player. The only central midfielder with more in a single edition for the Reds is Steven Gerrard, who notched 10 in 07-08. Integral.

5 - Benjamin Sesko has netted five goals in six league games for Manchester United since the departure of Ruben Amorim, averaging a goal every 37 minutes. Heading into MD28, no player has more non-penalty goals in the Premier League in 2026 than the Slovenian (5). Rejuvenated.

6 - All six of Eberechi Eze's goals for Arsenal this season have been scored in London derbies (1 vs Crystal Palace, 5 vs Spurs). The last Gunners player with more derby goals in a season was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in 2018-19 (7). Local.

4 - Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has the most goal involvements (4) for Everton in Premier League away games this season (3 goals, 1 assist), with #EFC winning all three away matches in which he has either scored and/or assisted (v Wolves, Manchester United and Fulham). Visit.

17 - Igor Thiago has scored 17 goals in the Premier League this season for Brentford, with only Bryan Mbeumo (20 in 2024/25), Ivan Toney (20 in 2022/23) and Yoanne Wissa (19 in 2024/25) scoring more in a single season in the competition for the Bees. Rewarded.

5 - Enzo Fernández has been involved in five goals in seven FA Cup appearances for Chelsea (3 goals, 2 assists), averaging a goal involvement every 99.8 minutes in the competition for the Blues. Involved.

20+ - English players in the Premier League this season to have made 20+ tackles, 20+ interceptions and created 20+ chances: James Garner (64, 32 and 27) Elliot Anderson (60, 26 and 31) Adam Wharton (49, 20 and 26) Reece James (39, 27 and 20) Declan Rice (38, 20 and 37) Stars.

2.8 - Junior Kroupi has scored six goals from just 17 shots in the Premier League this season, averaging a goal every 2.8 shots, the best average of any player to have scored 5+ goals this season. Clinical.

7 - Morgan Rogers has netted seven goals from an xG total of just 2.86 in the Premier League this season, with his +4.14 xG overperformance the second-highest of any player across Europe's big five leagues, after only Harry Kane (+5.97). Pinpoint.

3 - Jordan Pickford's save to deny Joshua Zirkzee has been awarded the Premier League Save of the Month for November, meaning he has won the award for the third time, the joint-most of any player in the competition since the award's inception (2022/23). Dynamite.