Premier League top assists leaderboard 2025/26

Rayan Cherki led the 2025/26 Premier League top assists board with 12, and no other player in the league reached double figures. The next tier is a three-way tie on 7 and a six-way tie on 6, so the field spread wide behind one clear leader. This guide covers how the assists leaderboard is counted, lists last season's leading creators, and argues that the raw total rewards playing time more than it measures creation. All stats are from the completed 2025/26 season.

How the assists leaderboard is counted

The assists leaderboard counts every assist a player records in Premier League matches across one season. The league runs 20 clubs, each side plays 38 matches, and that produces 380 fixtures, so every creator works the same 38-game window. The board sorts most assists first, and where totals are level the player who needed fewer minutes ranks higher. That tiebreak does real work in 2025/26: the three players on 7 played 2,701 minutes (Wilson), 3,244 (Szoboszlai) and 3,426 (Garner), so the order below reflects efficiency rather than a random draw.

The board resets to zero on the opening day of every campaign, which is why these rows belong to 2025/26 only. Context for how an assist is valued: in Fantasy Premier League an assist is worth 3 points, which is what gives these creators relevance even when they rarely score. The scoring guide walks through the full FPL system, and the all-time assists record puts a single-season board into career context.

The 2025/26 Premier League top assists leaderboard

These are the players who finished at the top of last season's board, with appearances and minutes shown because minutes decide the ties.

Rank	Player	Club	Position	Assists	Appearances	Minutes
1	Rayan Cherki	Man City	Midfielder	12	33	1,806
2	Harry Wilson	Fulham	Midfielder	7	36	2,701
3	Dominik Szoboszlai	Liverpool	Midfielder	7	36	3,244
4	James Garner	Everton	Midfielder	7	38	3,426
5	Martin Ødegaard	Arsenal	Midfielder	6	24	1,370
6	Jack Grealish	Everton	Midfielder	6	20	1,631
7	Lucas Digne	Aston Villa	Defender	6	31	1,866
8	Pedro Neto	Chelsea	Midfielder	6	34	2,643
9	Granit Xhaka	Sunderland	Midfielder	6	34	2,916
10	Morgan Rogers	Aston Villa	Midfielder	6	37	3,285

All ten are midfielders or defenders, and none are forwards. That is the first signal that this was a creator's table, not a striker's.

What the numbers say

Cherki's 12 came from 1,806 minutes in 33 appearances, which works out to 0.60 assists per 90, the best rate on the board. The next most efficient regular was Martin Ødegaard at 0.39 per 90, then Jack Grealish at 0.33. That gap is the real story of last season's creativity: the leader created at more than one and a half times the rate of the next man on the list, and he did it for a Man City side that finished second on 78 points while Arsenal took the title on 85.

The honest reading is that a raw assists count is partly a minutes ledger. Garner's 7 carries the same weight as any other total on the table, but it came across 3,426 minutes, nearly double Cherki's pitch time. Wilson matched Garner's 7 from 2,701 minutes. Ødegaard's 6 came from 1,370 minutes, an assist roughly every 228 minutes, the best ratio outside Cherki, yet he sits level in the count with players who needed more than twice his minutes to reach six. Anyone who reads this board as a straight ranking of who creates most is missing the rate column.

The position mix is worth a second look. Every player in the top ten is a midfielder or a defender, and Everton, who finished 13th, supplied two of them in Garner and Grealish. The six players on 6 are no accident either: four of them played for sides that finished in the top seven, with Ødegaard at champions Arsenal, Digne and Rogers at fourth-placed Aston Villa, and Xhaka at seventh-placed Sunderland. A leaderboard that stacks the deepest players on the pitch and rewards clubs that funnel everything through a few hands says less about individual quality than about who carries the creative load.

Why assists matter in FPL

Fantasy Premier League pays an assist 3 points, against 5 for a midfielder goal and 4 for a forward's. A creative midfielder like Cherki therefore accumulates across columns instead of relying on goals, which is why an assist-heavy player keeps value in weeks when he does not score. Add a clean sheet's 1 point for a midfielder or 4 for a defender, and a creator who also does defensive work doubles up. Managers who want the full picture of how those points stack should read the FPL scoring guide before building a squad around one assist machine.

Key takeaways

• Rayan Cherki led the 2025/26 board with 12 assists in 33 appearances and 1,806 minutes; nobody else reached double figures.
• The tie on 7 is ordered by minutes: Wilson (2,701) ahead of Szoboszlai (3,244) and Garner (3,426).
• Cherki's 0.60 assists per 90 was the best rate in the top ten, ahead of Ødegaard (0.39) and Grealish (0.33).
• Everton finished 13th yet supplied two top-ten creators in Garner and Grealish.
• The 2025/26 assists board resets on 21 August when the 2026/27 season opens.

FAQ

Who led the Premier League in assists in 2025/26?

Rayan Cherki of Man City led with 12 assists in 33 appearances and 1,806 minutes. The next tier of creators was tied on 7, with no other player above that.

How are assists ranked when totals are level?

Most assists first. Where totals match, the player who needed fewer minutes ranks higher, so Wilson's 7 from 2,701 minutes outranks Szoboszlai's 7 from 3,244 and Garner's 7 from 3,426.

Who was the most efficient creator in 2025/26?

Cherki, at 0.60 assists per 90 from 1,806 minutes, ahead of Ødegaard at 0.39 and Grealish at 0.33. He led the Premier League top assists board on rate as well as total.

What is an assist worth in Fantasy Premier League?

Three points, under the standard FPL scoring rules, which is why a creative midfielder who does not score can still anchor a squad in the game. It is also why the Premier League top assists board is worth reading before you pick your next midfield transfer.