Which Premier League players created the most big chances last season?
NEW Dream Team managers should be aware that players earn one point for every big chance they create for their team-mates.
All our stats are determined by Opta and the stats boffins define a 'big chance' as "a situation where a player should reasonably be expected to score, usually in a one-on-one scenario or from very close range when the ball has a clear path to goal and there is low to moderate pressure on the shooter."
Big chances created directly result in points but, as one would expect, they also correlate with assists.
In 2023/24, each assist was worth two points but they're worth three points each this coming season.
All gaffers should have therefore have one eye on the game's top creators.
With that in mind, here's reminder of which Premier League players created the most big chances created last season.
MOST BIG CHANCES CREATED IN 2023/24:
- Bruno Fernandes - 31
- Mohamed Salah - 28
- Kevin De Bruyne - 25
- Cole Palmer - 24
- Son Heung-min - 20
- Trent Alexander-Arnold - 19
- Morgan Gibbs-White - 19
- Kieran Trippier - 19
- Bukayo Saka - 19
- Dwight McNeil - 18
- Martin Odegaard - 18
- James Ward-Prowse - 18
It's fair to say that Manchester United didn't make the most of their Portuguese playmaker's creative output last term.
Fernandes finished with 14 assists, certainly not to be sniffed at, but he deserved a few more based on his huge volume of big chances created.
Newcastle's experienced right-back has excelled in Dream Team ever since his return to English shores but, like De Bruyne, he too has been linked with a transfer to Saudi Arabia.
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Gibbs-White and McNeil also deserve special mentions for their tallies given both Nottingham Forest and Everton finished in the bottom six last season.
The former could be considered a potentially smart differential option for the start of 2024/25 with Forest having relatively favourable fixtures across the first three Gameweeks.