Premier League soccer is again this weekend and it’s been a gripping begin to the season in England’s high division.
The standard suspects sit across the high spots as we return from October’s worldwide break, although there have been loads of surprises within the Premier League in 2024/25.
We’ve checked out some astonishing statistics from the marketing campaign so far, a barely plausible listing of quirks from the season to date.
Essentially the most shocking stats from the Premier League season to date
Manchester United have stored 4 occasions as many clear sheets as Manchester Metropolis
Yep, actually.
It may need been Manchester United’s worst begin to a season within the Premier League period, however the Pink Devils are far outdoing their crosstown neighbours in relation to clear sheets.
Erik ten Hag’s workforce have recorded 4 shutouts within the Premier League this season, with the Residents lagging behind with only one to their identify. Regardless of taking eight factors from seven video games, solely Liverpool (5) have extra clear sheets than Manchester United (4). Andre Onana is the present chief for the Premier League’s Golden Glove.
Andre Onana is at present main the race for the Premier League Golden Glove this season with 4 clear sheets to date pic.twitter.com/tY80nGdq7k
— Soccer on TNT Sports activities (@footballontnt) October 7, 2024
Erling Haaland has scored extra objectives than 10 Premier League groups
We should always most likely cease being shocked by Erling Haaland’s goalscoring antics, however right here we’re.
Haaland is the early chief within the race for the Premier League’s Golden Boot as he seems to emulate Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry as the one three-in-a-row winners of the award. He’s scored 10 objectives in seven video games, greater than 10 groups have managed in whole.
Haaland has scored twice as many objectives as Manchester United (5).
Cole Palmer scored as many objectives in a single half in opposition to Brighton as Southampton have in whole
Southampton are the bottom scorers within the Premier League with simply 4 objectives since promotion again into the large time. Regardless of the additions of Cameron Archer and Ben Brereton Diaz in the summertime, the Saints have lacked firepower within the ultimate third.
There have been no such points for Cole Palmer, nevertheless, who turned the primary Premier League participant in historical past to attain 4 objectives earlier than half-time in opposition to Brighton. Palmer’s four-goal burst – as many as Southampton have managed in whole – got here inside a 20-minute spell.
Solely two gamers have extra assists than Wilfred Ndidi
Wilfred Ndidi constructed his status within the Premier League as a ball-winning presence, rating among the many league’s most prolific tacklers for 4 straight seasons between 2017/18 and 2020/21.
Ndidi has retained a lot of his ball-winning excellence and leads the Premier League for tackles to date this season, although he’s been reinvented in a barely extra superior place. The Nigerian has 4 assists in seven video games, as many as he managed in his earlier three Premier League campaigns mixed. Solely Bukayo Saka and Cole Palmer have extra.
Wilfred Ndidi has made extra tackles than another participant within the Premier League this season.
Whereas solely Bukayo Saka (7) and Cole Palmer (5) have extra assists than the Nigerian (4). pic.twitter.com/16wAbYrhLB
— Squawka (@Squawka) October 10, 2024
Fulham have a decrease xGA than Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis
Anticipated Objectives is a divisive metric however the information judges the standard of probabilities for and in opposition to sides. Fulham followers may need feared the worst when Tosin Adarabioyo walked out for Chelsea in the summertime, however the return of Joachim Andersen has led to one of many league’s tightest defences.
Solely Liverpool (5.72) have a decrease Anticipated Objectives Towards (xGA) than Fulham (7.37) to date this season.
Nicolas Jackson has the best non-penalty xG/90 within the league – forward of Haaland
On the different finish, no participant within the Premier League is receiving extra open-play probabilities per 90 minutes than Nicolas Jackson.
The Senegalese striker was criticised throughout a combined debut season at Chelsea however has proven indicators of progress within the marketing campaign’s early weeks. He has 4 objectives and three assists in seven video games and has posted a league-leading 0.89 xG per 90 in 2024/25.
If he can simply tighten up that ending…
Jhon Duran has averaged a objective each 46 minutes within the Premier League this season
One participant who has had no points discovering the again of the online is Jhon Duran.
After a summer season of hypothesis surrounding his future, Duran has confirmed a degree at Aston Villa to grow to be the Premier League’s resident ‘Tremendous Sub’. The 21-year-old has 4 objectives off the bench already this season and is focusing on Adam Le Fondre’s single-season document (8).
The winner, in all its glory pic.twitter.com/L6fafOM6Cc
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) September 14, 2024
Such has been his impression, Duran has scored each 46 minutes on common within the Premier League this season.
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