Premier League xG leaders 2025/2026
Every Premier League player ranked on the expected goals of the chances he took, with how many shots that took, what the average one was worth and the goals that came of them.
Erling Haaland has taken the best chances in the competition, 26.23 expected goals from 2958 minutes. That is 5.64 clear of Igor Thiago.
Showing 1–50 of 538 players
| # | Player | Club | Min | Shots | xG | npxG | xG/shot | xG/90 | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 2,958 | 126 | 26.23 | 22.95 | 0.21 | 0.80 | 27 |
| 2 | Igor Thiago | Brentford | 3,284 | 84 | 20.59 | 13.21 | 0.25 | 0.56 | 22 |
| 3 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | Leeds United | 2,726 | 74 | 16.33 | 12.23 | 0.22 | 0.54 | 14 |
| 4 | João Pedro | Chelsea | 2,674 | 73 | 14.93 | 14.93 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 15 |
| 5 | Ollie Watkins | Aston Villa | 2,852 | 83 | 14.85 | 14.85 | 0.18 | 0.47 | 16 |
| 6 | Jean-Philippe Mateta | Crystal Palace | 2,222 | 63 | 14.59 | 11.31 | 0.23 | 0.59 | 12 |
| 7 | Danny Welbeck | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2,268 | 56 | 12.94 | 10.48 | 0.23 | 0.51 | 13 |
| 8 | Bryan Mbeumo | Manchester United | 2,621 | 73 | 11.63 | 11.63 | 0.16 | 0.40 | 11 |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez | Fulham | 2,206 | 74 | 11.60 | 8.32 | 0.16 | 0.47 | 9 |
| 9 | Viktor Gyökeres | Arsenal | 2,254 | 55 | 11.60 | 9.14 | 0.21 | 0.46 | 14 |
| 11 | Kevin Schade | Brentford | 2,757 | 57 | 11.54 | 10.72 | 0.20 | 0.38 | 8 |
| 12 | Enzo Fernández | Chelsea | 3,121 | 72 | 11.45 | 9.81 | 0.16 | 0.33 | 10 |
| 13 | Antoine Semenyo | Manchester City | 3,200 | 83 | 11.21 | 9.57 | 0.14 | 0.32 | 17 |
| 14 | Bruno Fernandes | Manchester United | 3,066 | 85 | 11.13 | 6.21 | 0.13 | 0.33 | 9 |
| 15 | Ismaïla Sarr | Crystal Palace | 2,176 | 48 | 10.96 | 8.50 | 0.23 | 0.45 | 9 |
| 16 | Evanilson | Bournemouth | 2,759 | 70 | 10.92 | 10.92 | 0.16 | 0.36 | 6 |
| 17 | Morgan Gibbs-White | Nottingham Forest | 3,110 | 83 | 10.83 | 10.01 | 0.13 | 0.31 | 15 |
| 18 | Cole Palmer | Chelsea | 1,965 | 64 | 10.70 | 5.78 | 0.17 | 0.49 | 10 |
| 19 | Hugo Ekitiké | Liverpool | 1,810 | 65 | 10.23 | 10.23 | 0.16 | 0.51 | 11 |
| 20 | Benjamin Šeško | Manchester United | 1,635 | 61 | 9.13 | 9.13 | 0.15 | 0.50 | 11 |
| 21 | Marcus Tavernier | Bournemouth | 2,738 | 70 | 8.91 | 7.27 | 0.13 | 0.29 | 7 |
| 22 | Beto | Everton | 1,613 | 43 | 8.88 | 8.88 | 0.21 | 0.50 | 9 |
| 23 | Richarlison | Tottenham Hotspur | 1,957 | 61 | 8.81 | 8.81 | 0.14 | 0.41 | 11 |
| 24 | Anthony Gordon | Newcastle United | 1,817 | 48 | 8.72 | 6.26 | 0.18 | 0.43 | 6 |
| 25 | Cody Gakpo | Liverpool | 2,754 | 87 | 8.54 | 8.54 | 0.10 | 0.28 | 7 |
| 26 | Eli Junior Kroupi | Bournemouth | 1,690 | 52 | 8.50 | 6.86 | 0.16 | 0.45 | 13 |
| 27 | Dango Ouattara | Brentford | 2,279 | 56 | 8.49 | 8.49 | 0.15 | 0.34 | 7 |
| 28 | Thierno Barry | Everton | 1,932 | 38 | 8.40 | 8.40 | 0.22 | 0.39 | 8 |
| 29 | Lukas Nmecha | Leeds United | 1,092 | 30 | 8.13 | 5.67 | 0.27 | 0.67 | 6 |
| 30 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 2,148 | 68 | 7.95 | 7.13 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 7 |
| 31 | Zian Flemming | Burnley | 1,808 | 53 | 7.86 | 6.22 | 0.15 | 0.39 | 11 |
| 32 | Callum Wilson | West Ham United | 1,262 | 38 | 7.73 | 7.73 | 0.20 | 0.55 | 7 |
| 33 | Jarrod Bowen | West Ham United | 3,405 | 79 | 7.45 | 6.63 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 9 |
| 34 | Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | 2,225 | 71 | 7.41 | 6.59 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 7 |
| 35 | Matheus Cunha | Manchester United | 2,503 | 90 | 7.39 | 7.39 | 0.08 | 0.27 | 10 |
| 36 | Harvey Barnes | Newcastle United | 1,961 | 58 | 7.20 | 7.20 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 7 |
| 37 | Brian Brobbey | Sunderland | 1,944 | 36 | 6.97 | 6.97 | 0.19 | 0.32 | 7 |
| 38 | Iliman Ndiaye | Everton | 2,786 | 43 | 6.82 | 5.18 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 6 |
| 39 | Morgan Rogers | Aston Villa | 3,285 | 84 | 6.80 | 6.80 | 0.08 | 0.19 | 10 |
| 40 | Nick Woltemade | Newcastle United | 1,939 | 32 | 6.75 | 5.93 | 0.21 | 0.31 | 8 |
| 41 | Florian Wirtz | Liverpool | 2,388 | 51 | 6.74 | 6.74 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 5 |
| 42 | Tomáš Souček | West Ham United | 2,215 | 26 | 6.48 | 6.48 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 5 |
| 43 | Igor Jesus | Nottingham Forest | 2,320 | 70 | 6.44 | 5.62 | 0.09 | 0.25 | 6 |
| 44 | Diego Gómez | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2,136 | 42 | 6.31 | 6.31 | 0.15 | 0.27 | 5 |
| 45 | Phil Foden | Manchester City | 2,107 | 55 | 6.01 | 6.01 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 7 |
| 46 | David Brooks | Bournemouth | 1,220 | 48 | 5.93 | 5.93 | 0.12 | 0.44 | 1 |
| 47 | Harry Wilson | Fulham | 2,691 | 78 | 5.91 | 5.91 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 10 |
| 48 | Nico O'Reilly | Manchester City | 2,648 | 41 | 5.82 | 5.82 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 5 |
| 49 | Bruno Guimarães | Newcastle United | 2,455 | 42 | 5.73 | 4.09 | 0.14 | 0.21 | 9 |
| 50 | Tolu Arokodare | Wolverhampton | 1,438 | 47 | 5.67 | 4.85 | 0.12 | 0.35 | 3 |
- goals 2+ above xG
- under 90 minutes
About these figures What each column counts, and which feed it was counted from. Show Hide
- Min
- Minutes played.
- Shots
- Shots he has taken in this competition this season.
- xG
- Expected goals: the quality of the chances he took, summed.
- npxG
- Expected goals with penalties taken out.
- xG/shot
- Expected goals per shot taken — the average chance he gets on the end of. Shown from 5 shots.
- xG/90
- Expected goals per 90 minutes played.
- G
- Goals scored, penalties included.
Appearances, minutes, goals, assists and shots on this page are summed over the Premier League matches we hold per-player figures for — the same matches the expected figures are summed over, so the two can be read against each other.
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