Premier League Gameweek 9 Creative Stats: Assists, Most Chances Created, Big Chances Created, Through Balls & More

Arsenal went top of the Premier League table over the weekend as the Gunners ended their Anfield hoodoo with a fine 1-0 win on Merseyside. Mikel Arteta’s men now sit three points clear of Manchester City, who crashed to a 1-0 home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion.

Elsewhere, Chelsea claimed a 2-0 win over Manchester United, while Tottenham Hotspur made it three victories on the spin as they downed Crystal Palace by the same scoreline.

And after another exciting round of Premier League matches, we run through the creative stat leaders from gameweek nine of the 2026/27 season.

Premier League Assists: Rice one of 12 players to turn provider

Only 12 players registered an assist in gameweek nine of the 2026/27 Premier League season.

One of those was Declan Rice, who proved decisive in Arsenal’s hard-fought 1-0 win at rivals Liverpool on Sunday evening.

The England international drove down the right before putting in a perfect pass for Kai Havertz as Rice moved onto five assists for the season.

Tottenham Hotspur star Mohammed Kudus and Chelsea’s Romeo Lavia were among those to provide for a teammate over the weekend.

Premier League Chances Created: Enciso unfortunate not to register assist

Julio Enciso scored a superb second-half equaliser in Ipswich Town’s 2-2 draw at Hull City on Saturday afternoon.

The Paraguay international was unfortunate not to add an assist in the stalemate at the MKM Stadium having created more chances (7) than any other player in gameweek nine.

Five players, meanwhile, created four chances over the weekend, with Tottenham Hotspur pair Mateus Fernandes and Mathys Tel among those.

15 further performers, including Chelsea teenager Estevao and Spurs man Omar Marmoush, managed to create three chances.

Premier League Big Chances Created: Anderson continues solid start to Man City career

Manchester City may have fallen to a 1-0 home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion, dropping into second in the process, but they did all they could to claim a result against the Seagulls.

Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen was in inspiring form at the Etihad Stadium to keep the City offensive at bay.

Among those was Elliot Anderson, who did everything in his power to pry Brighton apart as he created two big chances.

Anderson was one of five players, including Ipswich Town pair Julio Enciso and Abdoul Ouattara, Manchester United forward Bryan Mbuemo and Everton’s Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, to create multiple clear-cut goalscoring opportunities.

Premier League Through Balls Attempted: In-form Spurs man Fernandes among those to catch the eye

A total of 21 players attempted at least one through ball in gameweek nine of the 2026/27 Premier League season.

And Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mateus Fernandes was among those to try and break the Crystal Palace backline down.

Elsewhere, Liverpool duo Alexander Isak and Alexis Mac Allister both attempted one each in their 1-0 defeat to Arsenal, while Enzo Fernandez did all he could to hurt Brighton & Hove Albion over the weekend.

Premier League Passes: Van Hecke shines as Tottenham ease past Palace

Tottenham Hotspur put in an efficient performance on Saturday evening as they claimed a 2-0 win over London rivals Crystal Palace.

Jean-Philippe Mateta’s early red card aided Spurs, but they made their numerical advantage count courtesy of goals from Archie Gray and Jan Paul van Hecke either side of half time.

Van Hecke shone on the ball once again

Van Hecke was a distribution machine once more as Roberto De Zerbi’s men dominated on home turf, the Dutchman on hand to make 151 passes.

Teammate and compatriot Micky van de Ven ranked second for this metric, with 123, while Ipswich Town midfielder Ezequiel Palaces (111) rounds off the top three.