Premier League Matchweek 10 attacking stats: Most goals, shots, xG and more – plus top FPL performers

As the Premier League, now a quarter of the way into the season, hits pause for the international break, we run through the top attacking performers in Matchweek 10.

Premier League most goals: Delap devastates City as Barry keeps balling out

Nottingham Forest’s Liam Delap and Everton’s Thierno Barry were the two Premier League players who got to celebrate two goals in Matchweek 10, scoring braces in their sides’ respective 3-1 home wins over Manchester City and Coventry.

Delap, Forest’s club-record signing this summer, found the net with a pair of emphatic strikes, finally getting off the mark at the City Ground as the Tricky Trees did likewise for the season to ease the pressure on head coach Oliver Glasner.

That was after Barry struck twice in the space of five second-half minutes to spark an Everton comeback and make it four goals in three games in all competitions – before setting up Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s third goal.

Premier League most shots: Barry always banging on the door

Barry might have ended up with a hat-trick on Friday night – it wasn’t to be, but he did attempt the joint most shots in the Premier League this weekend with six.

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes scored with one of his six efforts in the bonkers 4-4 draw with Aston Villa at Old Trafford, proving Mr Reliable from the penalty spot again, while Yeremy Pino had six attempts to no avail in Crystal Palace’s 3-0 home defeat to Liverpool.

Premier League most shots on target: Delap and Barry find their range

A total of 18 players registered two shots on target in Matchweek 10, and it goes without saying Delap and Barry were among them.

Six players scored with one out of two such efforts: Alysson (Villa), Yann Gboho (Coventry), Jair Cunha (Forest), Alexander Isak, Alexis Mac Allister and Florian Wirtz (all Liverpool).

Premier League highest xG: Jackson just knows where to be

Nicolas Jackson extended his purple patch against Man United, making it four goals in three Premier League outings to put the visitors 2-0 up inside four minutes – with a shot worth 0.88 expected goals of his Matchweek-high 1.30 overall xG tally.

Palace’s Eddie Nketiah was the only other player to pass 1.00 xG, tucking away a consolation penalty in stoppage time.

Five other players who accumulated more than 0.75 xG in Matchweek 10 also did so thanks to taking a penalty: Fernandes, Pascal Gross in Brighton’s 2-0 win over Brentford, Jack Clarke in Ipswich’s 2-1 loss to Bournemouth, John McGinn for Villa, and Enzo Le Fee – who notched the only goal of the game from the spot as Sunderland beat Chelsea.

Premier League highest NPxG: Jackson and Barry joined by in-form Evanilson

In terms of non-penalty xG, Jackson still led the way, followed by Barry and Bournemouth’s form man Evanilson – who dispossessed goalkeeper Christian Walton to score for the fifth league match running, setting a new top-flight record for the Cherries.

Premier League most big chances scored: No beating Barry

Just one player put away multiple big chances in Matchweek 10: that man Barry (and to think he missed a further three, also the most this weekend!).

Two players spurned two big chances out of two: Sunderland’s Brian Brobbey – not that it cost his team – and Newcastle’s Harvey Barnes in their 1-1 draw with Fulham.

Top FPL attacking performers in Matchweek 10: Alysson amasses huge haul as Wirtz proves his worth

A total of 12 players classed as midfielders or forwards in Fantasy Premier League racked up 10 or more points in the latest round of fixtures.

Having scored the opening goal and won a penalty, Alysson collected a joint-high 16 points alongside Barry.

The pair were followed by Delap and Florian Wirtz – who scored one and assisted another – on 13 points.