With a combined 121 goals and assists at the FIFA World Cup, players from the 2025/26 Premier League teams have produced almost double the direct goal contributions of any other league, with Spain’s LaLiga next on 62, 10 ahead of Germany’s Bundesliga.
Here, we take a look at the Premier League stars who are leading the way, including World Cup players who were featuring for Premier League clubs at the end of the 2025/26 season and those registered to play for Premier League clubs in 2026/27.
Stats correct as of 12:45 BST on 10 July. Scroll across on mobile to see each table
Who are the top goalscorers?
Erling Haaland is in contention to win the World Cup Golden Boot after scoring seven times in only four matches so far.
Manchester City’s prolific striker is locked in competition with three other world-class forwards. Argentina’s Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) and France’s Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid) both lead the way with eight goals, Haaland is behind the pair on seven goals, while England captain Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), the Premier League’s second-highest goalscorer of all time, is just behind on six.
Top PL goalscorers*
Player
Goals
Nation
Club
Erling Haaland
7
NOR
MCI
Ismaila Sarr
4
SEN
CRY
Brian Brobbey
3
NED
SUN
Matheus Cunha
3
BRA
MUN
Yoane Wissa
3
COD
NEW
Kai Havertz
3
GER
ARS
Cody Gakpo
3
NED
LIV
Yasin Ayari
2
SWE
BHA
Anthony Elanga
2
SWE
NEW
Leandro Trossard
2
BEL
ARS
Daichi Kamada
2
JPN
CRY
Daniel Munoz
2
COL
CRY
Amad
2
CIV
MUN
Habib Diarra
2
SEN
SUN
Youri Tielemans
2
BEL
AVL
*Scroll across to see the full table on mobile. Players set to feature in 2026/27 PL. Min. two goals.Who are the top assisters?
Only ex-Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) has provided more assists in the competition than Bruno Guimaraes.
Top PL assisters*
Player
Assists
Nation
Club
Bruno Guimaraes
4
BRA
NEW
Martin Odegaard
3
NOR
ARS
Florian Wirtz
3
GER
LIV
Alexander Isak
3
SWE
LIV
Bukayo Saka
3
ENG
ARS
Leandro Trossard
2
BEL
ARS
Iliman Ndiaye
2
SEN
EVE
Chris Wood
2
NZL
NFO
Ryan Gravenberch
2
NED
LIV
Viktor Gyokeres
2
SWE
ARS
*Scroll across to see the full table on mobile. Players set to feature in 2026/27 PL. Min. two assists.
Which clubs are leading the way?
Arsenal are the Premier League team with the most goal involvements, with 20, from eight goals and 12 assists. They lie eight behind the leading club, Real Madrid.
Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Arsenal have each had eight goals scored by their players, a total only Real and Paris Saint-Germain can surpass.
Top 11 clubs for goals and assists**
Team
Goals & assists
Goals
Assists
Real Madrid (ESP)
28
17
11
PSG (FRA)
20
13
7
Arsenal (ENG)
20
8
12
Bayern Munich (GER)
20
8
12
Liverpool (ENG)
19
6
13
Newcastle (ENG)
11
5
6
Crystal Palace (ENG)
10
8
2
Inter Miami (USA)
10
8
2
Man City (ENG)
9
7
2
Man Utd (ENG)
9
7
2
Sunderland (ENG)
9
8
1
**Scroll across to see the full table on mobile. Players who featured in 2025/26 PL
Other PL clubs for goals and assists**
Team
Goals & assists
Goals
Assists
Nott’m Forest
5
1
4
Chelsea
4
1
3
Fulham
4
4
0
West Ham
4
2
2
Aston Villa
3
3
0
Brighton
3
3
0
Everton
3
1
2
Spurs
3
2
1
Burnley
2
0
2
Wolves
2
1
1
Bournemouth
1
0
1
**Scroll across to see the full table on mobile. Club stats are based on 2025/26 player registrations
Total minutes for Premier League clubs’ players**
Team
Minutes
Man City
4,416
Arsenal
3,861
Liverpool
3,365
Aston Villa
2,609
Crystal Palace
2,493
Man Utd
2,396
Fulham
2,064
Sunderland
2,011
Brighton
1,987
Spurs
1,823
Chelsea
1,794
Nott’m Forest
1,543
Newcastle
1,338
Everton
1,113
Bournemouth
1,027
Wolves
979
West Ham
914
Burnley
721
Leeds
620
Brentford
503
**Club stats are based on 2025/26 player registrations