5 games into the 2026/27 season, Pascal Groß of Brighton & Hove Albion has created more chances than any other Premier League player, with 15. Morgan Gibbs-White is next on 14. The full board, sortable by position, club, per game and per 90, is on the Premier League chances created page.
The number worth stopping on is further down the same list. Of the fifteen players who have created the most chances, seven have not registered a single assist. Across the division the league has turned 1039 chances into 102 assists, a rate of 9.8 per cent. Creating is not the same as being credited for it, and this early in a season the gap between the two is at its widest.
Players with 270 minutes or more
| # | Player | Team | Created | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pascal Groß | Brighton | 15 | 3 |
| 2 | Morgan Gibbs-White | Forest | 14 | 2 |
| 3 | Granit Xhaka | Sunderland | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | Bruno Fernandes | Man Utd | 13 | 1 |
| 5 | Marcus Rashford | Man Utd | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | Maxim De Cuyper | Brighton | 12 | 2 |
| 7 | James McAtee | Forest | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard | Arsenal | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | Rayan Cherki | Man City | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | Everton | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | Alex Scott | B'mouth | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Cole Palmer | Chelsea | 11 | 2 |
Pascal Groß of Brighton & Hove Albion leads on 15 from 450 minutes, with 3 assists to show for it. Morgan Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest is one behind on 14, and Granit Xhaka third on 13. The full chances created board runs to every player in the division and filters by club and position.
From the top fifteen for chances created
| Player | Team | Created | Big chances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granit Xhaka | Sunderland | 13 | 5 |
| Marcus Rashford | Man Utd | 13 | 0 |
| James McAtee | Forest | 12 | 2 |
| Martin Ødegaard | Arsenal | 12 | 3 |
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | Everton | 11 | 2 |
| Alex Scott | B'mouth | 11 | 0 |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | Liverpool | 11 | 3 |
Granit Xhaka, Marcus Rashford, James McAtee, Martin Ødegaard, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Alex Scott and Dominik Szoboszlai have created 83 chances between them and been credited with nothing. Three of them have made multiple big chances: Granit Xhaka leads that group on 5.
Some of this is finishing and some of it is 5 games. An assist needs a team-mate to score, so a creator in a side that is missing chances carries the same number into a column that reads zero. It is the clearest argument on this page for reading the creation board rather than the assists one.
The ones a striker is expected to score
| # | Player | Team | Big | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan Gibbs-White | Forest | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Granit Xhaka | Sunderland | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Pascal Groß | Brighton | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Cole Palmer | Chelsea | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Enzo Le Fée | Sunderland | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Issahaku Fatawu | Ipswich | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Martin Ødegaard | Arsenal | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Rayan Cherki | Man City | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Maxim De Cuyper | Brighton | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Dominik Szoboszlai | Liverpool | 3 | 11 |
A big chance is one a striker is expected to put away, so it is the harder half of this statistic and the better guide to quality. Morgan Gibbs-White and Granit Xhaka lead on 5 each. Morgan Gibbs-White has 14 chances in total, so roughly a third of what he makes is a big one.
The full board is at Premier League big chances created.
Minutes-adjusted, 270 minutes or more
| # | Player | Team | Per 90 | Mins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayan Cherki | Man City | 3.53 | 306 |
| 2 | Marcus Rashford | Man Utd | 3.31 | 354 |
| 3 | Pascal Groß | Brighton | 3.00 | 450 |
| 4 | Martin Ødegaard | Arsenal | 2.83 | 382 |
| 5 | Morgan Gibbs-White | Forest | 2.80 | 450 |
| 6 | Jack Rudoni | Coventry | 2.69 | 301 |
| 7 | Cody Gakpo | Liverpool | 2.67 | 371 |
| 8 | Granit Xhaka | Sunderland | 2.60 | 450 |
| 9 | Bruno Fernandes | Man Utd | 2.60 | 450 |
| 10 | James McAtee | Forest | 2.58 | 419 |
Totals favour whoever has played every minute. Rayan Cherki has created 12 in only 306 minutes, which is 3.53 a game and the highest rate in the division. Marcus Rashford is second at 3.31 from 354 minutes.
The 270-minute floor keeps out a player who made two chances in a cameo. Below that the per-90 column stops meaning anything. The chances created board carries the per-90 toggle along with per-game and position filters.
Every player, all minutes
| # | Club | Created | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 81 | 16.2 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 65 | 13.0 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 63 | 12.6 |
| 4 | Fulham | 58 | 11.6 |
| 5 | Brentford | 57 | 11.4 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 57 | 11.4 |
| 7 | Manchester City | 57 | 11.4 |
| 8 | Everton | 56 | 11.2 |
Manchester United have created more chances than any side in the division, 81 at 16.2 a game, with two players in the top five of the player board. Leeds United have made the fewest at 34.
Team-level creation sits alongside the shooting numbers on the Premier League team stats page, and the expected-goals version is on the xG table.
Chances created counts the pass before the shot, whether or not the shot goes in. That makes it the earliest signal on this site for a creator finding form, and the slowest of the attacking numbers to lie, because it does not depend on anybody else finishing.
It also moves a lot at 5 games. Pascal Groß leads by one chance and a single afternoon reorders the top five, which is why the per-90 board above is the more honest read for anyone short of a full season.
Where it goes next: the accurate crosses and successful dribbles boards show how these players get into the positions to make the pass, and fouls drawn shows who gets stopped before they can. For the reward side, see who actually creates the most assists and the player xG board. Live per-fixture lines are on the Statz Bet Builder, and current runs are on Premier League player streaks.
The whole thing, every player in the division and sortable on any column, is on the Premier League chances created page.
Who has created the most chances in the Premier League? Pascal Groß of Brighton & Hove Albion with 15 after 5 games, from 450 minutes. Morgan Gibbs-White is second on 14 and Granit Xhaka third on 13.
What counts as a chance created? The pass directly before a team-mate's shot, whether or not it is scored. Assists and key passes together, so a creator is credited for the chance even when the shot misses.
Who has created the most big chances in the Premier League? Morgan Gibbs-White and Granit Xhaka lead on 5 each. A big chance is one a striker would be expected to score, so it is the better guide to the quality of what a player is making rather than the volume.
Why do the top chance creators have no assists? Because an assist needs a team-mate to score. Seven of the top fifteen for chances created have none, and across the division 1039 chances have produced 102 assists, a rate of 9.8 per cent.
Who creates the most chances per 90 minutes in the Premier League? Rayan Cherki of Manchester City, at 3.53 a game from 306 minutes. The per-90 board uses a 270-minute floor so a short cameo cannot top it.