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Despite starting at right-back for the third match in a row, Dominik Szoboszlai (£6.5m) still managed to rack up more shots (six) last weekend than any other Premier League player.

Mohamed Salah’s (£14.5m) late penalty against Burnley in Gameweek 4 was a landmark goal for several reasons; not only did it take him to outright fourth on the all-time Premier League scoring leaderboard, with 188 goals, but it was also the Egyptian star’s first league match-winner for Liverpool in the 90th-minute or later.

Everton’s Jack Grealish (£6.8m) created a joint-high five chances last weekend, as well as registering more touches in the opposition’s penalty area (19) than any other Premier League player.

Yankuba Minteh (£5.9m) finally delivered on his promising underlying stats last weekend, registering a first assist of the season with a well-placed cross for Brighton against Bournemouth.

The pacey midfielder was central to much of the Seagulls’ threat, having three shots of his own from inside the box.

Tottenham have kept an impressive four clean sheets in their last five matches in all competitions, including a midweek Champions League win over Villarreal. A lot of that is thanks to Guglielmo Vicario (£5.1m), who has made at least four saves in every league match so far.

Xavi Simons (£7.0m) registered a first assist for his new club in the league last weekend, with one of his seven crosses.

Jaidon Anthony (£5.5m) is, impressively, the Premier League’s third-highest performer for non-penalty expected goal involvement (NPxGI) so far. The Burnley winger blanked in Gameweek 4 but has two goals and an assist to his name.

Elliot Anderson (£5.5m) put in another strong display for Forest last weekend despite the Tricky Trees losing to Arsenal, registering a season-high 15 defensive contributions.

The only Forest player to register more touches in the final-third against Arsenal than Anderson was Dan Ndoye (£6.1m), who managed 23 in that match. None of the tricky Swiss winger’s teammates have had more touches in the penalty box this season than his 13, either, with Ndoye currently his team’s joint leader for attacking returns (two).

Jarrod Bowen (£7.7m) has attempted 10 shots in West Ham’s first four matches, at least four more than any other teammate.

James Ward-Prowse (£5.9m) has been West Ham’s key creator this season, having racked up 10 key passes in 317 minutes of football.

Jean-Philippe Mateta (£7.6m) has accrued the second-most shots on target (six) across the league this season.

Rodrigo Gomes’ (£4.5m) six shots are the most of any Wolves player in 2025-26 so far.

Anton Stach (£5.0m) has fired off 10 shots and created 11 chances this season, the most of any Leeds asset. That makes Stach the only Premier League player to reach double figures for both metrics so far.

Joe Rodon (£4.0m) is Leeds’ leading player for FPL points (20) and defensive contributions (39) over the first four Gameweeks.

Reinstated to Manchester United’s line-up in Gameweek 4 following his benching in the previous league match, Patrick Dorgu (£4.5m) created more chances (three) against Manchester City than any of his Red Devils team-mates.

Against Brentford in Gameweek 4, Cole Palmer (£10.4m) netted his first Premier League goal from open play since January. Chelsea’s talismanic attacker, who came off the bench just minutes earlier as he continues to recover from a groin injury, managed five shots in 41 minutes against the Bees, three of them from inside the box.

Joao Pedro (£7.8m) has the Premier League’s joint-highest tally of attacking returns after the first four rounds of matches, with five (two goals, three assists).

Sasa Lukic (£5.0m) has created seven chances across Fulham’s first four matches, at least three more than any other teammate.

Brentford right-back Michael Kayode (£4.5m) has a growing reputation for long throw-ins, having peppered yet another opponent – Chelsea – with them last weekend in a match that eventually was tied following a similar effort by a teammate; suggesting the tactic will remain a key aspect of the Bees’ game plan in the future.

Speaking of Brentford’s late equaliser versus the Blues last weekend, it was Kevin Schade (£7.0m) who flung in that particular long throw leading to Fabio Carvalho’s (£4.9m) goal. Benefitting from a formation tweak that saw him deployed in a front two, the German forward had already scored a goal of his own in Saturday’s London derby with one of his four shots in the box, his highest single-match tally of the campaign.

Apparent penalty-taking duties add another string to Antoine Semenyo’s (£7.5m) bow. With Justin Kluivert (£7.0m) – last season’s go-to guy from 12 yards – yet to start a match for Bournemouth in 2025-26, Semenyo stepped up to convert from the spot after crafty teammate Evanilson (£7.0m) was felled in the box; it marked the in-form Ghanaian attacker’s second goal involvement that afternoon against Brighton and his fifth attacking return (three goals, two assists) in four matches.

Nick Woltemade (£7.0m) scored on his Newcastle debut to help his new side beat Wolves last weekend, and could get a run of undisturbed starts up top with fellow newcomer Yoane Wissa (£7.5m) ruled out through injury.

Newcastle have been one of the Premier League’s most defensively solid sides so far this season, with only Liverpool managing to score against Nick Pope (£5.0m) and co thus far. The 33-year-old shot-stopper has kept three clean sheets, two of them away from home, with the Magpies also currently boasting the league’s lowest expected goals conceded (xGC), at just 2.09.

Sunderland have conceded only three goals so far this season, level with the likes of Chelsea and Newcastle and one fewer than both Liverpool and Manchester City. New No 1 goalkeeper Robin Roefs (£4.5m) has had a big part to play in that, making a total of 13 saves to help the Black Cats earn two clean sheets from four attempts.

Aston Villa finally scored their first goal of the 2025/26 season, courtesy of deadline day signing Harvey Elliott’s (£5.4m) effort, in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup outing at Brentford.

Villa have at least looked a little better in defence than attack, keeping two clean sheets from their four league matches so far. England international Ezri Konsa (£4.5m) had a near-flawless midweek game against the Bees, with 100% passing accuracy, dribbles, long balls and ground duels, and remains an integral part of that solidity.

Only Erling Haaland (£14.2m) was afforded more big chances last weekend than Viktor Gyokeres (£9.0m), who netted his third goal in Arsenal colours to help down Nottingham Forest. The Swedish striker managed eight touches in the penalty box during that match.

Erling Haaland has four goals and two assists in six Premier League appearances against Arsenal, although City have not beaten the Gunners since the 2022/23 campaign.

Starting his first match of the season, Phil Foden (£8.0m) headed in City’s opener last weekend and was also a workhorse off the ball, registering a match-high 13 defensive contributions.