Premier League stats: Sterling on fire, Pinnock smashes defensive metrics, Palhinha most tackles
With the Premier League campaign now 12 matches deep, we have some lovely statistics for you to indulge in.
Courtesy of FBRef, we have the Premier League leaders across 17 metrics.
Goals
Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 13
Mo Salah (Liverpool) – 10
Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) – 8
Son Heung-min (Tottenham) – 8
Callum Wilson (Newcastle) – 7
Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) – 6
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) – 6
Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) – 6
Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) – 6
Hwang Hee-chan (Wolves) – 6
Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) – 6
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Assists
Pedro Neto (Wolves) – 7
Kieran Trippier (Newcastle) – 6
James Maddison (Tottenham) – 5
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) – 5
Jeremy Doku (Manchester City) – 5
James Ward-Prowse (West Ham) – 5
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – 4
Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) – 4
Darwin Nunez (Liverpool) – 4
Mo Salah (Liverpool) – 4
Vladimir Coufal (West Ham) – 4
Shots (on target)
Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 39 (20)
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) – 34 (7)
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) – 33 (15)
Julian Alvarez (Manchester City) – 32 (12)
Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) – 32 (14)
Darwin Nunez (Liverpool) – 32 (13)
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) – 31 (14)
Mo Salah (Liverpool) – 31 (10)
xG (goals)
Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 12.7 (13)
Mo Salah (Liverpool) – 9.0 (10)
Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) – 7.8 (6)
Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) – 7.2 (6)
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) – 7 (6)
Callum Wilson (Newcastle) – 5.9 (7)
Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) – 5.4 (6)
Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) – 5.4 (6)
Darwin Nunez (Liverpool) – 4.9 (4)
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Progressive Carries
Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton) – 75
Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) – 73
Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham) – 70
Jeremy Doku (Manchester City) – 68
Pedro Neto (Wolves) – 51
Chiedozie Ogbene (Luton) – 50
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – 49
Key Passes
Kieran Trippier (Newcastle) – 33
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) – 32
James Maddison (Tottenham) – 31
Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) – 28
James Ward-Prowse (West Ham) – 28
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – 27
Julian Alvarez (Manchester City) – 26
Mo Salah (Liverpool) – 26
Alfie Doughty (Luton) – 25
Pedro Neto (Wolves) – 25
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Passes into attacking penalty area
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) – 35
James Maddison (Tottenham) – 32
Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) – 25
Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) – 25
Kieran Trippier (Newcastle) – 22
John McGinn (Aston Villa) – 22
Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) – 22
Mo Salah (Liverpool) – 21
Cole Palmer (Chelsea) – 21
Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham) – 21
Phil Foden (Manchester City) – 21
Tackles (won)
Joao Palhinha (Fulham) – 52 (25)
Pedro Porro (Tottenham) – 39 (27)
Marvelous Nakamba (Luton) – 38 (22)
Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United) – 38 (17)
Yves Bissouma (Tottenham) – 36 (22)
Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) – 34 (19)
Cheick Doucoure (Crystal Palace) – 33 (17)
Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton) – 32 (20)
Interceptions
Antonee Robinson (Fulham) – 23
Mario Lemina (Wolves) – 20
Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) – 20
Cheick Doucoure (Crystal Palace) – 19
Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) – 19
Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) – 19
Yves Bissouma (Tottenham) – 18
James Tarkowski (Everton) – 18
Nathan Collins (Brentford) – 18
Clearances
Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) – 79
Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) – 75
Kurt Zouma (West Ham) – 65
Nathan Collins (Brentford) – 59
Max Kilman (Wolves) – 56
Craig Dawson (Wolves) – 55
Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace) – 55
Tom Lockyer (Luton) – 54
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) – 54
Willy Boly (Nottingham Forest) – 53
Touches
Lewis Dunk (Brighton) – 1233
Kieran Trippier (Newcastle) – 1132
William Saliba (Arsenal) – 1081
Rodri (Manchester City) – 1078
Thiago Silva (Chelsea) – 1046
Axel Disasi (Chelsea) – 1002
Kyle Walker (Manchester City) – 982
Pascal Gross (Brighton) – 963
Fabian Schar (Newcastle) – 945
Cristian Romero (Tottenham) – 920
Touches in attacking penalty area
Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) – 100
Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham) – 92
Mo Salah (Liverpool) – 86
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) – 81
Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton) – 79
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – 72
Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) – 70
Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) – 68
Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 66
Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) – 65
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) – 65
Successful dribbles (attempted)
Matheus Cunha (Wolves) – 31 (63)
Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) – 31 (51)
Jeremy Doku (Manchester City) – 30 (55)
Luca Koleosho (Burnley) 29 (68)
Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) – 28 (78)
Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton) – 26 (62)
Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) – 26 (58)
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) – 25 (53)
John McGinn (Aston Villa) – 23 (40)
Pedro Neto (Wolves) – 23 (46)
Aerial duels won (lost)
Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) – 57 (23)
Carlton Morris (Luton) – 51 (75)
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) – 51 (11)
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) – 40 (47)
James Tarkowski (Everton) – 38 (17)
Willy Boly (Nottingham Forest) – 33 (14)
Nathan Collins (Brentford) – 33 (18)
Max Kilman (Wolves) – 30 (10)
Oli McBurnie (Sheffield United) – 30 (34)
Ball recoveries
Christian Norgaard (Brentford) – 92
Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) – 88
Marvelous Nakamba (Luton) – 87
Lucas Paqueta (West Ham) – 87
Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) – 85
Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) – 83
Mario Lemina (Wolves) – 82
Thiago Silva (Chelsea) – 76
Kyle Walker (Manchester City) – 75
Clean sheets
Nick Pope (Newcastle) – 5
Sam Johnstone (Crystal Palace) – 5
Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham) – 4
Ederson (Manchester City) – 4
David Raya (Arsenal) – 4
Andre Onana (Manchester United) – 4
Alisson (Liverpool) – 4
Mark Flekken (Brentford) – 3
Bernd Leno (Fulham) – 3
Robert Sanchez (Chelsea) – 3
Saves
Wes Foderingham (Sheffield United) – 57
Bernd Leno (Fulham) – 47
Andre Onana (Manchester United) – 45
Thomas Kaminski (Luton) – 43
Neto (Bournemouth) – 43
Alphonse Areola (West Ham) – 43
James Trafford (Burnley) – 42
Jose Sa (Wolves) – 41
Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham) – 38
Alisson (Liverpool) – 38