The 10 Premier League players with most goals & assists in 2022

The usual names, playing for the biggest clubs, dominate our list but there’s a handful of surprise names playing for upwardly mobile sides scattered amongst them too. It makes for intriguing reading.

We’ve taken a closer look at the Premier League players with the highest goal-plus-assist total during the current calendar year.

Arsenal’s golden boy has been central to everything good about Mikel Arteta’s side this season and his nine goal contributions since January have put the Gunners in pole position to qualify for the Champions League.

The youngster earned the praise of Garth Crooks following his successful penalties against Chelsea and Manchester United last month.

“Missing penalties is an awful experience for any professional footballer and only those with the meanest intelligence could have anything other than complete and total sympathy for the taker,” Crooks wrote in his BBC Sport column.

“Saka not only has immense talent but courage to go with it. Returning to take penalties for your club, having missed them so publicly for your country, takes guts.

“His penalty against Chelsea in midweek followed by the one that sent David de Gea the wrong way against Manchester United were quite brilliant under the circumstances.”

Mohamed Salah often takes the headlines with his goalscoring exploits, and Luis Diaz has enjoyed a sensational impact since his January move, but 2022 has been Mane’s year so far.

The Senegal captain led his team to Africa Cup of Nations glory earlier this year, and ensured his country’s participation in Qatar to boot, but his performances as Liverpool’s central striker have also been excellent.

Mane has netted seven times since the turn of the year, including crucial goals against Chelsea,