Daniel Muñoz has the most expected goals plus assists by a defender in the Premier League this season, with 2.53 expected goals plus assists.
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defenders with top 5 expected goals involvements this season| NAME | XG+XA | SEASON | CLUB | RTG | M | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Muñoz | 2.53 | 2025-26 |  Crystal Palace | 6.22 | 10 | 10 | 900 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 |  | J. Timber | 2.28 | 2025-26 |  Arsenal | 7.30 | 10 | 9 | 793 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 |  | M. van de Ven | 2.11 | 2025-26 |  Tottenham | 7.03 | 10 | 10 | 890 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 |  | R. Calafiori | 1.94 | 2025-26 | Arsenal | 7.27 | 10 | 10 | 773 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 |  | G. Magalhães | 1.93 | 2025-26 | Arsenal | 7.26 | 10 | 10 | 900 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 |  | R. James | 1.81 | 2025-26 |  Chelsea | 7.07 | 10 | 7 | 694 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 |  | M. Cucurella | 1.76 | 2025-26 | Chelsea | 7.18 | 10 | 9 | 808 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 |  | M. Guéhi | 1.64 | 2025-26 | Crystal Palace | 7.05 | 10 | 10 | 900 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | | J. Andersen | 1.59 | 2025-26 |  Fulham | 6.99 | 9 | 9 | 762 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 74 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | | M. De Cuyper | 1.55 | 2025-26 |  Brighton | 7.00 | 8 | 5 | 409 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | L. Digne | 1.48 | 2025-26 |  Aston Villa | 6.99 | 10 | 9 | 732 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | | Q. Hartman | 1.45 | 2025-26 |  Burnley | 6.49 | 10 | 10 | 898 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | | D. Ballard | 1.44 | 2025-26 |  Sunderland | 7.16 | 8 | 5 | 490 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | | H. Bueno | 1.42 | 2025-26 |  Wolves | 6.86 | 10 | 7 | 706 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | | T. Chalobah | 1.36 | 2025-26 | Chelsea | 7.13 | 9 | 9 | 751 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | | N. Williams | 1.33 | 2025-26 |  Nottm Forest | 6.98 | 10 | 10 | 900 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | | N. Mukiele | 1.32 | 2025-26 | Sunderland | 6.95 | 8 | 8 | 720 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 |  | P. Porro | 1.29 | 2025-26 | Tottenham | 6.62 | 10 | 9 | 801 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | | M. Kayode | 1.25 | 2025-26 |  Brentford | 7.15 | 10 | 10 | 865 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | | G. Gudmundsson | 1.24 | 2025-26 |  Leeds | 6.74 | 10 | 10 | 833 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | | P. Dorgu | 1.23 | 2025-26 |  Man United | 6.51 | 9 | 5 | 544 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | | R. Sessegnon | 1.22 | 2025-26 | Fulham | 6.54 | 9 | 9 | 749 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | | C. Richards | 1.18 | 2025-26 | Crystal Palace | 6.81 | 10 | 10 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 |  | I. Konaté | 1.17 | 2025-26 |  Liverpool | 6.81 | 10 | 10 | 836 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 63 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | | S. van den Berg | 1.10 | 2025-26 | Brentford | 6.92 | 10 | 10 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for expected goals plus assists going back to the 2021-22 season.
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| CLUB | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
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7 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
8 | Man United | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
9 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
10 | Brighton | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
11 | Aston Villa | 4 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 15 |
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| Team | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
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| 1 | Arsenal | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 25 |
| 2 |  Man City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 |  Bournemouth | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | Tottenham | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
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