It’s early, yes, but there have been enough matches played that many of the Premier League’s usual statistical standouts have passed the small sample size point to lead the top-flight in traditional categories.
Yet, of course, in a season with Leicester City atop the table and Southampton not too far off the pace, there are some surprises, too.
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As the PL takes a two-week breather for international matches, let’s check out the current league leaders in a number of categories (via SofaScore, WhoScored, and premierleague.com).
Premier League individual leaders, 2020-21
Goals: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Heung-min Son (Spurs), Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) — 8
Shots: Harry Kane (Spurs) — 29
Shots on target: Kane and Salah — 15
Big chances created: Kane — 8
Assists: Kane — 8
Key passes: Kevin De Bruyne (Man City) and Salah — 21
Successful dribbles: Andre-Franck Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) — 28
Total passes: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Spurs) — 659
Accurate final third passes: Tom Cairney (Fulham) — 161
Passing % (min. 200 completed): Mohamed Elneny, (Arsenal) — 94.02%
Accurate long pass % (non-keepers): Conor Coady (Wolves) — 57
Accurate crosses: Aaron Cresswell (West Ham) — 20
Tackles: Allan (Everton) — 32
Clearances: Federico Fernandez (Newcastle) — 44
Blocked shots: Fernandez — 14
Interceptions: N’Golo Kante (Chelsea) — 24
Clean sheets: Emiliano Martinez (Villa), Rui Patricio (Wolves), Alex McCarthy (Saints) — 4
Saves: Karl Darlow (Newcastle) — 39
Premier League team leaders, 2020-21
Shots per game: Liverpool — 16.6
Goals per game: Aston Villa — 2.57
Goals from open play: Tottenham — 14
Possession: Man City — 59%
Passing: Man City — 87.6%
Most shots conceded per game: Newcastle — 16.5
Fewest shots conceded per game: Brighton — 7.1
Tackles per game: Leeds — 21
Interceptions per game: Wolves — 12.4
