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10 Best Strikers in the Premier League Right Now, Ranked (2026/27)

9Nov

By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments

Rankings

10 Best Strikers in the Premier League Right Now, Ranked (2026/27)

The Premier League has no shortage of elite attacking talent, but identifying its best centre-forwards requires looking beyond the Golden Boot standings. Some strikers are devastating finishers who need only one opportunity to change a game. Others bring an entirely different dimension, using their physicality, movement and link-up play to make everyone around them better. Then there are the forwards who combine both qualities, making them particularly difficult to defend. Erling Haaland continues to set the standard, but Liverpool, Chelsea and several clubs outside the traditional elite have their own compelling attacking weapons. Here are the 10 best strikers in the Premier League right now, ranked by their overall quality, individual impact and current performances. 10. Eli Ju...

10 Best Playmakers in the Premier League This Season, Ranked (2026/27)

8Nov

By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments

Rankings

10 Best Playmakers in the Premier League This Season, Ranked (2026/27)

There is more to being an elite playmaker than racking up assists. Sometimes the best pass of a match goes unrewarded because a teammate misses a glorious opportunity. Other times, a seemingly simple ball unlocks an entire defensive structure and creates a chance that should be converted. That distinction is particularly interesting when looking at the Premier League's leading creative players in 2026/27. Some of the division's most productive creators have not received the statistical recognition their performances deserve, while others have combined consistent chance creation with the finishing quality of their teammates. From established stars to some increasingly important creative forces, these are the 10 best playmakers in the Premier League this season, ranked. 10. Declan ...

Ranking Every Premier League Big Six Club by How Convincing They Have Been This Season

8Nov

By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments

Analysis

Ranking Every Premier League Big Six Club by How Convincing They Have Been This Season

The Premier League table tells one story. The performances behind it tell another. Ten matches into the 2026/27 campaign, the traditional Big Six have offered wildly different reasons for optimism, concern and outright frustration. Some have established themselves as genuine contenders through tactical discipline and defensive excellence, while others are struggling to translate ambitious tactical ideas into consistent results. Manchester United are enduring a nightmare, Tottenham are struggling to find goals, and Chelsea's attacking ambition continues to come with considerable defensive compromises. Further up the table, Liverpool are showing signs of improvement, Manchester City remain frightening going forward, and Arsenal have established themselves as the most complete side in t...

10 Best Players of the 2026/27 Champions League Season So Far, Ranked

8Nov

By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments

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10 Best Players of the 2026/27 Champions League Season So Far, Ranked

The Champions League has a habit of producing unexpected protagonists. While the usual superstars are always expected to dominate Europe's biggest stage, the early stages of the 2026/27 competition have offered a fascinating collection of individual performances from established world-class operators and emerging talents. There are familiar names making their presence felt, including Erling Haaland, Lamine Yamal and Joshua Kimmich. However, there are also some rather unexpected additions to the conversation. Como have emerged as one of the competition's most intriguing stories, with Nico Paz and Anastasios Douvikas putting together extraordinary individual campaigns. Elsewhere, Declan Rice is demonstrating why he has become such an important figure for Arsenal, while Paris Saint-Germ...

10 Premier League Players Who Had Better Peaks Than You Remember

8Nov

By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments

All-Time Lists

10 Premier League Players Who Had Better Peaks Than You Remember

There is a funny thing about football nostalgia: sometimes, the further removed we become from a player's best years, the more difficult it becomes to remember just how good they actually were. A disappointing transfer, an unfortunate injury, a lack of silverware or simply playing alongside a bigger superstar can completely reshape how we remember a footballer's career. Suddenly, a player who once terrorized Premier League defenses becomes little more than a name on an old team sheet. That is particularly true of several players from the Premier League's 2000s and 2010s. Think about Luis Nani, whose best Manchester United performances were considerably more productive than his reputation suggests. Or Leighton Baines, who was arguably the most influential creative force at Everton ...

Ranking The Top 9 One-Club Men of The Premier League Era

8Nov

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All-Time Lists

Ranking The Top 9 One-Club Men of The Premier League Era

There was a time when becoming a club legend meant something slightly different. It wasn't just about winning trophies, scoring memorable goals or producing a handful of spectacular seasons. It was about staying. Through managerial changes, disappointing campaigns, title races, relegation battles and the arrival of increasingly expensive teammates, some footballers simply refused to imagine themselves wearing another shirt. Modern football doesn't make that sort of loyalty particularly easy. The transfer market is bigger than ever, financial incentives are enormous and even established superstars can find themselves looking for a new challenge after a couple of difficult seasons. Yet the Premier League has produced a remarkable collection of footballers who made an entire career out of re...

Ranking the top 10 ‘Streets Won’t Forget’ Premier League Midfielders of the 2000s and 2010s

7Nov

By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments

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Ranking the top 10 ‘Streets Won’t Forget’ Premier League Midfielders of the 2000s and 2010s

There is something special about a footballer who makes you stop what you're doing and watch. Not necessarily because he plays for a title contender, collects individual awards or produces impressive numbers every weekend, but because you never quite know what he's going to do next. The Premier League has had plenty of those players. The 2000s and 2010s were particularly rich in midfielders who played with personality, produced moments of outrageous technical quality and occasionally made the extraordinary look routine. Some were genuine superstars. Others were cult heroes who became legends at clubs that rarely challenged for the biggest prizes. A few had careers that were as unconventional as their playing styles. But they all had something in common: they gave football fans mom...

Ranking the top 10 one-season wonders in Premier League history

7Nov

By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments

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Ranking the top 10 one-season wonders in Premier League history

The Premier League has seen its fair share of extraordinary footballers, but not every remarkable season is the beginning of something special. Sometimes, a player catches lightning in a bottle, enjoys a spectacular run of form and briefly looks like one of the best footballers in the country. Then, just as quickly, the magic disappears. There have been prolific strikers who couldn't stop scoring, young prospects who looked destined for superstardom and unexpected signings who made their clubs look like geniuses. Some were undone by injuries, others by transfers, and a few simply couldn't sustain the form that made them household names. From Michu's unforgettable Swansea campaign to Kevin Phillips' remarkable Golden Shoe-winning season, these are the 10 biggest one-season wonders in ...

Eberechi Eze is clearly missing for Arsenal what he had at Crystal Palace

24Oct

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Eberechi Eze is clearly missing for Arsenal what he had at Crystal Palace

Ebreechi Eze had 14, 15, and 16 goal contributions in his three Premier League seasons for Crystal Palace. In his first season at Arsenal despite being on a better team, the England international had only 9. And this season in 6 appearances, Eze had 0. Although he had some bright touches and lively moments, Eze could not add to his tally against a stingy Everton defense, even as the Gunners won, courtesy of goals from their defenders in Ezri Konsa and Gabriel Magalhaes. But everyone knows that Arsenal want to see more from their attackers. That left wing spot is wide open for the taking, but Eze, despite being a monstrous transfer last year, has yet to grasp a key role in the team. He certainly isn't going to be the 10 over leading man Martin Odegaard, and Eze showed against Evert...

Declan Rice is a better playmaker than actual playmakers

24Oct

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Declan Rice is a better playmaker than actual playmakers

Arsenal shut down shop against Everton, proving that their defense is miles ahead of the Toffees defense and that the opposition attack would not be able to touch them at all. And once again, one of the standouts on the pitch for the Gunners was world class defensive midfielder Declan Rice, who was a Ballon d'Or candidate last season as Arsenal waltzed through their first Premier League title in decades. Rice was in full command of the game, and you never got the sense, aside from one nervy Ben White moment, that Everton ever had a way into this game, and no matter which midfielders are on the pitch, the game revolves around the England international. He had four key passes with three accurate crosses and a pass completion percentage of around 95, bossing the game with Martin Odeg...