Who Creates the Most Big Chances in the Premier League 2026/27?
All 20 clubs, the most creative players, interactive team comparison, quiz, fan polls, coaching drills and a free printable guide.
Data status: Team figures: five matches per team (attributed to Football365, October 2026 snapshot). Player figures: dated 12 October 2026 (attributed to Statz). These tables have different cut-off dates and must not be directly compared.
Which teams create the clearest scoring opportunities, and which players deliver the decisive pass? The number of big chances created shows how often a team or player generates high-quality scoring opportunities. It is not the same as goals, assists or expected assists (xA).
Premier League: All 20 teams ranked by big chances created
Source attributed in the original FINTER article: Football365, 2026/27, five matches per team. This is a historical snapshot, not live data; independently verify before publication.
| Rank | Club | Big chances | Per match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 17 | 3.4 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 16 | 3.2 |
| 3 | Brighton | 14 | 2.8 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 12 | 2.4 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 2.4 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 2.2 |
| 7 | Tottenham | 11 | 2.2 |
| 8 | Everton | 10 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 9 | 1.8 |
| 10 | Ipswich | 9 | 1.8 |
| 11 | Manchester United | 9 | 1.8 |
| 12 | Brentford | 8 | 1.6 |
| 13 | Fulham | 8 | 1.6 |
| 14 | Newcastle | 8 | 1.6 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 7 | 1.4 |
| 16 | Hull City | 6 | 1.2 |
| 17 | Leeds | 6 | 1.2 |
| 18 | Liverpool | 5 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1.0 |
| 20 | Coventry | 4 | 0.8 |
View the current club rankings at Football365.
The most creative players
Source attributed in the original: Statz, dated 12 October 2026. Selected players only; check the linked source for the current rankings.
| Rank | Player | Club | Big chances created |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan Gibbs-White | Nottingham Forest | 7 |
| 2 | Pascal Groß | Brighton | 6 |
| 3 | Granit Xhaka | Sunderland | 5 |
| 4 | Cole Palmer | Chelsea | 5 |
| 5 | Alex Iwobi | Fulham | 4 |
| 6 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | Everton | 4 |
| 7 | Enzo Le Fée | Sunderland | 4 |
| 8 | Issahaku Fatawu | Ipswich | 4 |
| 9 | Andrew Robertson | Tottenham | 3 |
| 10 | Martin Ødegaard | Arsenal | 3 |
| 11 | Olivier Boscagli | Brighton | 3 |
Interactive: Compare two Premier League teams
Select two teams. Both use the same five-match snapshot as the team table.
What do the statistics mean?
Big chance: An opportunity where a player would reasonably be expected to have a good chance of scoring. Big chances created: Passes or actions that create such opportunities. Assist: The final pass leading to a goal, according to the data provider’s definition. xA: Expected assists, estimating the quality of shots resulting from passes. Big-chance difference: Big chances created minus big chances conceded.
A valid big-chance conversion rate requires both big chances and goals scored from those particular chances. Total goals divided by big chances is not a reliable conversion metric.
Interactive Big Chance Quiz
8 coaching drills: Learn to create more big chances
- 3v2 in the final third: Find the unmarked player before shooting.
- The cutback zone: Pull the ball back from the byline to an unmarked finisher.
- Scanning before receiving: Check over your shoulder twice before receiving.
- Third-man runs: A passes to B, who lays the ball off for C running in behind.
- Timing the through ball: Release the pass as the run begins.
- Wide overloads: Create a 2v1 and play the decisive pass.
- 4v3 transition: Finish the attack within eight seconds.
- Small-sided games with chance bonuses: Award bonus points for an unmarked shot inside the box.
Four weeks: Week 1: scanning and awareness; week 2: through balls and third-man runs; week 3: cutbacks and overloads; week 4: match-realistic transitions and evaluation. Adapt pitch size, duration and intensity to age and ability.
Training video inspiration
YouTube: cutback drills and chance creation · YouTube: third-man runs · YouTube: scanning and game awareness. These links open YouTube searches, not individually verified videos.
Free FINTER printable guide
Team rankings, player leaderboard, eight drills, four-week plan, quiz and coaching observation sheet.
Free English PDF print pack for players, coaches and fans.
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Sources and methodolandy
Team data: Football365, five matches. Player data: Statz, dated 12 October 2026. Figures from different providers and dates may not be directly comparable. Complete, consistent, independently verified data for other leagues, big-chance difference and conversion are not included; no missing values have been invented.
Last edited: 13 October 2026.