Florian Wirtz and Dominik Szoboszlai are among the Premier League’s best chance creators this season.
Creativity has been one of the biggest themes in the English top-flight this season, and the latest Opta figures offer an intriguing snapshot of which players are driving attacks more than anyone else.
At the top of the list sits Bruno Fernandes on 101 chances created, comfortably clear of the chasing pack, while Anton Stach, Declan Rice and Dominik Szoboszlai are next with 58 each.
Bukayo Saka has produced 52, Enzo Fernandez 51, and Florian Wirtz has already registered 50.
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With Wirtz now much improved at Liverpool and Szoboszlai also sitting among the division’s leading creators, Arne Slot’s side can point to having two of the Premier League’s most influential attacking playmakers in the same squad.
Szoboszlai’s tally of 58 is particularly impressive because it places him alongside Rice and Stach and ahead of Saka. For Reds supporters, that should only reinforce how important the Hungary ace has become. He has often been praised by the likes of Steven Gerrard, and these numbers show he is also delivering elite output in the final third.
Wirtz, meanwhile, is not far behind on 50, and that total speaks to just how naturally he has adapted to Premier League football. Even in a league packed with creative specialists, he has already put himself in the same conversation as some of the division’s biggest names.
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What Wirtz and Szoboszlai could mean for Liverpool’s future success
The most exciting part for Liverpool is not simply that two players feature prominently on this list. It is what that could mean over the course of the coming years.
Fernandes may lead the way overall, while Rice and Saka continue to be central to Arsenal’s attacking threat, but the Reds having both Szoboszlai and Wirtz near the top gives them a different kind of edge. Few sides can boast two midfield-attacking creators aged 25 or under with this level of production.
That matters because chance creation is often the clearest sign of sustainable attacking strength. Goals can fluctuate, finishing can run hot or cold, but consistently fashioning openings is what keeps elite teams moving forward, even when they’re not performing in patches.
For Liverpool, the Opta data suggests this is no short-term spike. Szoboszlai is producing like one of the league’s premier chance-makers, and Wirtz is already showing why the club paid so much for him.
If both continue at this rate, the Merseyside outfit’s attack could become hard for rivals to contain in the years ahead with the right manager in the dugout.
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