Who has the most Premier League assists in a season?

Bruno Fernandes has overtaken David Beckham as Manchester United's record assist provider in a single Premier League season, and could be on track to break the overall league assist record in a solitary campaign too.

The Red Devils' captain banked two assists in United's 3-1 victory over Aston Villa, bringing him to 16 in the league for 2025-26.

Fernandes' current total of 16 assists is double that of his closest competitor - Manchester City's Rayan Cherki - and has brought his total assists to 100 in all competitions for United.

It has put the Portuguese in contention to break the record for most provided in a season. So, how likely is he to do it?

The highest number of assists provided across a single Premier League season is 20 - a total which has been reached by two players.

Thierry Henry registered 20 for Arsenal in 2002-03, as well as scoring 24 goals.

Manchester City's Kevin de Bruyne then recorded 20 assists of his own during the 2019-20 Premier League campaign.

Fernandes has eight games remaining to notch five more assists and break the record.

It took him until the eighth week of the season to register an assist and has maintained an assist-per-game ratio of 0.8 since then.

Should Fernandes continue at this current rate, he will register six more assists and break the single-season record by two.

Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs holds the record for most Premier League assists, with a so-far unchallenged tally of 162.

Giggs' next closest competitor is Kevin de Bruyne, who registered 119 assists during his time in the league with Chelsea and Manchester City.

Fernandes is currently in 19th place on the all-time list, having achieved 67 Premier League assists so far - with a daunting 96 assists to go before he will break the overall record.

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