In this season's Premier League assists battle, Liverpool right-wing duo Alexander-Arnold and Salah are on a par with Salah, followed by Bowen, Jesus and Pogba.
Arnold and Salah lead the assists table with nine assists, but Salah is competing in the Africa Cup of Nations and Alexander-Arnold has a chance to lead the assists list alone. If Arnold ends up with the Assist King Award, he will be the first defender to win the award.
West Ham winger Bowen and Manchester City striker Jesus are tied for third with seven assists and they also have a chance to tie or even overtake Salah.
Liverpool right-back Alexander-Arnold has provided two assists in his last three Premier League games against Tottenham and Chelsea. He is expected to break his career single-season Premier League assists, the 13 assists of Liverpool's 2019/20 title-winning season.
Given liverpool's next three league games with 2 home games (against Brentford and Leicester City respectively), the 23-year-old Is expected to be in good shape.
West Ham winger Bowen also has a chance to deliver more assists, and the Hammers will next face the worst and third-worst defensive teams of the season – Norwich and Leeds United.
In late January, West Ham will play Manchester United away. In the first leg of the season, Bowen delivered an assist.
【The chance of Jesus?】 】
Leaders Manchester City have won 11 straight and after this weekend's game against Chelsea, the Blues will face Southampton and Brentford in the bottom half of the table, with Jesus expected to close the gap in assists.
Jesus will benefit from Mahrez's participation in the Africa Cup of Nations as the Algerian international is a rival to Jesus' right side at Manchester City.
Manchester United midfielder Pogba has delivered seven assists in the first four Premier League games this season, breaking the all-time Premier League record and becoming an early front-runner for the Premier League assist king in 2021/22.
But after suffering a groin injury in early November, Pogba's assists had to stall. Today, Pogba is expected to be injured for another four to five weeks.
Tottenham striker Kane delivered 14 assists in the Premier League last season, scoring the top assist. But he's only had one assist so far this season, and if he wants to defend his title, Kane needs to perform amazingly in the second half of the season.
(Previous Premier League Assists King Award, established for the 2017/18 season)
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