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2022/23 in numbers: Which players were the top passers?

23 Jun 2023
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We analyse data from the season and see which teams were most prolific and best in terms passing

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After a Premier League season like no other, we have downloaded the key stats and will show you in a series of articles which teams and players have run furthest or fastest, had the most shots or showed ruthlessness in front of goal over the course of the last 10 months.

Passes

Lewis Dunk produced the most passes of 2022/23 attempting 3,208 for Brighton & Hove Albion.

However, Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold attempted the most passes into the final third with 455, while Albert Sambi Lokonga of Crystal Palace had the best accuracy of those who made at least 100 passes.

Passes Passes into final third Passing accuracy*
Dunk 3,208 Alexander-Arnold 455 Lokonga 94.3%
Rodri 2,977 Trippier 429 Van Hecke 93.9%
Van Dijk 2,581 Pickford 420 Akanji 93.3%
Gabriel 2,395 Raya 384 Stones 93.3%
Alexander-Arnold 2,309 Andersen 376 Lindelof 93.2%
Hojbjerg 2,256 White 341 Laporte 93.1%
Caicedo 2,209 Rodri 327 Dias 92.7%
Guehi 2,201 Neves 323 Phillips 92.6%
Kilman 2,092 Rice 315 Zabarnyi 92.5%
Rice 2,083 Partey 314 Lewis 92.2%

*min 100 passes

Player with most passes at other clubs
Player Club Passes  
Tyrone Mings Aston Villa 1887
Jefferson Lerma Bournemouth 1588
Ben Mee Brentford 1658
Thiago Silva Chelsea 2031
James Tarkowski Everton 1620
Tim Ream Fulham 1902
Robin Koch Leeds 1589
Wout Faes Leicester 1842
Bruno Fernandes Man Utd 1855
Kieran Trippier Newcastle 2064
Joe Worrall Nott'm Forest 1094
James Ward-Prowse Southampton 1920
Also in this series

Part 1: Which teams had the most shots?
Part 2: Which players had the most shots?
Part 3: Who did the best for Expected Goals?
Part 4: Which players made most tackles and blocks?
Part 5: Who were the fastest players?
Part 6: Who ran the furthest?
Part 7: Which players created most chances?

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