Yahoo News Premier League unveils new award for playmakers with Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne set to claim first prize
The top flight’s top goal provider will finally be recognised with a formal award after the Premier League confirmed the institution of a “Playmaker Award”.
Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne is on course to claim the inaugural prize, his 15 assists this season three ahead of team-mate Leroy Sane.
De Bruyne has the best minute per assist rate (179.1 minutes) in Premier League history but needs to lay on an average of a goal a game if he is to tie Thierry Henry’s record tally of 20 in a season.
Henry said: “Scoring goals is one of the best feelings a player can have on the pitch. Of course, that would not be possible without the playmakers creating those chances.
The Premier League's top assist providers
Player | Club | Assists |
Kevin De Bruyne | 15 | |
Leroy Sane | 12 | |
David Silva | 11 | |
Dele Alli | 10 | |
Henrikh Mkhitaryan | 9 | |
Christian Eriksen | 9 | |
Paul Pogba | 9 | |
Mohamed Salah | 9 |
“I personally enjoyed providing assists more than scoring. Being able to provide those moments for your team mates brings great joy and I’m sure this award will inspire many more in the future to create great chances and even greater goals.”
Premier League fans can win the chance to present the first Playmaker Award from today. All they need to do is head to the official Cadbury UK Facebook and comment on this post with #Playmaker between 18-24 April 2018 to enter the prize draw. Terms and conditions apply.
