Scoring goals? Yeah, that’s cool. But if you wanna be remembered in the Premier League, you gotta do more than just poke the ball in the net. You need to run the show, tee up your mates, and basically carry your team when it matters. That’s what separates the legends from the “oh yeah, I remember him” types.
So, since 2000, only a handful of players have gone absolutely nuclear with goals and assists in the same season. These are the years when attackers hit god mode—breaking records, making defenders cry, and hogging all the headlines.
We’re only talking about the 38-game season era here. None of that ancient history. Just the baddest offensive campaigns since the millennium hit.
10. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) – 2009/10
22 goals, 14 assists — 36 goal contributions
Look, midfielders aren’t supposed to rack up those numbers. But Lamps? He said, “rules are for other people.” That 2009/10 Chelsea team was a machine, and Lampard was the engine, the steering wheel, and half the damn fuel.
Twenty-two goals from midfield is bonkers. Fourteen assists, too? Guy basically did everything except sell hot dogs in the stands. Chelsea won the double, and Lampard was the reason nobody could get near ‘em.
9. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) – 2007/08
31 goals, 7 assists — 38 goal contributions
Before he was a living statue at every airport, Ronaldo was destroying Premier League defences. That 07/08 season? Ridiculous. Thirty-one goals back when defenders could actually tackle? Wild.
Seven assists, too, just because he felt like it. He dragged United to a league title and the Champions League, and snatched his first Ballon d’Or. Not bad for a guy who started with too many stepovers and not enough end product.
6. Thierry Henry (Arsenal) – 2004/05
25 goals, 14 assists — 39 goal contributions
Right after the Invincibles thing, Henry just kept cooking. Twenty-five goals, fourteen assists. He was basically Arsenal’s cheat code.
Fast, silky, and cool as ice. Defenders might as well have brought folding chairs, because nobody stopped him. He didn’t just score—he made everyone around him better. French flair at its absolute peak.
6. Didier Drogba (Chelsea) – 2009/10
29 goals, 10 assists — 39 goal contributions
You want big-game players? Drogba’s your guy. Twenty-nine goals, ten assists, and probably terrified every centre-back in England.
He bullied defenders, scored screamers, and set up teammates for fun. That Chelsea team scored over a hundred goals, and Drogba was at the heart of it all. Guy basically refused to lose.
6. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) – 2011/12
30 goals, 9 assists — 39 goal contributions
Van Persie in 2011/12? Man was on a mission. Arsenal were a bit of a shambles, but he just kept banging them in. Thirty goals, nine assists, and enough moments of magic to make Arsenal fans weep with nostalgia.
That season earned him a (slightly controversial) move to Manchester United, where he finally snagged the title he deserved.
5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 2017/18
32 goals, 10 assists — 42 goal contributions
When Liverpool signed Salah, people said, “Yeah, he’s quick, but let’s see if he can finish.” Spoiler: he could. Thirty-two goals—still the record for a 38-game season. Plus ten assists, just to rub it in. He was everywhere, scoring for fun, running in behind, leaving defenders for dead. The whole league was shook. Turned out he was just getting started, too.
4. Luis Suárez (Liverpool) – 2013/14
31 goals, 12 assists — 43 goal contributions
And he missed the first five games, by the way. Suárez in 13/14 was pure chaos—nutmegs, goals from nowhere, defenders left spinning like they were in a washing machine. Thirty-one goals in thirty-three games, plus a dozen assists. Liverpool nearly won the league, and it was basically all because of him. If the season had been two games shorter, he’d have a statue outside Anfield by now.
You get the picture. These weren’t just great seasons—they were freakish, once-in-a-generation runs. The kind of stuff you tell your grandkids about. And honestly, seeing these numbers, you almost feel bad for the poor defenders. Almost.
=2. Thierry Henry (Arsenal) – 2002/03
24 goals, 20 Assists – 44 goal contributions
Dude was on another planet that year. Henry dropped 24 goals and casually tossed in 20 assists—yeah, twenty! Who does that? The guy didn’t just score for fun, he basically ran Arsenal’s attack like it was open mic night and he was the headline act.
People talk about “complete” strikers, but honestly, he made everyone else look like they were playing a different sport. Arsenal just missed out on the trophy, but with Henry gliding around the pitch like some kind of football ballerina (in a good way!), his legend status was set in stone.
2. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 2022/23
36 goals, 8 assists —44 goal contributions
Haaland’s first season in England? Absolute carnage. He smashed the league’s scoring record like it owed him money 36 goals, no big deal—and City basically ran away with the title. But he wasn’t just a goal robot, despite looking like one sometimes.
The dude chipped in 8 assists too, weaving into Pep’s galaxy-brain tactics and still finding time to bulldoze defenders. Haaland’s combo of raw power and “oh look, another goal” energy kinda broke the mold for what you expect from a striker in the Prem.
1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – 2024/25
29 goals, 18 assists — 47 goal contributions
Salah just doesn’t get tired of breaking records, huh? The man basically turned the 2024/25 season into his own highlight reel. Racking up 29 goals and firing off 18 assists? That’s just rude at this point.
Nobody in Premier League history ever stuffed the stat sheet like that over a 38-game stretch. Seriously, defenders must’ve had nightmares. Salah wasn’t just scoring for fun—he was setting up teammates left and right, too. The guy was part sniper, part magician. If anyone still doubted his place among the PL legends, well… good luck arguing with these numbers.
