We all have a list of the greatest goals we’ve ever seen in our heads, but unbelievable passes followed by bog-standard finishes tend to be sadly forgotten about.
A wonderful assist and a brilliant finish make for particularly special goals, of course, while there are plenty of examples of great team moves which live long in the memory.
And there are some of both of those types of goal on this (absolutely non-exhaustive) list of some of the best assists the Premier League has ever seen.
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Cesc Fabregas – Chelsea v Burnley
We’re still not sure how Fabregas was able to control this ball to Andre Schurrle so perfectly. We’re putting this straight into the arms of the goalkeeper 99 times out of 100 and missing it completely the other one, but that’s why we’re not professionals.
Olivier Giroud – Arsenal v Norwich
If we could combine both of Giroud’s touches into one then it’d be the undisputed heavyweight champion of the assist world, but the instinctive outside-of-the-boot ball is deserving of a place on this list in its own right.
This was Arsenal at their best and most fluent, and you’re unlikely to find a better – or at least a slicker – team goal anywhere.
#OnThisDay two years ago, Jack Wilshere scored that amazing goal vs Norwich in the #BPL.. pic.twitter.com/Wh97KaACPD
— Sport Climax (@SportClimax) October 19, 2015
Dimitar Berbatov – Man Utd v West Ham
This is the moment at which James Collins died. Everything the Welshman did since is non-canon, performed by an actor taking on the role of James Collins.
There are some touches where you wonder how a player even thought to try something, let alone pull it off. This is one of those.
Throwback to when Dimitar Berbatov provided this assist for Cristiano Ronaldo 😍 #MUFC pic.twitter.com/NU2N82y0uo
— ASJRollins (@ASJRollins) June 19, 2019
Steven Gerrard – Liverpool v Fulham
What even is that? It’s not quite a trivela, not quite a chip and not quite a toe-punt. It might need its own name. Whatever it is, it’s sensational.
Gianfranco Zola – Chelsea v Sunderland
The goal Gus Poyet scored for Chelsea against Sunderland in 1999 might well have been the best of his career. Yet, somehow, his flying scissor volley wasn’t the best part about it. Damn Gianfranco Zola.
Mesut Ozil – Arsenal v Aston Villa
If a backheel volley is the only way to ensure Arsenal beat the offside trap, then a backheel…
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