The curtain has come down on the 2024-25 Premier League season, with Mohamed Salah instrumental as Liverpool wrapped up the title with 4 video games to spare.
The Egyptian was on the again of his 47 aim involvements (29 targets, 18 assists), a tally which moved him degree with Nineties icons Alan Shearer and Andy Cole for probably the most ever in a season.
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Cameroon’s Bryan Mbeumo additionally had a formidable marketing campaign, along with his career-best 20 strikes and 7 assists prone to spark switch curiosity within the Brentford ahead.
However which different Africans made an impression? BBC Sport Africa has been crunching the info to search out out.
Bees strike pressure present sting
Standout forwards: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), Yoane Wissa (Brentford)
Amongst attackers, it was a case of Salah main the way in which. Not many may sustain.
The 32-year-old topped the division’s charts for anticipated targets (25.4), minutes per aim (116.5), whole photographs (130), whole photographs on course (61) and touches within the opposition field (394).
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His 89 possibilities created was the joint-second highest within the high flight, whereas Mbeumo’s tally of 70 was fifth-highest, the following greatest by an African and a membership report for a Brentford participant.
By discovering the web 20 occasions, Mbeumo additionally notably outperformed his anticipated targets, with the metric which charges the standard of possibilities suggesting that his efforts had been price solely 12.3 targets.
He shaped a lethal partnership with 19-goal ahead Yoane Wissa, with the DR Congo man scoring each 154.1 minutes to offer him the second-best strike fee of any participant from the continent.
Antoine Semenyo additionally stood out as his last-day double for Bournemouth secured him double figures for targets (11) for the primary time within the high flight.
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His 211 touches within the opposition field had been second solely to Salah, whereas the Ghanaian ranked third within the league for each whole photographs (125) and dribbles accomplished (69).
Gueye exhibits his expertise
Everton’s Idrissa Gana Gueye made probably the most tackles by an African midfielder [Getty Images]
Standout midfielders: Alex Iwobi (Fulham), Idrissa Gueye (Everton), Carlos Baleba (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Alex Iwobi proved to be probably the most artistic African midfielder along with his 9 targets and 6 assists for Fulham simply forward of Manchester United’s Amad Diallo (eight targets and 6 assists) – though the Nigerian performed 1,093 extra minutes than the Ivorian.
Iwobi additionally led the way in which for possibilities created (59) and profitable passes into the ultimate third (508), whereas Ghana’s Thomas Partey recorded probably the most profitable passes (1,631) of any African midfielder as Arsenal as soon as once more fell quick within the title race.
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Elsewhere, Idrissa Gana Gueye made his expertise rely to assist Everton comfortably safe their Premier League standing of their closing season at Goodison Park.
The 35-year-old Senegalese made a league-high 133 tackles and gained 221 duels, probably the most of any African midfielder.
Cameroon’s Carlos Baleba proved that he’s on his manner in the direction of turning into a high expertise, profitable again possession for his Brighton facet 197 occasions.
That determine leads the way in which for the continent’s midfielders, with Gueye shut behind on 194.
Bassey commanding within the field
Fulham and Nigeria centre-back Calvin Bassey led the way in which in clearances and blocks [Getty Images]
Standout defenders: Calvin Bassey (Fulham), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham), Rayan Ait-Nouri (Wolves)
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Three full-backs stood out with their performances.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who has switched his allegiance to DR Congo, made probably the most interceptions (66) and accomplished probably the most dribbles (64) amongst Premier League defenders – type that noticed him voted West Ham’s participant of the season by followers.
Algeria’s Rayan Ait-Nouri supplied a severe attacking menace enjoying as a wing-back, bagging 4 targets and 7 assists in a struggling Wolves facet.
Ola Aina had the perfect season of his profession for Nottingham Forest, impressively profitable again possession 190 occasions – the best determine recorded by any top-flight defender.
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The Nigerian right-back additionally made a joint-high three clearances off the road, a determine which was matched by six different gamers together with, unexpectedly, Everton and Senegal ahead Iliman Ndiaye.
Aina’s worldwide team-mate Calvin Bassey touched the ball 2,536 occasions for Fulham – greater than some other African within the Premier League – and his 1,926 profitable passes, 113 clearances and 17 blocks had been probably the most by a defender from the continent.
In the meantime, Noussair Mazraoui’s 115 tackles and 216 duels for Manchester United ranked the Moroccan second and third respectively among the many league’s defenders.
A season to neglect for Onana
Andre Onana got here below scrutiny after a number of high-profile errors for Manchester United, who completed in fifteenth and had been overwhelmed within the Europa League closing by Tottenham [Getty Images]
Andre Onana, the one African goalkeeper within the Premier League, endured a disappointing time as Manchester United recorded their worst end in 50 years.
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The Cameroon primary did maintain 9 clear sheets, however that meant the 44 targets he conceded got here in simply 25 video games.
His 90 saves had been the twelfth most of any keeper whereas his save share of 66.9% ranked him fifteenth amongst those that made 10 or extra appearances.
The 29-year-old made three errors resulting in targets, with solely three males making extra.
The undesirable information
Chelsea ahead Nicolas Jackson hit the woodwork six occasions and was flagged offside greater than some other African [Getty Images]
The participant who dedicated probably the most fouls within the Premier League in 2024-25 threw up a stunning title, with Bournemouth’s Semenyo drawing the referee’s whistle 73 occasions.
That quantity was properly above anybody else from the continent, as Gueye and his Everton team-mate Aboulaye Doucoure of Mali registered 55 and 49 fouls respectively.
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Ipswich City and Egypt midfielder Samy Morsy picked up probably the most yellow playing cards by an African (10), with Gueye and Semenyo each getting one fewer and rounding out a podium of indiscipline.
Mohammed Kudus was dispossessed a league-high 93 occasions, and the Ghanaian additionally struck the woodwork six occasions – an unlucky tally matched solely by Nicolas Jackson, Mohamed Salah and Cole Palmer.
Chelsea’s Senegalese ahead Jackson was offside extra occasions than some other African, drifting previous the final man 23 occasions. Solely Chris Wooden, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Jamie Vardy had been on the fallacious finish of an assistant referee’s flag extra usually.
Taiwo Awoniyi received used to being neglected of Nottingham Forest’s beginning XI as Wooden spearheaded an unlikely, however in the end efficiently, problem for Europe.
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Solely two gamers – Forest team-mate Jota Silva and Ipswich midfielder Jack Taylor – made extra substitute appearances than Awoniyi, with 23 of the Nigerian striker’s 26 outings coming from the bench.
Knowledge through Opta and Premier League