Player comparison · 2025/2026

Ollie Watkins vs Viktor Gyökeres

Ollie Watkins, a 30-year-old centre-forward for Aston Villa, and Viktor Gyökeres, a 28-year-old centre-forward for Arsenal, compared over the 2025/2026 season in the Premier League. Ollie Watkins made 37 appearances and Viktor Gyökeres 36. The 8 metrics below are measured per 90 minutes, with percentages shown as season averages, and each player ranked against players in the same position in their own league.

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Ollie Watkins2025/2026 · Aston Villa · Premier League · centre-forward · age 30

Viktor Gyökeres2025/2026 · Arsenal · Premier League · centre-forward · age 28per 90 · rank vs same position in league

Metric25/26Ollie Watkins25/26Viktor Gyökeres

Matches3736

Minutes28522231

Goals Scored0.500.56

xG0.480.51

Total Shots2.622.22

Shots On Target1.230.89

Assists0.090.04

Key Passes0.730.81

Big Chances0.130.16

Big Chances Missed0.570.48

Ollie Watkins or Viktor Gyökeres?

Ollie Watkins leads on assists at 0.09 per 90 against 0.04, 135% more (40th of 62 in the league), shots on target at 1.23 per 90 against 0.89, 39% more (15th of 79 in the league) and total shots at 2.62 per 90 against 2.22, 18% more (30th of 79 in the league).

Viktor Gyökeres leads on big chances created at 0.16 per 90 against 0.13, 28% more (42nd of 66 in the league), big chances missed at 0.48 per 90 against 0.57, 15% fewer (50th of 78 in the league) and goals at 0.56 per 90 against 0.50, 12% more (11th of 75 in the league).

Overall Viktor Gyökeres has the better numbers, leading 5 of the 8 metrics to Ollie Watkins's 3. Different roles inflate different columns, so read the ranks alongside the raw rates.

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