As you may or may not know by now, Mesut Özil is closing in on something pretty amazing:
In short: not only a Premier League record, but a Premier League record held by one Thierry Henry (who had 20 assists in 2003/2004 season) Sacred, hallowed ground indeed. And here we are in February, with 12 games to go.
Mesut Özil needs three assists to tie Henry's record, and one to break it. How many more games will it take for Özil to break Henry's Premier League assists record? .Time shall tell.
TOP 9 Total Assists for the season
| # | Player | Country | Team | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mesut Özil |  | Germany |  Arsenal FC | 17 |
| 2. | Riyad Mahrez |  | Algeria |  Leicester City | 11 |
| 3. | Kevin De Bruyne |  | Belgium |  Manchester City | 9 |
| 4. | Ross Barkley |  | England |  Everton FC | 8 |
| 5 | David Silva |  | Spain | Manchester City | 8 |
| 6 | Deulofeu | | Spain | Everton FC | 8 |
| 7 | Christian Eriksen |  | Denmark |  Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
| 8 | Jamie Vardy | | England | Leicester City | 8 |
| 9. | Troy Deeney | | England |  Watford FC | 7 |
