Premier League with the most average possession 2022/23

5. Brighton
Graham Potter introduced possession football in Brighton before he moved to Chelsea and subsequently the style of play has been maintained.
Brighton have been one of the best playing teams to watch where possession football and counter play are their strong points.

Brighton has an average possession of 55.4% and is the 5-best team in the Premier League for this.

Brighton players with the highest pass success percentage: 
Lewis Dunk: 89.2%
Alexis Mac Allister: 88.7%
Moises Caicedo: 87.3%
Adam Webster: 86.5% 
Adam Lallana: 84.1% 

4. Arsenal
Arsenal have always been known for playing possession football and after Artetea's arrival there has only been more focus on this. Arteta has been apprenticed to Man City's Pep Guardiola and it is clear to see in Arsenal's game that they want to dominate the games with the ball.

Arsenal has an average possession of 58.1% and is the 4-best team in the Premier League for this.

Arsenal players with the highest pass success percentage: 
William Saliba: 92.1%
Gabriel: 89.9%
Oleksandr Zinchenko: 88.9%
Thomas Partey: 87.5 %
Ben White: 86.4% 

3. Chelsea
Chelsea is a little surprising to find on the list of best ball-playing teams in the Premier League, Chelsea are usually known for a solid defense, a hard-working midfield and then a world-class counter. But Graham Potter wants you to dominate the games with the ball and it will be exciting to see if it gets better in the rest of the Premier League season.

Chelsea has an average possession of 58.4% and is the 3-best team in the Premier League for this.

Chelsea players with the highest pass success percentage: 
Trevoh Chalobah: 91.4%
Reece James: 91.3%
Thiago Silva: 89.6%
Ruben Loftus-Cheek: 86.4%
Marc Cucurella: 86.3% 

2. Liverpool 
With Thiago at the helm, Liverpool is the second team with the most possession in the Premier League. This season they have tried to dominate the matches with the ball instead of their previous attacking football with high pressure and counter attacks.

Liverpool has an average possession of 61.7% and is the second team in the Premier League for this.

Liverpool players with the highest pass success percentage: 
Virgil Van Dijk: 88.8%
Fabinho: 88.2%
Thiago: 86.9%
Joe Gomez: 85.0%
Harvey Elliott: 83.4%

1.Manchester City: 
City are of course the team with the most possession in the Premier League, a record they have held for the past several years. It is an impressive job Pep Guardiola has done in Manchester, all the players know exactly how to act on the pitch and the way they dominate the games is fantastic.

Man City has an average possession of 66.6% and is the second team in the Premier League for this.

Manchester City players with the highest pass success percentage: 
John Stones: 94.4%
Ruben Dias: 92.2%
Kyle Walker: 91.1%
Bernardo Silva: 89.9%
Ilkay Gündogan: 89.7%