How the Premier League Table Would Look If Only English Goals Counted: Arsenal Unbeaten, Man United in Relegation Zone

Arsenal sit top of the Premier League table after 11 rounds of fixtures and have three players in Thomas Tuchel’s latest England squad.

The Gunners — who were recently hailed by fans as the best team in the world — also have two players in England’s U21 squad.

But where would Arsenal be in the Premier League table this season if only goals scored by English players counted? Spoiler alert: Mikel Arteta’s side would still be top!

Creating a Premier League table where only English goals count

With the boredom of another international break already setting in after just a couple of days, FootballBlog.co.uk decided to go through the first 110 results of the 2025/26 Premier League season and delete all goals not scored by an English player. Own goals were also removed.

The result was a lot of 0–0 draws! There have been 301 goals in the Premier League so far this season, with just 59 scored by English players — less than 20%.

Club	Pld	W	D	L	F/A	GD	Pts
1. Arsenal	11	5	6	0	6/0	+6	21
2. Brighton	11	5	4	2	7/2	+5	19
3. Everton	11	4	7	0	5/1	+4	19
4. Chelsea	11	4	6	1	5/2	+3	18
5. Burnley	11	4	5	2	4/3	+1	17
6. Aston Villa	11	3	7	1	3/1	+2	16
7. Newcastle	11	3	6	2	3/3	0	15
8. Fulham	11	3	5	3	3/3	0	14
9. Man City	11	2	7	2	2/2	0	13
10. B’mouth	11	3	4	4	3/4	−1	13
11. Nottm Forest	11	3	4	4	4/6	−2	13
12. West Ham	11	2	6	3	6/6	0	12
13. C Palace	11	2	6	3	3/4	−1	12
14. Leeds	11	2	6	3	2/4	−2	12
15. Liverpool	11	1	8	2	1/2	−1	11
16. Spurs	11	0	10	1	0/1	−1	10
17. Brentford	11	0	9	2	0/2	−2	9
18. Man Utd	11	2	3	6	2/6	−4	9
19. Sunderland	11	0	8	3	0/3	−3	8
20. Wolves	11	0	7	4	0/4	−4	7

English top scorers in Premier League 2025/26

1. Danny Welbeck (Brighton) — 6 goals in 11 games
2. Jaidon Anthony (Burnley) — 4 goals in 11 games
3. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) — 3 goals in 9 games
4. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) — 3 goals in 11 games

Arsenal and Brighton flying high in Premier League table that only counts English goals

Brighton would be the top scorers in the Premier League this season if only goals netted by English players counted. The Seagulls have scored seven “English goals”, with Danny Welbeck bagging six and James Milner getting the other.

However, Brighton would only be second in the table, two points behind unbeaten leaders Arsenal. Everton would also be unbeaten.

The Gunners would have had six 0–0 draws so far — including against Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City — while they would have beaten Leeds, West Ham, Crystal Palace, Burnley and Sunderland.

Arsenal’s results this season if only English goals counted

Here’s how each of Arsenal’s first 11 Premier League matches would look this season if only English goals counted.

Actual result	Adjusted result	English scorers
Man Utd 0–1 Arsenal	Man Utd 0–0 Arsenal	None
Arsenal 5–0 Leeds	Arsenal 1–0 Leeds	Saka
Liverpool 1–0 Arsenal	Liverpool 0–0 Arsenal	None
Arsenal 3–0 Nottm Forest	Arsenal 0–0 Nottm Forest	None
Arsenal 1–1 Man City	Arsenal 0–0 Man City	None
Newcastle 2–1 Arsenal	Newcastle 0–0 Arsenal	None
Arsenal 2–0 West Ham	Arsenal 2–0 West Ham	Rice, Saka
Fulham 0–1 Arsenal	Fulham 0–0 Arsenal	None
Arsenal 1–0 C Palace	Arsenal 1–0 C Palace	Eze
Burnley 0–2 Arsenal	Burnley 0–1 Arsenal	Rice
Sunderland 2–2 Arsenal	Sunderland 0–1 Arsenal	Saka

Spurs and Sunderland among teams to have scored zero English goals

Of the 20 current Premier League teams, only Tottenham, Brentford, Sunderland and Wolves have zero English goalscorers so far this season.

Those clubs have scored 57 non-English goals between them.

Manchester United in the relegation zone

Manchester United have scored two English goals this season — Mason Mount’s strike in the 2–0 win over Sunderland and Harry Maguire’s late winner away at Liverpool.

However, no team has conceded more goals by English scorers than the Red Devils. Because of this, United would sit 18th, in the relegation zone, if only English goals had counted in the Premier League so far this season.