Which players have racked up the most goal contributions in the Premier League in the 21st century?

We all know the usual go-to Premier League statistics. Top goalscorer? Alan Shearer. Most assists? Ryan Giggs. Most appearances? Well, then you're looking at Gareth Barry.

But it's certainly a more unique take to consider the most goals and assists combined, isn't that an even more impressive record to hold after all?

Fortunately, PopFoot have continued their off-season scour through the record books and have come up with this interesting list to share with their Twitter followers.

Early predictions

So, as mentioned, the time bracket considered is from 2000 onwards which will hamper players like Shearer who spent much of their career tearing up the Premier League in the 90's.

One would expect the 'Golden Generation' of England players to fit the bill perfectly given they burst onto the scene in the early noughties - therefore keep your eye out for Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard.

And of course, no Premier League ranking would be fit for duty if Thierry Henry wasn't featuring front and centre and, in this case, we expect him to be right up there again.

Without further ado, let's jump in.

The 40 players with the most goals + assists in the Premier League (21st century)

40. Christian Benteke - 280 games | 86 goals | 22 assists | 108 total
39. Ruud van Nistelrooy - 150 games | 95 goals | 14 assists | 109 total
38. Fernando Torres - 212 games | 85 goals | 29 assists | 114 total
37. Gylfi Sigurdsson - 318 games | 67 goals | 50 assists | 117 total
36. Roberto Firmino - 231 games | 71 goals | 46 assists | 117 total
35. Olivier Giroud- 255 games | 90 goals | 28 assists | 118 total
34. Christian Eriksen - 237 games | 52 goals | 66 assists | 118 total
33. Ashley Young - 393 games | 48 goals | 71 assists | 119 total
32. Carlos Tevez - 202 games | 84 goals | 36 assists | 120 total
31. Darren Bent - 276 games | 106 goals | 15 assists | 121 total

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30. Riyad Mahrez - 254 games | 77 goals | 51 assists | 128 total
29. Theo Walcott - 377 games | 78 goals | 54 assists | 132 total
28. Michael Owen - 258 games | 112 goals | 21 assists | 133 total
27. Emmanuel Adebayor - 242 games | 97 goals | 36 assists | 133 total
26. Dimitar Berbatov - 229 games | 94 goals | 40 assists | 134 total
25. Nicolas Anelka - 300 games | 102 goals | 37 assists | 139 total
24. Sadio Mane - 263 games | 111 goals | 28 assists | 139 total
23. Eden Hazard - 245 games | 85 goals | 54 assists | 139 total
22. Heung-Min Son - 232 games | 93 goals | 46 assists | 139 total
21. Cristiano Ronaldo - 226 games | 102 goals | 37 assists | 139 total

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20. James Milner - 588 games | 55 goals | 86 assists | 141 total
19. Ryan Giggs - 352 games | 49 goals | 92 assists | 141 total
18. Kevin De Bruyne - 210 games | 57 goals | 86 assists | 143 total
17. Robbie Keane - 318 games | 114 goals | 37 assists | 151 total
16. David Silva - 309 games | 60 goals | 93 assists | 153 total
15. Romelu Lukaku - 278 games | 121 goals | 35 assists | 156 total
14. Didier Drogba - 254 games | 104 goals | 55 assists | 159 total
13. Cesc Fabregas - 350 games | 50 goals | 111 assists | 161 total
12. Raheem Sterling - 317 games | 109 goals | 56 assists | 165 total
11. Peter Crouch - 467 games | 108 goals | 58 assists | 166 total

10. Mohamed Salah - 193 games | 120 goals | 47 assists | 167 total
9. Jamie Vardy - 270 games | 133 goals | 40 assists | 173 total
8. Jermain Defoe - 496 games | 163 goals | 33 assists | 196 total
7. Robin van Persie - 280 games | 144 goals | 58 assists | 202 total
6. Steven Gerrard - 463 games | 119 goals | 92 assists | 211 total
5. Harry Kane - 279 games | 183 goals | 43 assists | 226 total
4. Sergio Aguero - 275 games | 184 goals | 47 assists | 231 total
3. Thierry Henry - 258 games | 175 goals | 74 assists | 249 total
2. Frank Lampard - 491 games | 160 goals | 102 assists | 262 total
1. Wayne Rooney - 491 games | 208 goals | 103 assists | 311 total

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How the final rankings compared to what we expected

It's say fair to say our initial feelings were pretty accurate, not that it was particularly hard to tip up these monsters...

Rooney absolutely storms the ranking, miraculously even summiting the 300 mark - what a player.

It's no surprise to see Lampard and Henry making up the rest of the podium with their eye for goal.

Fellow Golden Gen member Gerrard also manages sixth, which is pretty impressive for a box-to-box midfielder.

Surprise inclusions

There were a few shocks from our perspective which we'll run through briefly.

Peter Crouch in 11th - well in, Peter.

James Milner in 20th, even beating Cristiano Ronaldo. We're sure he'd love that stat...

And in 40, Christian Benteke?! If only he could re-find some of his previous goalscoring form at Crystal Palace.

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