League One's De Bruyne

The race is on to become English football's top assister and the usual suspects are leading the pack.

Last season, Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne (18) and Peterborough´s Marcus Maddison (17) finished top of the pile in the Premier League and League One respectively - and the pair are neck and neck this season: both laying on 14 league goals so far during this campaign.

📈 Most league assists in 17/18 (top 4 tiers):
14🅰 💥MADDISON💥, De Bruyne
11🅰 Carey, Akinfenwa
10🅰 Sané, Cavaleiro, Douglas, M Taylor#pufc #posh @theposhofficial
Stat Story: https://t.co/1Z5UjKBgdc pic.twitter.com/Je7CPDQBgG

— playmakerstats (@playmaker_EN) February 22, 2018

Last Sunday, Maddison's latest assist helped Jack Marriott extend his lead at the top of League One's goal charts, the pair linking up to help earn Posh a point in their 1-1 draw against Blackpool. Just three short of his assist tally last season, Maddison must surely be gunning for a score of assists this term - and with 6 league goals already to his name, a 'Double-Double' looks to be on the cards for a player who was heavily linked to a move to Championship club Leeds in January. 

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Next up for Maddison this Saturday are AFC Wimbledon, who visit London Road with 10th-placed Posh needing a win to keep them in the hunt for a play-off spot. 

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