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Premier League club pairs: players who played for both

Every pair of the 20 clubs in the 2025/26 Premier League, with the players who have played league minutes for both.

The club pair is the classic Premier League grid square: one club on the row, one on the column, and you need a player who turned out for both. This page answers that square for all 190 pairs of this season’s clubs. 473 players link at least two of them.

Counts cover Premier League seasons from 2007/08 to 2025/26 and include anyone who played at least one minute for each club in the league. Earlier careers and cup games are not counted, so a pair can be missing a player who only crossed over before 2007.

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The pairs grid

Each number is how many players have played for both clubs. Lower numbers make harder squares.

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Arsenal43340116380385523280
Aston Villa41016125118010105826672
Bournemouth3110142512620621441
Brentford3011200120403201201
Brighton4101191222311202120
Burnley0612152641335743767
Chelsea11124095889210137446373
Crystal Palace6520128451426443545
Everton311512684641811419763
Fulham88122495615255151184
Leeds United0020212141021200131
Liverpool310643310415060937382
Manchester City810201313282262237373
Manchester United550315761151024310442
Newcastle United5862274445292454751
Nottingham Forest2220044411033351243
Sunderland36112363950771041932
Tottenham26421735711133472932
West Ham8740267468387454335
Wolves0211073534123213225

Hardest and easiest pairs

Fewest players in common

Most players in common

Who played for both, club by club

Names are the most capped players first. The rarest is the one with the fewest Premier League appearances, the kind of answer rarity scoring rewards.

Arsenal

Aston Villa

Bournemouth

Brentford

Brighton

Burnley

Chelsea

Crystal Palace

Everton

Fulham

Leeds United

Liverpool

Manchester City

Manchester United

Newcastle United

Nottingham Forest

Sunderland

Tottenham

West Ham

Wolves

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