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Image caption, Viktor Gyokeres (left), Alexander Isak (centre) and Benjamin Sesko all made high-profile transfers in the summer, joining Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United respectively
ByMichael Emons
BBC Sport journalist
Strikers dominated the summer transfer window as a host of major Premier League sides looked to strengthen up front.
Not a day went by without speculation as reigning champions Liverpool and last season’s runners-up Arsenal were among the teams to bolster their attacking options, with Manchester United and Chelsea doing likewise.
We had strikers going on strike, clubs gazumping their rivals and plenty more drama along the way.
With the international break ongoing, clubs are left to reflect on their seven league matches so far.
But how have the big-name forward signings got on? We have taken a look at nine of them to see how they have fared – and want you to have your say.
Thierno Barry (Everton)
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Image caption, Among those to have played at least 180 minutes in the Premier League this season, no player averages more off-ball runs in behind per 90 minutes than Barry’s 17.7
Stats from Premier League 2025-26. Appearances: 7. Minutes played: 208. Goals: 0. Assists: 0. Shots on target: 0. Chances created: 1.
Everton paid 27m to sign 22-year-old striker Thierno Barry from Villarreal after he scored 11 La Liga goals last season.
But it has been a tough start at the Toffees for the France Under-21 international.
He is yet to score in nine games in all competitions and five of his seven Premier League appearances have come as a substitute, with Beto often preferred by manager David Moyes.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United)
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Image caption, Only Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo (17) and Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta (14) have recorded more flick-ons in the Premier League this season than Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s 13
Stats from Premier League 2025-26. Appearances: 5. Minutes played: 357. Goals: 1. Assists: 0. Shots on target: 7. Chances created: 6.
After scoring 57 Premier League goals for Everton in a nine-year spell, Dominic Calvert-Lewin left the Toffees on a free transfer and quickly joined newly promoted Leeds United.
England international Calvert-Lewin, 28, had a chance to “revive his career”, said Whites boss Daniel Farke, who has regularly used the striker – starting him in four of Leeds’ Premier League matches so far.
Calvert-Lewin got his first goal for the club, and his first since January, in Leeds’ 3-1 win at Wolves on 20 September, but that remains his only goal of the campaign.
Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool)
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Image caption, Hugo Ekitike has a shot accuracy of 40% in the Premier League this season and no summer signing has scored more than him so far
Stats from Premier League 2025-26. Appearances: 6. Minutes played: 386. Goals: 3. Assists: 1. Shots on target: 4. Chances created: 4.
France international Ekitike was a wanted man in the summer, with Newcastle United the first club to make a bid for him. With Liverpool initially being frustrated in their efforts to sign Alexander Isak from the Magpies, the Reds quickly made a move themselves – signing him for an initial 69m from
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