Top 5 defenders with most assists in Premier League history 

4. Andy Hinchcliffe - 36 assists

Hinchcliffe was one of the best left-backs in the Premier League during the 90s.

Former Manchester City and Everton left-back Andy Hinchcliffe amassed 36 assists in 219 Premier League appearances, earning the fourth place on this list.

Hinchcliffe enjoyed the best spell of his career at Goodison Park with the Toffees, winning the only titles of his career - the FA Cup and Community Shield - both in 1995.

The fleet-footed defender possessed a wand of a left-foot, whipping in crosses and corners with inch-perfect precision into the box, week in and week out. He was the designated set-piece specialist for Everton in the eight years he spent with the club and also managed to score a few goals from direct free-kicks as well.

24 years ago today Everton’s Andy Hinchcliffe did this in the last minute at Loftus Road.Set Pieces 20.pic.twitter.com/ksm0Qp4MZx

— Proper Football (@sid_lambert) March 18, 2019

Persistent injuries got the better of him in the final years of his career, with an injury to his left knee 1996 proving particularly devastating. The same problem forced him to early retirement in 2002 at the age of 33, but despite his career being cut short, he managed to leave a mark of himself in the English top-flight with his 36 assists.