Best central midfielders in Premier League

The highest-potential central midfielders in Premier League, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.8, and M. Gibbs-White has been the form player this season, grading 63.5.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: I. Sangaré has improved his Season rating most, up +37.3 on last season, while Abbas Al Hassan's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +26.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the most valuable name in this group at 189.6.

M. Gibbs-White63.5SsN

Nottingham Forest

Rising potential

Abbas Al Hassan+26.3RTG

NEOM · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

I. Sangaré+37.3SsN

Nottingham Forest · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

M. Gibbs-White15goals

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	E. Anderson Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	23	629.3%	95±0%
2	Lucas Emanoel Central midfielder	Fortaleza U20	20	38	93
3	Y. Ayari Central midfielder	Brighton	22	4223.4%	915.9%
4	L. Díaz Central midfielder	Envigado	22	38	87
5	Estêvão Central midfielder	Chelsea	19	2162%	875.5%
6	M. Gibbs-White Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	26	6431.2%	868.5%
7	N. Woltemade Central midfielder	Newcastle	24	4012.4%	865.3%
8	Allex Central midfielder	Internacional U20	20	22	85
9	A. Gray Central midfielder	Tottenham	20	2471.8%	855.3%
10	E. Ampadu Central midfielder	Leeds	25	475.6%	8523.2%
11	D. Rice Central midfielder	Arsenal	27	605.9%	8410.7%
12	Joshua King Central midfielder	Fulham	19	20915%	8415.8%
13	B. Kamara Central midfielder	Aston Villa	26	56121.2%	844.1%
14	C. Hudson-Odoi Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	25	3421.4%	835.8%
15	J. Bogle Central midfielder	Leeds	25	4352.6%	831.1%
16	X. Simons Central midfielder	Tottenham	23	4120.9%	825.2%
17	T. Rosborough Central midfielder	New York RB II	18	13	82
18	O. Hutchinson Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	22	2719.5%	813.2%
19	Abbas Al Hassan Central midfielder	NEOM	22	25814.8%	8076.1%
20	A. Jarvis Central midfielder	New York RB II	19	5	80
21	Martín Zubimendi Central midfielder	Arsenal	27	5312.9%	801.8%
22	A. Stach Central midfielder	Leeds	27	6130.3%	775.2%
23	A. Montaño Central midfielder	Orsomarso	25	11	76
24	C. Alcaraz Central midfielder	Everton	23	1242%	756.7%
25	K. Cortés Central midfielder	Real Soacha	22	0	73
26	A. Hickey Central midfielder	Brentford	24	962.5%	720.8%
27	M. Ødegaard Central midfielder	Arsenal	27	328.3%	7021.5%
28	D. Ndoye Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	25	2049.2%	7014.4%
29	C. Gallagher Central midfielder	Tottenham	26	35±0%	7016.3%
30	I. Gruev Central midfielder	Leeds	26	2436.9%	698.6%
31	S. Acuña Central midfielder	Barranquilla	27	23	64
32	L. Berrío Central midfielder	Junior	28	43	62
33	A. Tanaka Central midfielder	Leeds	27	2254.8%	6215.7%
34	I. Sangaré Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	28	49308.3%	618.2%
35	S. Longstaff Central midfielder	Leeds	28	32223.2%	5713%
36	J. Cullen Central midfielder	Burnley	30	6054.9%	543.4%
37	N. Domínguez Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	28	2820.1%	5328.2%
38	R. Yates Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	28	1554%	5030.9%
39	Khaled Al Sumairi Central midfielder	Damac	29	24490%	4925.3%
40	J. Ward-Prowse Central midfielder	Burnley	31	31422%	399.8%
41	J. Lerma Central midfielder	Crystal Palace	31	2516.8%	3830.3%
42	J. Laurent Central midfielder	Burnley	31	2838.3%	3722.9%
43	P. Groß Central midfielder	Brighton	35	473.5%	334.1%