Best Defensive midfielders by Season Rating in Premier League
The best defensive midfielders in Premier League, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
M. Rogers of Aston Villa is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 99.5, and Bruno Fernandes has been the form player this season, grading 79.5, and A. Semenyo leads the scoring with 17 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: João Palhinha has improved his Season rating most, up +51.1 on last season, while E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +44.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. Semenyo of Bournemouth is the most valuable name in this group at 136.6.
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