Players with the Best Potential in Championship 26/27

The highest-potential players in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in Championship Best defenders in Championship Best midfielders in Championship Best attackers in Championship Most in-form players in Championship Top-scoring players in Championship

At a glance

J. Morgan of West Brom is the standout for raw talent across players in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 83.1, and C. Ward has been the form player this season, grading 65.8, and P. Agyemang leads the scoring with 10 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: W. Lankshear has improved his Season rating most, up +37.9 on last season, while J. Morgan's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +52.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. Berhalter of Middlesbrough is the most valuable name in this group at 38.

West Brom · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

W. Lankshear+37.9SsN

Middlesbrough · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	J. Morgan Winger	West Brom	20	26369.6%	83171.6%
2	M. Mane Winger	Wolves	19	0100%	820.9%
3	Hugo Bueno Full-back	Wolves	24	1448.5%	791.7%
4	André Central midfielder	Wolves	25	2337.8%	78±0%
5	Sydie Peck Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	22	2450.9%	771.7%
6	Max Alleyne Full-back	Burnley	21	813.7%	7726.2%
7	J. Ekomié Central midfielder	Wrexham	23	2247%	771.7%
8	J. Stansfield Central midfielder	Birmingham	23	2150.6%	76±0%
9	M. Ivanović Centre-forward	Millwall	21	354.8%	763.7%
10	D. Mukasa Attacking midfielder	West Ham	19	2063.9%	7519.3%
11	F. Ravaglia Goalkeeper	Watford	26	0100%	7515.3%
12	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	22	1074.6%	75±0%
13	C. Neghli Attacking midfielder	Millwall	24	2544%	74±0%
14	R. Vítek Goalkeeper	Middlesbrough	23	776.2%	730.5%
15	S. Brynn Goalkeeper	Middlesbrough	25	27376.8%	7327.7%
16	I. Price Attacking midfielder	West Brom	23	2548.9%	721.7%
17	Iker Bravo Attacking midfielder	Watford	21	15	7226.2%
18	F. Azaz Attacking midfielder	Southampton	26	3328.5%	727.6%
19	S. Magassa Defensive midfielder	West Ham	23	2838.4%	722.8%
20	B. Clark Attacking midfielder	Derby	21	2144.1%	71±0%
21	A. Okonkwo Goalkeeper	Charlton	25	1625.8%	712.6%
22	P. Agyemang Centre-forward	Derby	25	4528.2%	7153.8%
23	A. Morris Defensive midfielder	Middlesbrough	24	2431.6%	71±0%
24	C. Doyle Centre-back	Wrexham	23	1939.3%	711.7%
25	A. Segecic Central midfielder	Portsmouth	22	1751.8%	70±0%
26	Zak Norton Sturge Full-back	Millwall	22	3115.7%	70±0%
27	C. Taylor Full-back	Millwall	23	3219.1%	69±0%
28	H. Vale Central midfielder	QPR	23	1921.6%	691.8%
29	Rio Cardines Full-back	Bristol City	20	92025%	69±0%
30	O. Schwartau Winger	Norwich	20	1424.9%	69±0%
31	W. Lankshear Centre-forward	Middlesbrough	21	381.6%	690.9%
32	A. Brooks Attacking midfielder	Norwich	23	2048.3%	690.7%
33	Fer López Attacking midfielder	Wolves	22	27194.6%	688.7%
34	E. Galbraith Attacking midfielder	Stoke City	25	2625.7%	684.1%
35	R. Alebiosu Full-back	Blackburn	24	1262.2%	68±0%
36	M. Stamenić Central midfielder	Swansea	24	974.4%	68±0%
37	Ruairi McConville Centre-back	Norwich	21	478.1%	67±0%
38	P. Charles Goalkeeper	QPR	21	7252.6%	6712.5%
39	M. Hermansen Goalkeeper	West Ham	26	14157.1%	67±0%
40	G. Campbell Centre-back	West Brom	25	1265.6%	662.5%
41	M. Weiß Goalkeeper	Burnley	22	3	66±0%
42	D. Mazou-Sacko Defensive midfielder	Millwall	22	939.7%	664.1%
43	M. Doumbia Centre-forward	Watford	20	852.4%	66±0%
44	L. Kitching Centre-back	Sheffield Utd	27	1761.3%	669.1%
45	B. Cabango Centre-back	Swansea	26	2637.1%	66±0%
46	C. Klarer Centre-back	Birmingham	26	2132.9%	65±0%
47	P. Mattsson Defensive midfielder	Norwich	25	2136.9%	65±0%
48	M. Pollock Centre-back	Watford	25	1237.6%	652.7%
49	J. Ngakia Full-back	Watford	26	4444%	642.9%
50	A. Ahmed Full-back	Norwich	26	2238.7%	6460.9%