Midfielders with the Best Potential in Championship 26/27

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

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At a glance

Sydie Peck of Sheffield Utd is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 76.8, and J. Bowen has been the form player this season, grading 58, and J. Hjertø-Dahl leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: I. Price has improved his Season rating most, up +34.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, B. De Keersmaecker of Bristol City is the most valuable name in this group at 41.9.

West Brom · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

I. Price+34.1SsN

West Brom · 24/25→25/26

B. De Keersmaecker41.9val

Bristol City

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	Player	Team
1	Sydie Peck Attacking midfielder	Sheffield Utd	22	49±0%	771.7%
2	I. Price Attacking midfielder	West Brom	22	48±0%	72±0%
3	S. Magassa Defensive midfielder	West Ham	22	197.9%	722.8%
4	C. Jander Defensive midfielder	Southampton	23	390.5%	702%
5	E. Galbraith Attacking midfielder	Stoke City	25	34±0%	684.1%
6	J. Bowen Winger	West Ham	29	58±0%	64±0%
7	R. Edwards Central midfielder	QPR	23	20±0%	64±0%
8	D. Gyabi Central midfielder	Hull City	22	1066.9%	634.7%
9	J. Monga Central midfielder	Swansea	17	111030%	6210.3%
10	K. Dembélé Central midfielder	QPR	23	1132.7%	608.8%
11	T. Gardner-Hickman Central midfielder	Birmingham	24	1441.7%	6021.8%
12	M. Servais Attacking midfielder	Millwall	21	2253.4%	5911.2%
13	H. Kyprianou Defensive midfielder	Watford	25	16±0%	59±0%
14	M. Baradji Defensive midfielder	Blackburn	25	21	57
15	M. Leonard Central midfielder	Birmingham	24	763.4%	5618.3%
16	M. Topić Defensive midfielder	Norwich	25	875.4%	5611.9%
17	B. De Keersmaecker Central midfielder	Bristol City	26	3345.5%	5620%
18	L. Cacace Central midfielder	Wrexham	25	480.3%	5527.7%
19	M. Kosznovszky Central midfielder	Portsmouth	24	4457.1%	5414.5%
20	D. De Neve Central midfielder	Blackburn	25	1035.1%	53±0%
21	B. Khela Central midfielder	Birmingham	21	3313.4%	50±0%
22	J. Hjertø-Dahl Winger	Hull City	20	439.5%	494.7%
23	T. Iwata Central midfielder	Birmingham	29	38±0%	49±0%
24	J. McGlynn Attacking midfielder	Stoke City	23	2927.9%	484.2%
25	C. Barron Defensive midfielder	Middlesbrough	24	1921.4%	473.5%
26	S. Berhalter Attacking midfielder	Middlesbrough	25	4015.7%	463.2%
27	H. Knibbs Attacking midfielder	Charlton	27	980.6%	4614%
28	B. Sheaf Central midfielder	Wrexham	28	1346.5%	4522.5%
29	X. Simons Central midfielder	Hull City	23	2113.8%	45±0%
30	C. Campbell Central midfielder	Wolves	23	1814%	457.2%
31	M. Arfsten Attacking midfielder	Middlesbrough	25	3429.9%	453.5%
32	J. Cullen Central midfielder	Burnley	30	3120.8%	4422.7%
33	G. Docherty Defensive midfielder	Charlton	30	369%	435.6%
34	R. Shein Central midfielder	Portsmouth	23	2913%	421.2%
35	T. Souček Central midfielder	West Ham	31	4130.2%	4227.6%
36	S. Revan Defensive midfielder	Wrexham	23	11113.7%	409.3%
37	T. Ouma Defensive midfielder	Charlton	21	7	39
38	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Swansea	21	4514733.3%	384.5%
39	E. Ukaki Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	21	13	37
40	F. Myhre Central midfielder	West Brom	27	3315.7%	367.2%
41	E. Álvarez Defensive midfielder	West Ham	28	1728.8%	3548.8%
42	E. Stroud Attacking midfielder	Hull City	24	2053.7%	3418.9%
43	B. Lloyd Central midfielder	Swansea	21	30	3341.5%
44	A. Ömür Central midfielder	Hull City	27	17236.7%	3239.8%
45	T. McDermott Central midfielder	Burnley	21	19	3219.1%
46	J. Bauress Central midfielder	Burnley	20	7	29
47	K. Anderson Central midfielder	Portsmouth	31	1352.6%	2912%
48	S. Eustáquio Central midfielder	Swansea	29	17876.5%	2615.7%
49	N. Sutoh Attacking midfielder	Preston	23	12	26
50	K. McLean Central midfielder	Norwich	34	43±0%	26±0%