Most In-Form central midfielders in Premier League 26/27

The most in-form central midfielders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Y. Minteh of Brighton is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.5, and A. Browne leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Palestra has improved his Season rating most, up +39.8 on last season, while L. Chambers's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +21.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Minteh of Brighton is the most valuable name in this group at 111.9.

Liverpool · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Palestra+39.8SsN

Chelsea · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Y. Minteh Central midfielder	Brighton	22	4429.8%	942.7%
2	X. Simons Central midfielder	Tottenham	23	4418.3%	825.2%
3	M. Palestra Central midfielder	Chelsea	21	421895.2%	8721.7%
4	I. Gueye Central midfielder	Everton	37	38±0%	2639.4%
5	A. Browne Central midfielder	Sunderland	31	38253.3%	356.7%
6	Éverton Ribeiro Central midfielder	Everton	37	33±0%	1714%
7	Joelinton Central midfielder	Newcastle	30	3232.4%	4540.6%
8	P. Forsell Central midfielder	Free Agents	35	29	24
9	J. Taylor Central midfielder	Ipswich	28	2692.5%	4820%
10	K. Mitoma Central midfielder	Brighton	29	2548.4%	5330.5%
11	J. Eccles Central midfielder	Coventry	26	2328.7%	5916.7%
12	I. Gruev Central midfielder	Leeds	26	2226.6%	686.9%
13	X. Simons Central midfielder	Hull City	23	2113.8%	45±0%
14	G. Abbott Central midfielder	Tottenham	21	1953.8%	4511.2%
15	A. Ömür Central midfielder	Hull City	27	17236.7%	3239.8%
16	R. Yates Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	28	1360.5%	5032%
17	T. Cairney Central midfielder	Fulham	35	132.3%	1712.2%
18	L. Chambers Central midfielder	Liverpool	22	110.9%	6449.4%
19	D. Gyabi Central midfielder	Hull City	22	1066.9%	634.7%
20	N. Huggins Central midfielder	Sunderland	25	938%	4131.7%
21	Jack Ethan Thompson Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	21	4	27