Most In-Form defenders in Premier League 26/27

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

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At a glance

J. Timber of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.8, and M. Keane leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Svoboda has improved his Season rating most, up +44.1 on last season, while Abdulay Bah's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +7.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Timber of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 167.

Manchester City · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Svoboda+44.1SsN

Brighton · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	J. Timber Full-back	Arsenal	25	67±0%	93±0%
2	W. Saliba Centre-back	Arsenal	25	6217.3%	885.7%
3	M. Svoboda Full-back	Brighton	27	59294%	598.1%
4	L. Kitching Centre-back	Coventry	26	45±0%	66±0%
5	C. Hughes Centre-back	Hull City	22	43145.5%	7211.9%
6	J. O'Brien Centre-back	Everton	25	41±0%	85±0%
7	M. Keane Centre-back	Everton	33	39110.7%	336.1%
8	M. Cissé Full-back	Aston Villa	21	39	50
9	L. Herrington Centre-back	Hull City	19	36211.1%	51184%
10	C. Kipré Full-back	Ipswich	29	355.8%	4524%
11	S. van den Berg Full-back	Brentford	24	3345.6%	870.9%
12	K. Tete Centre-back	Fulham	30	33±0%	45±0%
13	G. Gudmundsson Full-back	Leeds	27	32±0%	69±0%
14	E. Cashin Centre-back	Brighton	24	3210%	623.2%
15	P. Struijk Centre-back	Brighton	27	32±0%	721.6%
16	E. Konsa Centre-back	Arsenal	28	32±0%	69±0%
17	J. Meghoma Full-back	Brentford	20	3024.8%	555.4%
18	Abdulay Bah Centre-back	Manchester City	20	28314.7%	7810.8%
19	R. Aït-Nouri Full-back	Manchester City	25	2631.2%	7817.6%
20	K. Takai Centre-back	Tottenham	22	2582.7%	5910.7%
21	L. De Fougerolles Centre-back	Fulham	20	25	44
22	D. Burn Full-back	Newcastle	34	2451%	2642.5%
23	Joshua Feeney Centre-back	Aston Villa	21	2424.7%	5111.8%
24	O. Diomande Full-back	Nottingham Forest	22	24±0%	6913%
25	Juanlu Sánchez Full-back	Bournemouth	23	2218.6%	803.7%
26	K. Danso Centre-back	Tottenham	27	22±0%	60±0%
27	Morato Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	25	21±0%	71±0%
28	Jannik Schuster Centre-back	Brentford	20	2027.5%	46±0%
29	Kim Ji-Soo Centre-back	Brentford	21	19	6015.9%
30	Joshua Alan Powell Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	21	18	34
31	B. Diakité Centre-back	Bournemouth	25	1761%	7512.2%
32	J. Latibeaudiere Full-back	Coventry	26	1546.2%	5516.8%
33	J. Araujo Centre-back	Bournemouth	25	15212.2%	4143.1%
34	C. Bradley Full-back	Liverpool	23	1520.3%	778.8%
35	M. de Ligt Centre-back	Manchester United	27	1552.6%	6221.3%
36	J. Hadjam Full-back	Brighton	23	14526.1%	4330.1%
37	L. Woolfenden Centre-back	Coventry	27	1455.7%	4928.1%
38	A. Disasi Centre-back	Chelsea	28	13±0%	52±0%
39	B. Fredrick Centre-back	Brentford	21	13	41
40	M. Aarons Full-back	Bournemouth	26	132016.7%	4035.4%
41	N. Savona Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	23	1266.1%	756.9%
42	K. Kesler-Hayden Full-back	Coventry	23	1268.5%	659.3%
43	T. Livramento Full-back	Newcastle	23	12±0%	76±0%
44	Devan Austin Tanton Pedraza Full-back	Fulham	22	11135.4%	311.7%
45	T. Adarabioyo Centre-back	Chelsea	28	11±0%	51±0%
46	W. Tamen Centre-back	Everton	19	10	29
47	Kyle James McAdam Full-back	Nottingham Forest	21	10	45
48	N. Clyne Full-back	Crystal Palace	35	106.5%	1514%
49	J. Gomez Full-back	Liverpool	29	919.6%	4719.5%
50	H. Ogunneye Full-back	Manchester United	20	8	29