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Most In-Form defensive midfielders This Season in Championship

The most in-form defensive midfielders in Championship, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Charles of Southampton is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.8, and C. Brannagan has been the form player this season, grading 54.2, and J. James leads the scoring with 11 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Amass has improved his Season rating most, up +43.4 on last season, while M. Yalcouyé's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, V. Torp of Coventry is the most valuable name in this group at 40.5.

Best talent
S. Charles74.8RTG
Southampton
In form
C. Brannagan54.2SsN
Oxford United
Rising potential
M. Yalcouyé+31.9RTG
Swansea · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
H. Amass+43.4SsN
Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
J. James11goals
Leicester
Most valuable
V. Torp40.5val
Coventry
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PlayerTeam
1C. BrannaganDefensive midfielderOxford United305435.8%4216.4%
2M. CrooksDefensive midfielderHull City325470.3%3536.3%
3V. TorpDefensive midfielderCoventry2753105.9%628.3%
4J. JamesDefensive midfielderLeicester2251204.8%701.1%
5Gonçalo FrancoDefensive midfielderSwansea255117.1%69±0%
6H. AmassDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday19481058.5%704.8%
7M. TargettDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough304723550%452.6%
8E. AdamsDefensive midfielderDerby304743.7%4223.3%
9S. CharlesDefensive midfielderSouthampton22475.1%752.9%
10A. MatusiwaDefensive midfielderIpswich28455.9%5716.9%
11K. McLeanDefensive midfielderNorwich344427.6%2812.7%
12I. KaboréDefensive midfielderWrexham2543709.4%697.6%
13A. RandellDefensive midfielderBristol City25428.5%695.1%
14Paik Seung-HoDefensive midfielderBirmingham294151.3%4814.6%
15G. DobsonDefensive midfielderWrexham28406.6%529.7%
16B. BannanDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday364014.6%2312.4%
17R. SlaterDefensive midfielderHull City264077.9%630.8%
18R. McGreeDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough2739198.5%590.9%
19G. ThomasonDefensive midfielderWrexham253916%6936.5%
20A. McCannDefensive midfielderPreston263941.2%594.8%
21C. De NorreDefensive midfielderMillwall293827.6%4818.5%
22T. IwataDefensive midfielderBirmingham29383.8%5014.1%
23C. BrittainDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough283812.5%587.8%
24M. GrimesDefensive midfielderCoventry31380.5%4215.6%
25S. TronstadDefensive midfielderBlackburn30373.6%4022.7%
26M. StamenićDefensive midfielderSwansea2437619.6%6884.3%
27A. MorrisDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough243618.6%712.4%
28F. DownesDefensive midfielderSouthampton273517.1%5723%
29A. BrowneDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough3134221.5%355.9%
30A. DozzellDefensive midfielderPortsmouth273314.2%587.6%
31O. RathboneDefensive midfielderWrexham29323%409.3%
32R. HedgesDefensive midfielderBlackburn31312.7%3228%
33M. JamesDefensive midfielderWrexham35303.8%2220.8%
34D. OzohDefensive midfielderDerby2130159.1%6912.7%
35L. TravisDefensive midfielderDerby282923.2%5118.7%
36F. OnyekaDefensive midfielderCoventry282815.3%4831.9%
37C. CoventryDefensive midfielderCharlton262731.5%5813%
38H. WinksDefensive midfielderLeicester302636.5%3634.9%
39J. TaylorDefensive midfielderIpswich282692.5%4819.4%
40H. ClarkeDefensive midfielderCharlton2526145.2%636.7%
41O. SkippDefensive midfielderLeicester252555%6015.1%
42R. LongmanDefensive midfielderWrexham2524114.4%6236.8%
43J. LundstramDefensive midfielderHull City322421.7%2610.3%
44J. RiedewaldDefensive midfielderSheffield Utd2924129.1%403.6%
45B. MitchellDefensive midfielderMillwall2523205.3%659.6%
46A. HadžiahmetovićDefensive midfielderHull City292286.2%4111.2%
47M. PackDefensive midfielderPortsmouth352018.2%1919.4%
48W. VaulksDefensive midfielderOxford United322045.6%2539%
49B. PearsonDefensive midfielderStoke City3119332.6%309.5%
50H. ChoudhuryDefensive midfielderLeicester281634.4%4124.6%