Most improved players in EFL Cup

The most improved players in EFL Cup, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

M. Rogers of Aston Villa is the standout for raw talent across players in EFL Cup, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and E. Haaland has been the form player this season, grading 95.6, and A. Kyziridis leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Malen has improved his Season rating most, up +64.8 on last season, while E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +48.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Rogers of Aston Villa is the most valuable name in this group at 202.2.

West Ham · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

D. Malen+64.8SsN

AS Roma · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	ΔSsN	Season	Rating
1	D. Malen Centre-forward	AS Roma	27	+64.8 24/25→25/26	77540%	7511.4%
2	João Palhinha Defensive midfielder	Tottenham	31	+51.2 24/25→25/26	59682.7%	431.7%
3	K. Dewsbury-Hall Attacking midfielder	Everton	27	+45.9 24/25→25/26	491480.6%	7711%
4	N. O'Reilly Full-back	Manchester City	21	+45.8 24/25→25/26	56432.1%	9717.9%
5	J. Eastwood Goalkeeper	Cambridge United	29	+45.3 24/25→25/26	473484.6%	2618%
6	M. Emmanuel Full-back	Motherwell	25	+44.1 24/25→25/26	481160.5%	5123.3%
7	J. Garner Defensive midfielder	Everton	25	+41.9 24/25→25/26	65178.3%	9016.2%
8	C. Walton Goalkeeper	Ipswich	30	+41.6 24/25→25/26	42	446%
9	H. Milne Full-back	Heart Of Midlothian	29	+41 24/25→25/26	451078.9%	3517.1%
10	T. Crama Centre-back	Millwall	24	+40.9 24/25→25/26	62192%	7769.8%
11	J. Timber Full-back	Arsenal	25	+40.7 24/25→25/26	8299%	975.3%
12	M. Senesi Centre-back	Bournemouth	29	+39.5 24/25→25/26	60197.5%	658.7%
13	Z. Vipotnik Centre-forward	Swansea	24	+39 24/25→25/26	61176.5%	726.9%
14	Richarlison Centre-forward	Tottenham	29	+38.7 24/25→25/26	53265.1%	571%
15	M. Kayode Full-back	Brentford	22	+38.5 24/25→25/26	45566.2%	9320.3%
16	Gabriel Magalhães Centre-back	Arsenal	28	+38.1 24/25→25/26	7699.5%	748.8%
17	J. Buckley Central midfielder	Al Kholood	26	+37.7 24/25→25/26	47405.4%	5112.7%
18	J. Egan Centre-back	Hull City	33	+37.6 24/25→25/26	41989.5%	2919.1%
19	R. Alebiosu Central midfielder	Blackburn	24	+37.3 24/25→25/26	43611.5%	7065.6%
20	I. Sangaré Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	28	+37.3 24/25→25/26	49308.3%	618.2%
21	W. Lankshear Centre-forward	Oxford United	21	+37.1 24/25→25/26	37	6917.2%
22	S. Findlay Full-back	Heart Of Midlothian	30	+36.7 24/25→25/26	47356.3%	3310.9%
23	A. Scott Defensive midfielder	Bournemouth	22	+36.5 24/25→25/26	47361.4%	9118.6%
24	D. Calvert-Lewin Centre-forward	Leeds	29	+36 24/25→25/26	53206.9%	605.4%
25	I. Kaboré Defensive midfielder	Wrexham	25	+35.8 24/25→25/26	41675.5%	697.6%
26	Matheus Nunes Full-back	Manchester City	27	+35.8 24/25→25/26	58160.5%	792.8%
27	E. Monthe Centre-back	Oldham	31	+35.5 23/24→25/26	44427.7%	2032.1%
28	N. Mukiele Centre-back	Sunderland	28	+35.5 24/25→25/26	52216.5%	6910.9%
29	L. Dobbin Centre-forward	Preston	23	+35 24/25→25/26	42479.5%	7013.1%
30	J. Taylor Centre-forward	Wigan	23	+34.8 24/25→25/26	41610.5%	4912.9%
31	J. Grealish Attacking midfielder	Everton	30	+34.5 24/25→25/26	45319.4%	561.1%
32	O. McBurnie Centre-forward	Hull City	30	+34.4 24/25→25/26	63121.1%	4714.8%
33	M. Shelton Defensive midfielder	Barnet	29	+34.2 22/23→25/26	42468.5%	246.2%
34	K. Lofthouse Defensive midfielder	Burton Albion	25	+34.2 24/25→25/26	44335.3%	5224%
35	K. Palmer Attacking midfielder	Luton	29	+34 24/25→25/26	41485.7%	3426.3%
36	N. Okafor Centre-forward	Leeds	26	+33.8 24/25→25/26	38734.8%	749.8%
37	T. Hamer Centre-back	Lincoln	26	+33.6 24/25→25/26	45297.3%	4810.4%
38	C. Miller Attacking midfielder	Falkirk	28	+33.5 20/21→25/26	41465.3%	4033.2%
39	D. Kanu Centre-forward	Walsall	21	+33.2 24/25→25/26	361037.5%	3716.9%
40	J. Gelhardt Attacking midfielder	Hull City	24	+33 24/25→25/26	49205%	7621.8%
41	Zak Norton Sturge Full-back	Millwall	22	+32.5 24/25→25/26	36855.3%	7016.9%
42	J. Andersen Centre-back	Fulham	30	+32.4 24/25→25/26	41385.7%	5414.7%
43	M. Whittaker Attacking midfielder	Middlesbrough	25	+32 24/25→25/26	49185%	7417.9%
44	J. Bagan Full-back	Cardiff	24	+32 24/25→25/26	45250%	5112.7%
45	M. Boateng Central midfielder	Plymouth	24	+31.9 24/25→25/26	48204.5%	5522.9%
46	K. Watts Centre-back	Cambridge United	26	+31.7 24/25→25/26	44255.6%	3517.4%
47	D. Gray Attacking midfielder	Birmingham	30	+31.4 24/25→25/26	31	4211.7%
48	F. Kadıoğlu Full-back	Brighton	26	+31.3 24/25→25/26	38474.2%	8213.2%
49	C. Goode Centre-back	Stevenage	30	+31 24/25→25/26	48180.2%	313.3%
50	B. Kamara Central midfielder	Aston Villa	26	+30.9 24/25→25/26	56121.2%	844.1%