Most Improved midfielders in Championship 26/27

The most improved midfielders in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

K. Lund of Birmingham is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 73.1, and Gonçalo Franco has been the form player this season, grading 50.8, and Joseph Okopu leads the scoring with 10 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Hjertø-Dahl has improved his Season rating most, up +26.9 on last season, while L. Le Roux's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Gonçalo Franco of Swansea is the most valuable name in this group at 39.9.

Gonçalo Franco50.8SsN

Swansea

Rising potential

L. Le Roux+17.6RTG

Portsmouth · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Hjertø-Dahl+26.9SsN

Hull City · 24/25→25/26

Gonçalo Franco39.9val

Swansea

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	Player	Team
1	J. Hjertø-Dahl Winger	Hull City	20	+26.9 24/25→25/26	506.3%	4414.4%
2	B. Khela Central midfielder	Birmingham	21	+22.6 24/25→25/26	3313.4%	50±0%
3	N. Asiimwe Defensive midfielder	Charlton	21	+21.4 24/25→25/26	28324.2%	4853.4%
4	Ronald Central midfielder	Swansea	25	+16 24/25→25/26	4360.4%	712.7%
5	Joseph Okopu Attacking midfielder	Swansea	21	+15.7 24/25→25/26	5046.4%	6624.6%
6	M. Arfsten Attacking midfielder	Middlesbrough	25	+14.8 24/25→25/26	4215.3%	483.9%
7	B. Pearson Central midfielder	Stoke City	31	+13.5 24/25→25/26	18314%	2911.3%
8	S. Berhalter Attacking midfielder	Middlesbrough	25	+12.8 24/25→25/26	4119%	505.9%
9	A. Ömür Central midfielder	Hull City	27	+11.6 24/25→25/26	17236.7%	3239.8%
10	L. Gibbs Central midfielder	Norwich	23	+10.3 24/25→25/26	111144.4%	607.1%
11	R. Shein Central midfielder	Portsmouth	23	+10.1 24/25→25/26	2911.2%	431.4%
12	H. Morita Central midfielder	Hull City	31	+7.5 24/25→25/26	3626.6%	3513.9%
13	Gonçalo Franco Defensive midfielder	Swansea	25	+7.4 24/25→25/26	5117.1%	69±0%
14	D. Mazou-Sacko Central midfielder	Millwall	21	+7 24/25→25/26	1958.3%	6619.4%
15	K. Lund Central midfielder	Birmingham	24	+6.1 24/25→25/26	2827.6%	7319.2%
16	S. Revan Defensive midfielder	Wrexham	23	+5.8 24/25→25/26	11113.7%	409.3%
17	X. Simons Central midfielder	Hull City	23	+4.5 24/25→25/26	2128%	4526.1%
18	C. Coady Central midfielder	Wrexham	33	+4.2 24/25→25/26	1635.9%	1751.9%
19	I. Louza Attacking midfielder	Watford	27	+3.5 24/25→25/26	429.1%	616.7%
20	G. Docherty Defensive midfielder	Charlton	29	+3 24/25→25/26	369%	435.6%
21	C. Campbell Central midfielder	Wolves	23	+2.2 24/25→25/26	1814%	457.2%
22	J. Swift Central midfielder	Portsmouth	31	+1.1 24/25→25/26	235.1%	3026.5%
23	C. Jander Defensive midfielder	Southampton	23	-0.2 24/25→25/26	390.5%	702%
24	F. Bianchini Central midfielder	Swansea	25	-0.7 24/25→25/26	106.8%	594.9%
25	S. Magassa Defensive midfielder	West Ham	22	-1.6 24/25→25/26	197.9%	722.8%
26	F. Myhre Central midfielder	West Brom	27	-3.6 24/25→25/26	391%	402.3%
27	D. De Neve Central midfielder	Blackburn	25	-5.3 24/25→25/26	1035.1%	53±0%
28	K. Dembélé Central midfielder	QPR	23	-5.5 24/25→25/26	1132.7%	608.8%
29	E. Álvarez Defensive midfielder	West Ham	28	-6.7 24/25→25/26	1728.8%	3548.8%
30	J. Cullen Central midfielder	Burnley	30	-8 24/25→25/26	3120.8%	4422.7%
31	T. Gardner-Hickman Central midfielder	Birmingham	24	-9.8 24/25→25/26	1441.7%	6021.8%
32	B. Sheaf Central midfielder	Wrexham	28	-11.2 24/25→25/26	1346.5%	4522.5%
33	M. Leonard Central midfielder	Birmingham	24	-12.3 24/25→25/26	763.4%	5618.3%
34	L. Le Roux Defensive midfielder	Portsmouth	26	-12.3 24/25→25/26	668%	4857.5%
35	E. Lee Attacking midfielder	Wrexham	31	-13.4 24/25→25/26	1449.8%	2233.8%
36	Welington Defensive midfielder	Southampton	25	-13.5 24/25→25/26	1350.4%	609.5%
37	J. Cotterill Central midfielder	Swansea	20	-13.8 24/25→25/26	1058%	4634.7%
38	K. Anderson Central midfielder	Portsmouth	31	-14.2 24/25→25/26	1352.6%	2912%
39	E. Stroud Attacking midfielder	Hull City	24	-15.4 24/25→25/26	2642.2%	3124.9%
40	L. Cacace Central midfielder	Wrexham	25	-15.5 24/25→25/26	480.3%	5527.7%
41	T. Souček Central midfielder	West Ham	31	-17.9 24/25→25/26	4130.2%	4227.6%
42	J. Randall Central midfielder	Bolton	26	-18.9 24/25→25/26	870.5%	3720.8%
43	D. Gyabi Central midfielder	Hull City	22	-19.8 24/25→25/26	1066.9%	634.7%
44	B. Potts Attacking midfielder	Preston	32	-21.4 24/25→25/26	1067.9%	2237.7%
45	M. Topić Defensive midfielder	Norwich	25	-23.3 24/25→25/26	875.4%	5611.9%
46	M. Servais Attacking midfielder	Millwall	21	-25.1 24/25→25/26	2253.4%	5911.2%
47	A. Henriksson Central midfielder	Blackburn	24	-28.7 24/25→25/26	585.7%	5542.2%
48	R. Apter Central midfielder	Charlton	23	-33.6 24/25→25/26	782.6%	577.6%
49	H. Knibbs Attacking midfielder	Charlton	27	-37.4 24/25→25/26	980.6%	4614%