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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Championship 26/27

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

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At a glance

S. Magassa of West Ham is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 72, and G. Docherty has been the form player this season, grading 42.8.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Revan has improved his Season rating most, up +14.2 on last season, while P. Mattsson's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +19.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. Magassa of West Ham is the most valuable name in this group at 30.2.

Best talent
S. Magassa72RTG
West Ham
In form
G. Docherty42.8SsN
Charlton
Rising potential
P. Mattsson+19.1RTG
Norwich · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
S. Revan+14.2SsN
Wrexham · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
G. Docherty1goals
Charlton
Most valuable
S. Magassa30.2val
West Ham
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1S. MagassaDefensive midfielderWest Ham2330.22838.4%722.8%
2A. MorrisDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough2429.42431.6%71±0%
3El Hadji Djibril SoumaréDefensive midfielderStoke City2329.31222.7%59±0%
4Kristi MontgomeryDefensive midfielderBlackburn2228.325276.9%57±0%
5A. RobertsonDefensive midfielderCardiff2327.71439.7%51±0%
6E. ErhahonDefensive midfielderBolton2527.1199.5%45±0%
7D. Mazou-SackoDefensive midfielderMillwall2226.7939.7%664.1%
8M. TopićDefensive midfielderNorwich2526.61550.8%5611.9%
9H. KyprianouDefensive midfielderWatford2526.42236.6%59±0%
10D. JefferiesDefensive midfielderLincoln2426.188%45±0%
11I. VarfolomeevDefensive midfielderLincoln22261045.8%46±0%
12P. MattssonDefensive midfielderNorwich2525.92136.9%65±0%
13Gonçalo FrancoDefensive midfielderSwansea2525.8492.6%690.6%
14O. DiakitéDefensive midfielderWest Brom2625.71152.1%56±0%
15C. JanderDefensive midfielderSouthampton2325.4293.9%70±0%
16J. GarrettDefensive midfielderBlackburn23250100%5487.5%
17K. LamadridDefensive midfielderWest Ham2225057
18R. NzingoulaDefensive midfielderWest Brom2024.9724%647.4%
19Xu BinDefensive midfielderWolves2224.83533
20R. PukštasDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough2224.8099%42±0%
21C. CoventryDefensive midfielderCharlton2624.71349.8%58±0%
22E. BoveDefensive midfielderWatford2424.567.4%56±0%
23I. MohamedDefensive midfielderPortsmouth2524.2289.9%50±0%
24D. OzohDefensive midfielderDerby2123.9769.1%705.4%
25B. TraoréDefensive midfielderWolves2523.8194.6%663.8%
26M. BaradjiDefensive midfielderBlackburn2523.8292.5%57±0%
27R. LongmanDefensive midfielderWrexham2523.6290.8%62±0%
28O. SkippDefensive midfielderCharlton2623.31058.6%607.9%
29L. LeroyDefensive midfielderPreston2623.21164.5%422.2%
30C. BarronDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough2422.72770.4%473.5%
31Y. KonakDefensive midfielderLincoln2022.5277.6%591.4%
32A. DoughtyDefensive midfielderMillwall2621.1098.4%58±0%
33T. BaylissDefensive midfielderLincoln2720581.2%40±0%
34S. RevanDefensive midfielderWrexham2319.919278.4%409.3%
35T. OumaDefensive midfielderCharlton2116.31639
36G. DochertyDefensive midfielderCharlton3015.74328.5%435.6%
37Logan PyeDefensive midfielderBurnley2212.1428
38E. ÁlvarezDefensive midfielderWest Ham2911.32714.6%3548.8%
39S. IngelssonDefensive midfielderStoke City2810.3293.7%502.9%
40M. PayeroDefensive midfielderWatford2810.3472.4%5511.9%
41G. DobsonDefensive midfielderWrexham2810.2391.3%51±0%
42C. De NorreDefensive midfielderMillwall298.5584.4%45±0%
43B. WilliamsDefensive midfielderSouthampton06124
44J. AbbeyDefensive midfielderWolves05.9132
45Leo PecoverDefensive midfielderBristol City20255.8124
46C. McGrandlesDefensive midfielderLincoln315.71371%3411.9%
47A. MowattDefensive midfielderDerby315.41357.7%340.9%
48R. HedgesDefensive midfielderDerby315.2862.9%28±0%
49B. PearsonDefensive midfielderStoke City314.4196.6%29±0%
50J. FultonDefensive midfielderSwansea324.3841.3%23±0%