Defenders with the Most Assists in Premier League 26/27

The most creative 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. van de Ven leads the scoring with 4 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 I. Kaboré's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +20.6 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	I. Kaboré Full-back	Manchester City	25	8	26392.5%	8532%
2	J. Timber Full-back	Arsenal	25	5	6762.3%	93±0%
3	J. Hadjam Full-back	Brighton	23	4	14526.1%	4330.1%
4	J. Meghoma Full-back	Brentford	20	4	30285.7%	5511.3%
5	Juanlu Sánchez Full-back	Bournemouth	23	3	2218.6%	803.7%
6	D. Furlong Full-back	Ipswich	30	3	4620.4%	4616.2%
7	N. Mukiele Full-back	Sunderland	28	3	47188.4%	666.4%
8	M. Cissé Full-back	Aston Villa	21	3	39	50
9	N. Elvedi Full-back	Leeds	29	2	6190.3%	5610%
10	R. Aït-Nouri Full-back	Manchester City	25	2	2631.2%	7817.6%
11	C. Kipré Full-back	Ipswich	29	2	355.8%	4524%
12	S. van den Berg Full-back	Brentford	24	2	3345.6%	870.9%
13	Pedro Porro Full-back	Tottenham	26	2	3812.9%	7511.2%
14	J. Gomez Full-back	Liverpool	29	2	919.6%	4719.5%
15	D. Burn Full-back	Newcastle	34	2	2451%	2642.5%
16	M. Svoboda Full-back	Brighton	27	2	59294%	598.1%
17	Jannik Schuster Centre-back	Brentford	20	1	20	46
18	Devan Austin Tanton Pedraza Full-back	Fulham	22	1	11135.4%	311.7%
19	Joshua Alan Powell Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	21	1	18	34
20	E. Cashin Centre-back	Brighton	24	1	3217.3%	62±0%
21	O. Diomande Full-back	Nottingham Forest	22	1	2453.3%	692.4%
22	P. Struijk Centre-back	Brighton	27	1	3242.4%	720.7%
23	M. Lacroix Full-back	Chelsea	26	1	54±0%	802.3%
24	Vitor Nunes Centre-back	Manchester City	20	1	3520.3%	8519.8%
25	K. Kesler-Hayden Full-back	Coventry	23	1	1268.5%	659.3%
26	M. Keane Centre-back	Everton	33	1	39110.7%	336.1%
27	J. Wilson-Esbrand Full-back	Manchester City	23	1	592.3%	3443.3%
28	N. Clyne Full-back	Crystal Palace	35	1	106.5%	1514%
29	L. De Fougerolles Centre-back	Fulham	20	1	25	44
30	J. Andersen Centre-back	Fulham	30	1	38354.8%	5217.6%
31	W. Fofana Centre-back	Chelsea	25	1	2863%	762.9%
32	J. O'Brien Centre-back	Everton	25	1	4179.5%	856.3%
33	R. Henry Full-back	Brentford	29	1	152028.6%	485.8%
34	M. van de Ven Centre-back	Tottenham	25	1	34275.6%	8514.1%
35	J. Latibeaudiere Full-back	Coventry	26	1	1546.2%	5516.8%
36	J. Bidwell Full-back	Coventry	33	1	762.4%	1551.1%
37	C. Bradley Full-back	Liverpool	23	1	1520.3%	778.8%
38	T. Livramento Full-back	Newcastle	23	1	1275.7%	7618.3%
39	T. Castagne Full-back	Fulham	30	1	28±0%	45±0%
40	B. White Full-back	Arsenal	28	1	19±0%	56±0%
41	R. Calafiori Full-back	Arsenal	24	1	39±0%	83±0%