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

W. Saliba of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.8, and Sergei Kozlovskiy leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Egan has improved his Season rating most, up +37.6 on last season, while M. Thiaw's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Saliba of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 145.4.

Newcastle · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Egan+37.6SsN

Hull City · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Sergei Kozlovskiy3goals

33 players · ranked by top assistsCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	M. Cissé Full-back	Aston Villa	21	3	39	50
2	J. Gvardiol Full-back	Manchester City	24	3	26±0%	86±0%
3	Kyle James McAdam Full-back	Nottingham Forest	21	2	10	45
4	C. Kipré Full-back	Ipswich	29	2	355.8%	4524%
5	R. Aït-Nouri Full-back	Manchester City	25	2	2631.2%	7817.6%
6	B. White Full-back	Arsenal	29	2	19±0%	5615.1%
7	R. Calafiori Full-back	Arsenal	24	2	39±0%	83±0%
8	L. Herrington Centre-back	Hull City	19	1	36204.3%	48163%
9	Jannik Schuster Full-back	Brentford	20	1	2027.5%	46±0%
10	T. Meunier Full-back	Sunderland	35	1	364.6%	3020.8%
11	Devan Austin Tanton Pedraza Full-back	Fulham	22	1	11135.4%	311.7%
12	A. Robertson Full-back	Tottenham	32	1	11±0%	3516.8%
13	Pep Chavarría Full-back	Chelsea	28	1	42±0%	654.5%
14	A. Dedić Full-back	Newcastle	24	1	38±0%	65±0%
15	A. Ouattara Full-back	Ipswich	21	1	22±0%	77±0%
16	M. Lacroix Full-back	Chelsea	26	1	54±0%	802.3%
17	T. Muharemović Full-back	Leeds	23	1	403.4%	832%
18	Murillo Full-back	Nottingham Forest	24	1	33±0%	79±0%
19	N. Clyne Full-back	Crystal Palace	35	1	106.5%	1514%
20	K. Kesler-Hayden Full-back	Coventry	24	1	12±0%	65±0%
21	J. Bidwell Full-back	Coventry	33	1	762.4%	1551.1%
22	C. Hughes Centre-back	Hull City	23	1	43145.5%	7211.9%
23	J. Wilson-Esbrand Full-back	Manchester City	23	1	592.3%	3443.3%
24	C. Bradley Full-back	Liverpool	23	1	1520.3%	778.8%
25	L. Shaw Full-back	Manchester United	31	1	41±0%	51±0%
26	T. Castagne Full-back	Fulham	30	1	28±0%	45±0%
27	J. Tarkowski Full-back	Everton	33	1	51±0%	38±0%
28	R. Giles Full-back	Hull City	26	1	24±0%	63±0%
29	L. Davis Full-back	Ipswich	26	1	37±0%	67±0%
30	J. Dasilva Full-back	Coventry	28	1	51±0%	56±0%
31	G. Gudmundsson Full-back	Leeds	27	1	32±0%	69±0%
32	K. Lewis-Potter Full-back	Brentford	25	1	33±0%	84±0%
33	L. Hall Full-back	Newcastle	22	1	30±0%	851.8%