Most creative U21 players in EFL Cup

The most creative U21 players in EFL Cup, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

N. O'Reilly of Manchester City is the standout for raw talent across U21 players in EFL Cup, with a Field Insider Rating of 96.7, and Ben Brannan leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. O'Reilly has improved his Season rating most, up +45.8 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, N. O'Reilly of Manchester City is the most valuable name in this group at 174.1.

West Ham · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

N. O'Reilly+45.8SsN

Manchester City · 24/25→25/26

31 players · ranked by top assistsCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	assists	Season	Rating
1	T. Watson Winger	Brighton	20	3	0100%	716.9%
2	H. Armstrong Central midfielder	Everton	19	2	559.5%	7421%
3	H. Howell Central midfielder	Brighton	18	2	1150%	731%
4	J. Bynoe-Gittens Attacking midfielder	Chelsea	21	2	975.8%	7810.3%
5	M. Lewis-Skelly Defensive midfielder	Arsenal	19	2	575.4%	815.9%
6	Findlay Curtis Defensive midfielder	Kilmarnock	19	1	422216.7%	498.1%
7	F. Buonanotte Central midfielder	Leeds	21	1	294.4%	6917.9%
8	Tyrique George Winger	Everton	20	1	0100%	7412.2%
9	Jack Howland Winger	Barnet	20	1	0	28
10	A. Garcia Full-back	Club Brugge II	18	1	194.3%	3726.1%
11	D. Mukasa Attacking midfielder	Manchester City	18	1	0	75
12	J. Quarshie Centre-back	Southampton	21	1	91720%	6323.3%
13	C. Gardner Full-back	Stockport County	19	1	3	433.8%
14	D. Kanu Centre-forward	Walsall	21	1	361037.5%	3716.9%
15	E. Mooney Winger	ST Mirren	18	1	0100%	4015.4%
16	D. Mafico Central midfielder	Cardiff	19	1	0	42
17	L. Bergvall Attacking midfielder	Tottenham	20	1	1717.2%	792.5%
18	J. Hato Full-back	Chelsea	20	1	2069.4%	803.2%
19	S. Tzimas Centre-forward	Brighton	20	1	1070.2%	8325.4%
20	Louis Flower Centre-forward	Crawley Town	21	1	6	30
21	J. Mažionis Centre-back	Cheltenham	20	1	4	28
22	Alex Henderson Central midfielder	Accrington ST	21	1	1490.7%	3313.1%
23	G. Abbott Central midfielder	Wycombe	20	1	1563.9%	4512.2%
24	K. Doyle Central midfielder	Reading	20	1	318.5%	524.2%
25	F. Draper Centre-forward	Lincoln	21	1	23101.8%	5110.9%
26	Jamie Mullins Attacking midfielder	Wycombe	21	1	17	49
27	Sydie Peck Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	21	1	5183.6%	785.2%
28	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	21	1	4653%	7629.3%
29	B. Wales Winger	Huddersfield	21	1	0100%	4015.2%
30	M. AleksiÄDefensive midfielder	Cracovia Krakow	20	1	2	3247.3%
31	K. Mainoo Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	21	1	2959.1%	899.7%