Top-Scoring central midfielders in Championship

The top-scoring central midfielders in Championship, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

H. Hackney of Middlesbrough is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 79, and I. Louza has been the form player this season, grading 62.7, and A. Devine leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Alebiosu has improved his Season rating most, up +37.8 on last season, while S. Fusire's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +34.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, I. Louza of Watford is the most valuable name in this group at 47.2.

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	Player	Team
1	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	22	8	5054.3%	7527.3%
2	I. Price Central midfielder	West Brom	22	8	48240.1%	7230.7%
3	S. Carey Central midfielder	Charlton	25	8	4561.2%	6843.3%
4	I. Louza Central midfielder	Watford	27	7	6363.7%	615.8%
5	P. Smyth Central midfielder	QPR	28	6	3085.1%	4622.4%
6	T. Cantwell Central midfielder	Blackburn	28	5	4782.3%	5218.3%
7	Sydie Peck Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	21	5	5398.5%	785.2%
8	H. Hackney Central midfielder	Middlesbrough	24	5	5510.4%	793.8%
9	P. Roberts Central midfielder	Birmingham	29	4	3027.3%	4526.5%
10	O. Maamma Central midfielder	Watford	20	4	35400%	691%
11	L. Cundle Central midfielder	Millwall	24	4	20106.1%	646.1%
12	H. Vale Central midfielder	QPR	22	4	391.9%	7140.4%
13	K. Ahearne-Grant Central midfielder	West Brom	28	4	304.5%	4823.9%
14	N. Irankunda Central midfielder	Watford	20	4	32	71
15	T. Ince Central midfielder	Watford	34	4	1736.1%	1438.2%
16	E. Kayembe Central midfielder	Watford	28	4	3027%	4922.2%
17	L. O'Brien Central midfielder	Wrexham	27	4	46243.3%	604.3%
18	P. Mattsson Central midfielder	Norwich	25	3	3815%	6645.1%
19	P. Płacheta Central midfielder	Oxford United	28	3	1832.7%	4228.4%
20	T. Small Central midfielder	Preston	22	3	2730.1%	6832.9%
21	E. Galbraith Central midfielder	Swansea	25	3	4111.2%	6826.1%
22	B. Clark Central midfielder	Derby	21	3	403490.9%	724.1%
23	J. Ngakia Central midfielder	Watford	25	3	5268.7%	665.4%
24	B. Potts Central midfielder	Preston	32	2	2424.4%	2529.7%
25	S. Gallagher Central midfielder	Stoke City	30	2	1943.2%	3223.5%
26	D. Gyabi Central midfielder	Hull City	22	2	1647.6%	634.4%
27	N. Chalobah Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	31	2	23494.7%	2717.9%
28	B. Whiteman Central midfielder	Preston	30	2	51115.7%	45±0%
29	S. Silvera Central midfielder	Middlesbrough	25	2	25438.3%	6143.5%
30	J. Molumby Central midfielder	West Brom	27	2	3012.2%	5322.7%
31	M. Bola Central midfielder	Watford	28	2	3531.7%	491.7%
32	J. Rankin-Costello Central midfielder	Charlton	27	2	1244.2%	4627.2%
33	Kieran Morgan Central midfielder	QPR	20	2	1746.2%	653.7%
34	A. Moran Central midfielder	Preston	22	1	2046.2%	649.4%
35	R. Apter Central midfielder	Charlton	23	1	1367.8%	5911.9%
36	D. Mazou-Sacko Central midfielder	Millwall	21	1	1958.3%	6619.4%
37	J. Solis Central midfielder	Birmingham	21	1	22145.1%	677.7%
38	A. Forshaw Central midfielder	Blackburn	34	1	2047.1%	1624.9%
39	B. De Keersmaecker Central midfielder	Oxford United	26	1	5410.6%	6310.4%
40	J. Varane Central midfielder	QPR	24	1	3313.7%	643.9%
41	J. Cajuste Central midfielder	Ipswich	26	1	1742.1%	5624.8%
42	S. Fusire Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	1	29271.8%	63117.2%
43	S. Ingelsson Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	28	1	3011.7%	5011.9%
44	T. Goodrham Central midfielder	Oxford United	22	1	1734%	6311.2%
45	K. Dembélé Central midfielder	QPR	23	1	173%	643.2%
46	I. Chair Central midfielder	QPR	28	1	216.1%	4420%
47	L. Thompson Central midfielder	Derby	24	1	1445.3%	600.7%
48	R. Alebiosu Central midfielder	Blackburn	24	1	44619.7%	7065.6%
49	A. Mowatt Central midfielder	West Brom	31	1	3235.8%	3431.1%
50	O. Diakité Central midfielder	West Brom	26	1	25192.9%	563.6%