Top-Scoring defensive midfielders in Premier League 26/27
The top-scoring defensive midfielders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
E. Ampadu of Leeds is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 84.2, and A. Stach has been the form player this season, grading 52, and A. Onana leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Amass has improved his Season rating most, up +22.2 on last season, while E. Ampadu's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +15.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. Onana of Aston Villa is the most valuable name in this group at 98.8.
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| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. OnanaDefensive midfielder |  Aston Villa | 25 | 2 | 3131.9% | 797.6% |
| 2 | H. AmassDefensive midfielder |  Manchester United | 19 | 1 | 26541.5% | 721.9% |
| 3 | N. GarayaldeDefensive midfielder | Liverpool | 27 | 1 | 2134.9% | 3622.9% |
| 4 | J. JustinDefensive midfielder |  Leeds | 28 | 1 | 305.7% | 581.2% |
| 5 | A. StachDefensive midfielder | Leeds | 27 | 1 | 52±0% | 73±0% |