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
M. Caicedo of Chelsea is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.
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 Nico González's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +15.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, M. Caicedo of Chelsea is the most valuable name in this group at 119.4.
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| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. CaicedoDefensive midfielder |  Chelsea | 24 | 3 | 5410.1% | 8610.3% |
| 2 | D. MethalieDefensive midfielder | Sunderland | 20 | 2 | 37 | 78 |
| 3 | D. OzohDefensive midfielder |  Crystal Palace | 21 | 2 | 23102.6% | 7014.5% |
| 4 | A. OnanaDefensive midfielder |  Aston Villa | 25 | 2 | 3131.9% | 797.6% |
| 5 | R. ChristieDefensive midfielder |  Bournemouth | 31 | 2 | 1953.1% | 3536.8% |
| 6 | H. AmassDefensive midfielder |  Manchester United | 19 | 1 | 26541.5% | 721.9% |
| 7 | A. MatusiwaDefensive midfielder |  Ipswich | 28 | 1 | 455.9% | 5717.5% |
| 8 | N. DomínguezDefensive midfielder |  Nottingham Forest | 28 | 1 | 2426.6% | 5229.3% |
| 9 | N. GarayaldeDefensive midfielder | Liverpool | 27 | 1 | 2134.9% | 3622.9% |
| 10 | Nico GonzálezDefensive midfielder |  Manchester City | 24 | 1 | 2313.1% | 8123.4% |
| 11 | RodriDefensive midfielder | Manchester City | 30 | 1 | 212871.4% | 454.1% |