based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Crystal Palace.
Scout report
A. Wharton is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Crystal Palace, rated 88.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (74.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Wharton.
On the season, Wharton graded 46 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 5 assists and 3.478 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 46 → 46). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 88. At 22 Wharton is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 100.5 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Wharton is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Crystal Palace finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
3.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 74.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.6/100).
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
Rated 88.2 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
