based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Scout report
B. Pearson is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Stoke City, rated 28.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 141st of 169 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (45.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pearson.
Judged on this season alone, Pearson graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 15th of 34 of the 34 central midfielders in the Championship, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.201 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 32nd of 34 of the 34 central midfielders in the Championship. At 31 Pearson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Stoke City finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side
3.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 24) 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 45.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 28.9, Pearson carries the 32nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 34, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Stoke City finished 17th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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