based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Preston.
Scout report
B. Potts is a 32-year-old attacking midfielder at Preston, rated 21.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 152nd of 169 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.48 goal contributions per 90 (0.24 goals, 0.24 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Potts.
Judged on this season alone, Potts graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 10 of the 10 attacking midfielders in the Championship, on 2 goals and 2 assists in 16 appearances (0.475 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 32 → 10). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 10th of 10 of the 10 attacking midfielders in the Championship. At 32 Potts is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Preston finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side
2 goals in 16 appearances (0.13 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 4 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.48 goal contributions per 90 (0.24 goals, 0.24 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 18.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 32, 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 21.8, Potts carries the 10th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Championship of 10 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.48 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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