Neco Williams
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nottingham Forest.
Scout report
N. Williams is a 25-year-old central midfielder at Nottingham Forest, rated 83.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 23rd of 134 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (93.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.49 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Williams.
Judged on this season alone, Williams graded 56 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 15% of the 28 central midfielders in the Premier League, on 2 goals, 3 assists and 4.492 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 50 → 50). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 83, top 18% of the 28 central midfielders in the Premier League. At 25 Williams is in his prime years, and a market index of 111.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Nottingham Forest finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side
4.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th 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 2 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 93.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 4.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.1/100).
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 83.2, Williams carries the 5th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premier League (top 18%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nottingham Forest finished 16th of 20) — 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 solid defensive volume (4.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
