ratings updated 17 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Preston.
Also this season
On loan at Oxford United — FA Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 180 min
On loan at Oxford United — League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Preston; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
S. Mills is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Preston, rated 56.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mills.
On the season, Mills graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.812 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 34 → 12). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 56. At 23 Mills is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 25.9 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Mills is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Preston finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 7 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 20.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
Rated 56.1 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.81 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 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, 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 central midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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