best arial defenders

Kristoffer Ajer and Luka Vušković are tied for winning the most aerials by a defender in the Premier League this season, with 10 aerials won.

Interpreted as:
best arial defenders this season
NAMEAER-WSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Kristoffer Ajer
K. Ajer
10
2026-27
Brentford Brentford
7.36
2
2
180
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
24
2
1
0
2Luka Vušković
L. Vušković
10
2026-27
Brighton Brighton
6.54
2
2
180
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
13
2
0
0
3James Tarkowski
J. Tarkowski
8
2026-27
Everton Everton
7.22
2
2
180
1
0
2
1
0
0
6
9
1
0
0
4Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
8
2026-27
Liverpool Liverpool
6.95
2
2
180
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
19
0
1
0
5Nikola Milenković
N. Milenković
8
2026-27
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
6.85
2
2
180
0
0
3
1
0
0
3
16
4
0
0
6Daniel Ballard
D. Ballard
8
2026-27
Sunderland Sunderland
6.83
2
2
180
0
0
3
1
0
1
1
12
3
1
0
7Vitalii Mykolenko
V. Mykolenko
7
2026-27
Everton Everton
7.10
2
2
180
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
12
1
0
0
8Jaka Bijol
J. Bijol
7
2026-27
Leeds Leeds
6.64
2
2
135
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
13
1
0
0
9Harry Maguire
H. Maguire
6
2026-27
Man United Man United
6.56
2
2
180
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
6
2
0
0
10James Justin
J. Justin
6
2026-27
Leeds Leeds
5.82
2
2
180
0
0
8
5
0
0
2
8
1
0
0
11John Egan
J. Egan
6
2026-27
Hull City Hull City
7.51
2
2
180
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
30
0
0
0
12Nathan Collins
N. Collins
6
2026-27
Brentford Brentford
7.22
2
2
180
0
0
2
2
0
3
2
12
2
1
0
13James Hill
J. Hill
6
2026-27
Bournemouth Bournemouth
5.95
2
2
180
0
0
4
2
0
0
3
13
3
0
0
14Reinildo
Reinildo
6
2026-27
Sunderland Sunderland
6.94
2
2
180
0
0
4
2
1
0
3
5
5
0
0
15Jan Paul van Hecke
J. Paul van Hecke
5
2026-27
Tottenham Tottenham
6.42
2
2
180
0
0
4
2
1
0
1
6
3
0
0
16Jarrad Branthwaite
J. Branthwaite
5
2026-27
Everton Everton
6.92
2
2
180
0
0
3
2
0
0
3
14
1
0
0
17Joachim Andersen
J. Andersen
5
2026-27
Fulham Fulham
6.47
1
1
90
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
7
3
1
0
18Marc Guéhi
M. Guéhi
5
2026-27
Man City Man City
8.44
2
2
180
1
0
4
4
0
0
3
3
2
0
0
19Rúben Dias
R. Dias
5
2026-27
Man City Man City
7.30
2
2
180
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
14
0
0
0
20Maxence Lacroix
M. Lacroix
5
2026-27
Chelsea Chelsea
6.45
2
2
180
0
1
6
4
2
0
2
13
1
0
0
21Malick Thiaw
M. Thiaw
5
2026-27
Newcastle Newcastle
6.62
2
2
180
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
2
0
0
22Aurèle Amenda
A. Amenda
5
2026-27
Coventry Coventry
7.04
2
2
180
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
3
1
0
23Dara O'Shea
D. O'Shea
4
2026-27
Ipswich Ipswich
6.62
2
2
180
0
0
3
1
0
0
1
14
3
0
0
24Jayden Bogle
J. Bogle
4
2026-27
Leeds Leeds
6.09
2
2
157
0
0
3
2
0
0
1
5
2
0
0
25Joe Rodon
J. Rodon
4
2026-27
Leeds Leeds
6.79
2
2
123
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
8
3
0
0
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3
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2
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3
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1
1
0
2
4
6
Everton Everton
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1
1
0
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2

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2

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3

Brighton

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Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
2
2
0
0
4
6
2
Hull City Hull City
2
2
0
0
3
6
3
Chelsea Chelsea
2
2
0
0
2
6
4
Brentford Brentford
2
1
1
0
3
4
5
Newcastle Newcastle
2
1
1
0
2
4
6
Everton Everton
2
1
1
0
2
4
7
Leeds Leeds
2
1
1
0
1
4
8
Brighton Brighton
2
1
0
1
3
3
9
Arsenal Arsenal
1
1
0
0
3
3
10
Man United Man United
2
1
0
1
1
3
11
Sunderland Sunderland
2
1
0
1
0
3
12
Ipswich Ipswich
2
1
0
1
-2
3
13
Liverpool Liverpool
2
0
2
0
0
2
14
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
2
0
1
1
-1
1
15
Bournemouth Bournemouth
2
0
1
1
-1
1
16
Fulham Fulham
2
0
0
2
-2
0
17
Aston Villa Aston Villa
1
0
0
1
-4
0
18
Coventry Coventry
2
0
0
2
-4
0
19
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
2
0
0
2
-5
0
20
Tottenham Tottenham
2
0
0
2
-5
0