defensive midfielders most tackles last season

James Garner had the most tackles in Europe's top five leagues in 2025-26, with 106 tackles in the Premier League.

NAMETKLSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1James Garner
J. Garner
106
2025-26
Everton Everton
7.18
30
30
2,693
1
7
60
0
7
50
59
33
11
0
2Elliot Anderson
E. Anderson
82
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
7.31
29
29
2,592
1
2
51
0
16
30
38
44
5
0
3Moisés Caicedo
M. Caicedo
77
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
7.47
27
27
2,307
3
1
43
1
10
51
19
45
11
1
4Mikel Jauregizar
M. Jauregizar
68
2025-26
Athletic Club Athletic Club
6.51
33
33
2,706
2
0
45
0
17
46
25
47
6
1
5Maximilian Eggestein
M. Eggestein
60
2025-26
Freiburg Freiburg
6.62
32
32
2,880
2
1
32
0
20
30
60
16
4
0
6Ylber Ramadani
Y. Ramadani
59
2025-26
Lecce Lecce
6.59
23
23
2,005
0
0
32
0
7
25
29
26
7
0
7Benjamin André
B. André
59
2025-26
Lille Lille
6.87
24
24
2,134
2
2
34
1
8
27
39
30
8
0
8Hugo Magnetti
H. Magnetti
58
2025-26
Brest Brest
6.75
23
23
1,971
1
1
36
0
8
34
46
23
2
0
9Casemiro
Casemiro
57
2025-26
Man United Man United
7.09
18
18
1,493
5
1
27
0
5
22
46
24
4
0
10Tim Iroegbunam
T. Iroegbunam
57
2025-26
Everton Everton
6.49
16
16
1,249
0
1
36
0
2
17
10
23
7
0
11Alex Scott
A. Scott
55
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7.07
31
31
2,503
3
1
36
0
13
32
72
39
4
0
12Ryan Gravenberch
R. Gravenberch
54
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.32
33
33
2,845
5
3
34
0
13
42
51
35
4
0
13Joris Chotard
J. Chotard
53
2025-26
Brest Brest
6.39
26
26
2,292
1
1
29
0
4
42
81
23
1
0
14Ruiz de Galarreta
R. de Galarreta
52
2025-26
Athletic Club Athletic Club
6.83
29
29
1,981
0
2
28
0
8
20
19
50
10
0
15Ibrahim Sangaré
I. Sangaré
49
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
6.78
21
21
1,749
2
2
28
0
2
17
45
36
3
0
16Sander Berge
S. Berge
48
2025-26
Fulham Fulham
6.85
32
32
2,708
0
0
36
0
6
24
47
34
5
0
17Tyler Adams
T. Adams
48
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.89
21
21
1,659
2
1
23
0
1
28
34
34
8
0
18Haris Belkebla
H. Belkebla
47
2025-26
Angers Angers
6.67
19
19
1,624
0
0
29
0
1
13
24
10
6
0
19Lucas Da Cunha
L. Da Cunha
47
2025-26
Como Como
7.42
28
28
2,294
4
4
27
0
10
15
18
30
3
0
20Yehor Yarmoliuk
Y. Yarmoliuk
47
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.68
22
22
1,799
1
2
30
0
3
16
28
26
4
0
21Alexis Mac Allister
A. Mac Allister
47
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.08
26
26
2,089
2
4
22
0
12
15
31
28
5
0
22João Palhinha
J. Palhinha
46
2025-26
Tottenham Tottenham
6.99
12
12
1,015
3
1
28
0
5
14
24
13
5
0
23Rodrigo Bentancur
R. Bentancur
45
2025-26
Tottenham Tottenham
6.79
17
17
1,359
1
1
28
0
4
29
37
15
6
0
24Idrissa Gana Guèye
I. Gana Guèye
45
2025-26
Everton Everton
7.14
25
25
2,093
2
3
21
0
11
29
22
21
1
1
25Óscar Valentín
Ó. Valentín
43
2025-26
Rayo Rayo
6.68
19
19
1,447
1
0
27
1
3
20
41
24
2
1
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Team Leaders

G

1

Dewsbury-Hall

Kiernan Dewsbury Hall

A

1

Ndiaye

Iliman Ndiaye

RTG

7.83

Dewsbury-Hall

Kiernan Dewsbury Hall
Team Rankings

GF

3

5th

GA

1

6th

GD

2

6th

FORM

DW

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
2
Hull City Hull City
2
2
0
0
3
6
3
Newcastle Newcastle
2
1
1
0
2
4
4
Everton Everton
2
1
1
0
2
4
5
Brighton Brighton
1
1
0
0
4
3
6
Arsenal Arsenal
1
1
0
0
3
3
Last Game
BOU Bournemouth

W0 D1 L1

1

Final

1

EVE Everton

W1 D1 L0

Sat 29 Aug 2026

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

3

López

Fermin López

3

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin
Assists Leaders

3

Dybala

Paulo Dybala

3

Hernández

Javier Hernández

2

Oyarzabal

Mikel Oyarzabal
Rating Leaders

9.86

Ebnoutalib

Younes Ebnoutalib

9.84

Malen

Donyell Malen

9.67

Hinshelwood

Jack Hinshelwood
Take-ons Leaders

10

Pépé

Nicolas Pépé

10

Kvernadze

Giorgi Kvernadze

9

Sierra Ortega

Miguel Ángel Sierra
Big Chances Created Leaders

3

Foden

Phil Foden

3

Dybala

Paulo Dybala

3

Saelemaekers

Alexis Saelemaekers

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

7

Atlético Madrid

7

Lens

6

Sevilla

6

Real Madrid

6

Man City

6
Goals Against Rankings
Paris FC

0

Nice

0

Monaco

0

Marseille

0

Lecce

0

Cagliari

0
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

7

Marseille

4

Roma

4

Bayern

4

Real Madrid

4

Alavés

4

FC 2026-27 Tables

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
Newcastle Newcastle
2
1
1
0
2
4
4
Everton Everton
2
1
1
0
2
4
5
Brighton Brighton
1
1
0
0
4
3
6
Arsenal Arsenal
1
1
0
0
3
3
7
Brentford Brentford
1
1
0
0
3
3
8
Chelsea Chelsea
1
1
0
0
1
3
9
Ipswich Ipswich
1
1
0
0
1
3
10
Leeds Leeds
1
1
0
0
1
3
11
Liverpool Liverpool
2
0
2
0
0
2
12
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
2
0
1
1
-1
1
13
Bournemouth Bournemouth
2
0
1
1
-1
1
14
Fulham Fulham
1
0
0
1
-1
0
15
Sunderland Sunderland
1
0
0
1
-1
0
16
Man United Man United
1
0
0
1
-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
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
3
2
1
0
4
7
2
Alavés Alavés
3
2
1
0
4
7
3
Barcelona Barcelona
2
2
0
0
7
6
4
Real Madrid Real Madrid
2
2
0
0
4
6
5
Sevilla Sevilla
3
2
0
1
1
6
6
Real Betis Real Betis
3
2
0
1
-1
6
7
Osasuna Osasuna
2
1
1
0
1
4
8
Levante Levante
3
1
1
1
0
4
9
Racing Racing
3
1
1
1
0
4
10
Espanyol Espanyol
3
1
0
2
1
3
11
Getafe Getafe
2
1
0
1
-2
3
12
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
3
1
0
2
-3
3
13
Deportivo Deportivo
2
0
2
0
0
2
14
Villarreal Villarreal
3
0
2
1
-1
2
15
Rayo Rayo
2
0
1
1
-1
1
16
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
2
0
1
1
-1
1
17
Valencia Valencia
2
0
1
1
-1
1
18
Málaga Málaga
2
0
1
1
-2
1
19
Elche Elche
3
0
1
2
-6
1
20
Athletic Club Athletic Club
2
0
0
2
-4
0
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
1
1
0
0
4
3
2
Leipzig Leipzig
1
1
0
0
3
3
3
Dortmund Dortmund
1
1
0
0
2
3
4
Köln Köln
1
1
0
0
1
3
5
Elversberg Elversberg
1
1
0
0
1
3
6
Frankfurt Frankfurt
1
0
1
0
0
1
7
Union Berlin Union Berlin
1
0
1
0
0
1
8
Mainz Mainz
1
0
1
0
0
1
9
Paderborn Paderborn
1
0
1
0
0
1
10
Schalke Schalke
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
Werder Werder
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
Freiburg Freiburg
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
Augsburg Augsburg
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
Leverkusen Leverkusen
1
0
0
1
-1
0
15
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
1
0
0
1
-1
0
16
Hamburg Hamburg
1
0
0
1
-2
0
17
M'gladbach M'gladbach
1
0
0
1
-3
0
18
Stuttgart Stuttgart
1
0
0
1
-4
0
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Milan Milan
2
2
0
0
3
6
2
Juventus Juventus
2
2
0
0
3
6
3
Udinese Udinese
2
1
1
0
1
4
4
Roma Roma
1
1
0
0
4
3
5
Inter Inter
1
1
0
0
3
3
6
Frosinone Frosinone
2
1
0
1
2
3
7
Napoli Napoli
1
1
0
0
2
3
8
Lecce Lecce
1
1
0
0
2
3
9
Atalanta Atalanta
1
1
0
0
1
3
10
Lazio Lazio
1
1
0
0
1
3
11
Cagliari Cagliari
1
1
0
0
1
3
12
Sassuolo Sassuolo
2
1
0
1
0
3
13
Como Como
1
0
1
0
0
1
14
Bologna Bologna
1
0
0
1
-1
0
15
Torino Torino
2
0
0
2
-2
0
16
Genoa Genoa
1
0
0
1
-2
0
17
Parma Parma
2
0
0
2
-3
0
18
Monza Monza
2
0
0
2
-4
0
19
Venezia Venezia
2
0
0
2
-4
0
20
Fiorentina Fiorentina
2
0
0
2
-7
0
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Lille Lille
2
1
1
0
2
4
2
Lyon Lyon
2
1
1
0
2
4
3
Troyes Troyes
2
1
1
0
1
4
4
Marseille Marseille
1
1
0
0
4
3
5
Lens Lens
2
1
0
1
2
3
6
Monaco Monaco
1
1
0
0
1
3
7
Angers Angers
2
1
0
1
0
3
8
Strasbourg Strasbourg
2
1
0
1
-3
3
9
PSG PSG
2
0
2
0
0
2
10
Brest Brest
2
0
2
0
0
2
11
Nice Nice
1
0
1
0
0
1
12
Rennes Rennes
1
0
1
0
0
1
13
Le Mans Le Mans
1
0
1
0
0
1
14
Paris FC Paris FC
1
0
1
0
0
1
15
Lorient Lorient
2
0
1
1
-1
1
16
Le Havre Le Havre
2
0
1
1
-1
1
17
Toulouse Toulouse
2
0
1
1
-2
1
18
Auxerre Auxerre
2
0
0
2
-5
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
8/15
GET GET
@
ALA ALA
0-3
Sat
8/15
RAY RAY
@
SEV SEV
1-2
Sun
8/16
VIL VIL
@
RAC RAC
2-2
Sun
8/16
LEV LEV
@
ESP ESP
0-3
Mon
8/17
ELC ELC
@
DEP DEP
1-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM
Sun
5/24
JUV JUV
@
TOR TOR
2:45 PM