defensive midfielders with most goals in a single premier league season

Rodri has tallied the most goals by a defensive midfielder in a season in the Premier League, with 8 goals in 2023-24.

NAMEGSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Rodri
Rodri
8
2023-24
Man City Man City
8.61
32
32
2,771
8
67
40
1
16
24
41
40
7
1
2Tomáš Souček
T. Souček
7
2020-21
West Ham West Ham
21
21
1,889
1
47
30
0
7
34
62
40
6
1
3Casemiro
Casemiro
5
2025-26
Man United Man United
7.09
18
18
1,493
1
57
27
0
5
22
46
24
4
0
4Ryan Gravenberch
R. Gravenberch
5
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.32
33
33
2,845
3
54
34
0
13
42
51
35
4
0
5Enzo Fernández
E. Fernández
5
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
7.28
16
16
1,411
2
30
17
0
9
12
13
16
3
0
6Enzo Fernández
E. Fernández
5
2024-25
Chelsea Chelsea
7.33
28
28
2,486
5
53
25
0
12
13
16
40
7
0
7Mateo Kovačić
M. Kovačić
5
2024-25
Man City Man City
8.12
24
24
1,955
2
61
35
0
17
18
20
20
4
1
8Alexis Mac Allister
A. Mac Allister
5
2024-25
Liverpool Liverpool
7.45
30
30
2,470
4
87
55
0
13
21
29
59
5
0
9Tomáš Souček
T. Souček
5
2021-22
West Ham West Ham
6.34
29
29
2,598
1
53
26
0
11
45
84
34
3
0
10Yaya Touré
Y. Touré
5
2016-17
Man City Man City
16
16
1,359
0
34
22
0
3
13
29
19
2
0
11Christian Nørgaard
C. Nørgaard
4
2024-25
Brentford Brentford
6.87
21
21
1,734
3
44
30
0
9
27
39
28
5
0
12Douglas Luiz
D. Luiz
4
2023-24
Aston Villa Aston Villa
7.20
12
12
970
1
19
13
0
5
8
6
17
5
0
13Tomáš Souček
T. Souček
4
2023-24
West Ham West Ham
6.40
21
21
1,743
2
36
23
0
4
18
81
22
6
0
14Ilkay Gündogan
I. Gündogan
4
2022-23
Man City Man City
8.18
5
5
426
1
2
2
0
1
1
3
6
0
0
15Pascal Groß
P. Groß
4
2022-23
Brighton Brighton
7.63
16
16
1,417
5
22
17
0
7
5
11
17
3
0
16Casemiro
Casemiro
4
2022-23
Man United Man United
6.81
23
23
1,949
3
76
38
0
6
24
57
44
6
2
17Scott McTominay
S. McTominay
4
2020-21
Man United Man United
21
21
1,799
1
47
24
0
11
24
34
35
3
0
18Victor Wanyama
V. Wanyama
4
2016-17
Tottenham Tottenham
22
22
1,922
1
51
34
0
6
25
45
40
5
0
19João Palhinha
J. Palhinha
3
2025-26
Tottenham Tottenham
6.99
12
12
1,015
1
46
28
0
5
14
24
13
5
0
20Alex Scott
A. Scott
3
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7.07
31
31
2,503
1
55
36
0
13
32
72
39
4
0
21Moisés Caicedo
M. Caicedo
3
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
7.47
27
27
2,307
1
77
43
1
10
51
19
45
11
1
22Kobbie Mainoo
K. Mainoo
3
2023-24
Man United Man United
6.75
24
24
1,925
1
46
26
0
3
22
27
16
3
0
23João Palhinha
J. Palhinha
3
2023-24
Fulham Fulham
6.61
26
26
2,203
1
124
65
0
8
36
48
43
9
0
24Enzo Fernández
E. Fernández
3
2023-24
Chelsea Chelsea
6.70
17
17
1,421
2
36
13
0
8
13
20
23
4
0
25Scott McTominay
S. McTominay
3
2023-24
Man United Man United
6.46
10
10
872
0
17
8
0
7
6
18
15
1
0
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6
12
3
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4
2
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3
8
4
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4
2
1
1
8
7
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Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
4
4
0
0
7
12
2
Man City Man City
4
4
0
0
6
12
3
Hull City Hull City
4
2
2
0
3
8
4
Brighton Brighton
4
2
1
1
8
7
5
Chelsea Chelsea
4
2
1
1
1
7
6
Brentford Brentford
4
1
3
0
3
6
7
Liverpool Liverpool
4
1
3
0
2
6
8
Everton Everton
4
1
3
0
2
6
9
Ipswich Ipswich
4
2
0
2
-3
6
10
Newcastle Newcastle
3
1
2
0
2
5
11
Leeds Leeds
3
1
2
0
1
5
12
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
4
1
2
1
0
5
13
Man United Man United
4
1
1
2
0
4
14
Sunderland Sunderland
4
1
1
2
-2
4
15
Bournemouth Bournemouth
4
0
3
1
-1
3
16
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
4
1
0
3
-5
3
17
Tottenham Tottenham
4
0
2
2
-5
2
18
Fulham Fulham
4
0
1
3
-3
1
19
Aston Villa Aston Villa
4
0
1
3
-6
1
20
Coventry Coventry
4
0
0
4
-10
0
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
5
5
0
0
17
15
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
5
4
0
1
10
12
3
Alavés Alavés
5
3
1
1
6
10
4
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
5
3
1
1
4
10
5
Sevilla Sevilla
5
3
1
1
2
10
6
Deportivo Deportivo
5
2
3
0
3
9
7
Real Betis Real Betis
4
3
0
1
0
9
8
Espanyol Espanyol
5
2
1
2
3
7
9
Athletic Club Athletic Club
5
2
1
2
1
7
10
Racing Racing
5
2
1
2
0
7
11
Osasuna Osasuna
5
2
1
2
-3
7
12
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
6
2
1
3
-5
7
13
Levante Levante
5
1
2
2
-2
5
14
Getafe Getafe
5
1
2
2
-3
5
15
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
6
0
4
2
-3
4
16
Rayo Rayo
5
1
1
3
-6
4
17
Málaga Málaga
5
0
3
2
-6
3
18
Villarreal Villarreal
4
0
2
2
-2
2
19
Elche Elche
5
0
2
3
-7
2
20
Valencia Valencia
5
0
1
4
-9
1
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Freiburg Freiburg
3
3
0
0
9
9
2
Dortmund Dortmund
3
3
0
0
6
9
3
Augsburg Augsburg
3
2
1
0
6
7
4
Bayern Bayern
3
2
1
0
5
7
5
Leipzig Leipzig
3
2
0
1
6
6
6
Elversberg Elversberg
3
2
0
1
1
6
7
Leverkusen Leverkusen
3
1
1
1
3
4
8
Mainz Mainz
3
1
1
1
3
4
9
Frankfurt Frankfurt
3
1
1
1
-1
4
10
Werder Werder
3
1
1
1
-1
4
11
Schalke Schalke
3
1
1
1
-1
4
12
Köln Köln
3
1
1
1
-2
4
13
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
3
1
0
2
-1
3
14
Stuttgart Stuttgart
3
1
0
2
-2
3
15
Paderborn Paderborn
3
0
1
2
-4
1
16
Union Berlin Union Berlin
3
0
1
2
-6
1
17
M'gladbach M'gladbach
3
0
0
3
-9
0
18
Hamburg Hamburg
3
0
0
3
-12
0
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Lazio Lazio
4
3
1
0
3
10
2
Roma Roma
3
3
0
0
9
9
3
Inter Inter
3
3
0
0
5
9
4
Cagliari Cagliari
4
3
0
1
2
9
5
Milan Milan
4
2
2
0
3
8
6
Como Como
3
2
1
0
4
7
7
Frosinone Frosinone
4
2
1
1
3
7
8
Juventus Juventus
4
2
1
1
2
7
9
Sassuolo Sassuolo
4
2
1
1
1
7
10
Napoli Napoli
4
2
0
2
1
6
11
Atalanta Atalanta
4
2
0
2
0
6
12
Lecce Lecce
4
2
0
2
-2
6
13
Udinese Udinese
3
1
1
1
0
4
14
Torino Torino
3
1
0
2
-1
3
15
Fiorentina Fiorentina
4
1
0
3
-6
3
16
Bologna Bologna
4
0
1
3
-3
1
17
Parma Parma
3
0
1
2
-3
1
18
Monza Monza
4
0
1
3
-5
1
19
Genoa Genoa
4
0
1
3
-6
1
20
Venezia Venezia
4
0
0
4
-7
0
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Lille Lille
4
3
1
0
5
10
2
Monaco Monaco
4
3
1
0
4
10
3
Rennes Rennes
4
3
1
0
3
10
4
Lyon Lyon
4
2
2
0
4
8
5
Paris FC Paris FC
4
2
2
0
4
8
6
Strasbourg Strasbourg
4
2
1
1
1
7
7
PSG PSG
4
1
2
1
0
5
8
Lorient Lorient
4
1
2
1
0
5
9
Brest Brest
4
1
2
1
0
5
10
Lens Lens
4
1
1
2
1
4
11
Angers Angers
4
1
1
2
-1
4
12
Troyes Troyes
4
1
1
2
-5
4
13
Marseille Marseille
4
1
0
3
0
3
14
Le Mans Le Mans
4
0
3
1
-1
3
15
Auxerre Auxerre
4
1
0
3
-6
3
16
Le Havre Le Havre
4
0
2
2
-2
2
17
Toulouse Toulouse
4
0
2
2
-3
2
18
Nice Nice
4
0
2
2
-4
2
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
1
1
0
0
5
3
2
Bayern Bayern
1
1
0
0
5
3
3
Barcelona Barcelona
1
1
0
0
4
3
4
Man United Man United
1
1
0
0
4
3
5
Como Como
1
1
0
0
3
3
6
Stuttgart Stuttgart
1
1
0
0
2
3
7
Sporting CP Sporting CP
1
1
0
0
2
3
8
Man City Man City
1
1
0
0
2
3
9
Aston Villa Aston Villa
1
1
0
0
1
3
10
Lens Lens
1
1
0
0
1
3
11
Real Betis Real Betis
1
1
0
0
1
3
12
Dortmund Dortmund
1
1
0
0
1
3
13
Liverpool Liverpool
1
1
0
0
1
3
14
Real Madrid Real Madrid
1
1
0
0
1
3
15
Arsenal Arsenal
1
1
0
0
1
3
16
AEK AEK
1
1
0
0
1
3
17
Roma Roma
1
0
1
0
0
1
18
PSV PSV
1
0
1
0
0
1
19
Shaktar Shaktar
1
0
1
0
0
1
20
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
1
0
1
0
0
1
21
Lille Lille
1
0
0
1
-1
0
22
Villarreal Villarreal
1
0
0
1
-1
0
23
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
1
0
0
1
-1
0
24
Club Brugge Club Brugge
1
0
0
1
-1
0
25
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
1
0
0
1
-1
0
26
Inter Inter
1
0
0
1
-1
0
27
Napoli Napoli
1
0
0
1
-1
0
28
LASK LASK
1
0
0
1
-1
0
29
Galatasaray Galatasaray
1
0
0
1
-2
0
30
Viking Viking
1
0
0
1
-2
0
31
Porto Porto
1
0
0
1
-2
0
32
Leipzig Leipzig
1
0
0
1
-3
0
33
Feyenoord Feyenoord
1
0
0
1
-4
0
34
Sabah Sabah
1
0
0
1
-4
0
35
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
1
0
0
1
-5
0
36
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
1
0
0
1
-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