Elliot Anderson has won the most duels by a defensive midfielder in the Premier League this season, with 34 duels won.
| NAME | DUEL-W | SEASON | CLUB | Rating | M | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Anderson | 34 | 2026-27 | 7.27 | 5 | 5 | 413 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | A. Scott | 33 | 2026-27 | 7.23 | 5 | 5 | 445 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | G. Xhaka | 29 | 2026-27 | 7.58 | 5 | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | B. Kamara | 26 | 2026-27 | 6.75 | 5 | 5 | 443 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | V. Janelt | 25 | 2026-27 | 7.38 | 5 | 5 | 450 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | | M. Sangaré | 25 | 2026-27 | 6.53 | 4 | 4 | 300 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | K. Mainoo | 22 | 2026-27 | 8.53 | 4 | 4 | 331 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | R. Bentancur | 22 | 2026-27 | 6.92 | 4 | 4 | 325 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | Y. Tielemans | 20 | 2026-27 | 7.75 | 5 | 5 | 402 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | S. Tonali | 20 | 2026-27 | 7.09 | 5 | 5 | 427 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | N. Sadiki | 20 | 2026-27 | 7.17 | 5 | 5 | 410 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | E. Fernández | 17 | 2026-27 | 7.56 | 3 | 3 | 246 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | A. Mac Allister | 15 | 2026-27 | 7.22 | 3 | 3 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | | J. Garner | 15 | 2026-27 | 7.14 | 4 | 4 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 |  | D. Szoboszlai | 14 | 2026-27 | 6.78 | 5 | 5 | 440 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 |  | J. Gomes | 14 | 2026-27 | 5.88 | 2 | 2 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 17 | | E. Palacios | 13 | 2026-27 | 7.52 | 3 | 3 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | R. Barkley | 13 | 2026-27 | 7.25 | 3 | 3 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | T. Adams | 12 | 2026-27 | 6.99 | 3 | 3 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | | L. Miley | 12 | 2026-27 | 6.56 | 4 | 4 | 306 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | | H. Armstrong | 12 | 2026-27 | 6.71 | 4 | 4 | 356 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22 |  | D. Rice | 12 | 2026-27 | 7.63 | 5 | 5 | 411 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | | S. Charles | 11 | 2026-27 | 7.32 | 3 | 3 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 |  | P. Groß | 11 | 2026-27 | 7.60 | 5 | 5 | 450 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25 | | S. Lukić | 11 | 2026-27 | 6.46 | 5 | 5 | 400 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
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