highest rated defencive midfielders this season in the premier league 2026

I didn't find anything for this season, but Phil Foden had the highest rating by a defensive midfielder in the Premier League in 2025-26, with a rating of 8.9.

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  • Data note: Rating: player game data complete from 2021-22
NAMERatingSEASONCLUBMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Phil Foden
P. Foden
8.9
2025-26
Man City Man City
1
1
81
0
2
3
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
2Angel Gomes
A. Gomes
8.2
2025-26
Wolves Wolves
1
1
79
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
3Ross Barkley
R. Barkley
7.96
2025-26
Aston Villa Aston Villa
2
2
147
1
0
4
4
0
1
0
3
1
0
0
4Curtis Jones
C. Jones
7.92
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
8
8
628
0
0
13
8
0
1
4
5
2
0
0
5Rodri
Rodri
7.78
2025-26
Man City Man City
16
16
1,332
1
0
34
22
0
6
10
42
13
3
0
6Myles Lewis-Skelly
M. Lewis-Skelly
7.65
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
3
3
270
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
7Jacob Ramsey
J. Ramsey
7.54
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
3
3
225
1
0
2
1
0
0
2
1
3
0
0
8Kobbie Mainoo
K. Mainoo
7.51
2025-26
Man United Man United
16
16
1,424
1
2
29
16
0
4
18
19
9
2
0
9Tom Cairney
T. Cairney
7.51
2025-26
Fulham Fulham
4
4
278
0
0
2
1
0
2
0
4
2
0
0
10Nico González
N. González
7.49
2025-26
Man City Man City
6
6
476
0
0
14
9
0
2
7
14
5
1
0
11Moisés Caicedo
M. Caicedo
7.47
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
27
27
2,307
3
1
77
43
1
10
51
19
45
11
1
12John McGinn
J. McGinn
7.44
2025-26
Aston Villa Aston Villa
3
3
234
1
0
4
3
0
2
3
2
4
1
0
13Dominik Szoboszlai
D. Szoboszlai
7.39
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
6
6
540
0
2
17
9
0
8
5
12
6
1
0
14Boubacar Kamara
B. Kamara
7.38
2025-26
Aston Villa Aston Villa
14
14
1,140
1
3
28
12
0
3
11
11
13
3
0
15Alex Iwobi
A. Iwobi
7.37
2025-26
Fulham Fulham
15
15
1,321
2
1
12
9
0
8
9
9
4
1
0
16Kiernan Dewsbury Hall
K. Dewsbury Hall
7.36
2025-26
Everton Everton
2
2
180
1
0
5
3
0
0
2
5
4
0
0
17Declan Rice
D. Rice
7.35
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
13
13
1,128
0
4
30
12
0
4
9
31
7
1
0
18Vitaly Janelt
V. Janelt
7.35
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
12
12
996
1
3
13
8
0
2
19
25
10
6
0
19Reece James
R. James
7.34
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
7
7
630
1
1
12
8
1
4
12
7
13
1
0
20Ryan Gravenberch
R. Gravenberch
7.32
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
33
33
2,845
5
3
54
34
0
13
42
51
35
4
0
21Nicolás Domínguez
N. Domínguez
7.32
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
4
4
266
1
0
11
5
0
2
0
3
3
1
0
22Mathias Jensen
M. Jensen
7.31
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
8
8
692
1
0
14
7
0
2
7
12
6
1
0
23Elliot Anderson
E. Anderson
7.31
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
29
29
2,592
1
2
82
51
0
16
30
38
44
5
0
24Andrey Santos
A. Santos
7.30
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
10
10
752
1
0
23
14
0
0
12
13
6
1
0
25Enzo Fernández
E. Fernández
7.28
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
16
16
1,411
5
2
30
17
0
9
12
13
16
3
0
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G

9

Haaland

Erling Haaland

A

3

Gvardiol

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RTG

8.08

Cherki

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Team Rankings

GF

20

2nd

GA

10

7th

GD

10

2nd

FORM

LLWWW

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
9
7
0
2
10
21
2
Arsenal Arsenal
8
7
0
1
8
21
3
Brighton Brighton
9
6
1
2
17
19
4
Chelsea Chelsea
9
5
1
3
4
16
5
Liverpool Liverpool
8
4
3
1
3
15
Last Game
MCI Man City

W7 D0 L2

0

Final

1

BHA Brighton

W6 D1 L2

Sat 31 Oct 2026

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

15

Raphinha

Raphinha

11

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

10

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

7

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

7

Grüll

Marco Grüll
Rating Leaders

8.73

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.63

Olise

Michael Olise

8.62

Raphinha

Raphinha
Take-ons Leaders

40

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

30

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

27

Diomandé

Yan Diomandé
Big Chances Created Leaders

13

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

10

Güler

Arda Güler

9

Nusa

Antonio Nusa

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

46

Roma

28

Bayern

27

Inter

26

Real Madrid

25

Brighton

24
Goals Against Rankings
Arsenal

5

Lorient

6

Lille

6

Dortmund

6

Lyon

7

Monaco

7
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

34

Bayern

19

Roma

18

Brighton

17

Lazio

15

Real Madrid

15

FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
9
7
0
2
10
21
2
Arsenal Arsenal
8
7
0
1
8
21
3
Brighton Brighton
9
6
1
2
17
19
4
Chelsea Chelsea
9
5
1
3
4
16
5
Liverpool Liverpool
8
4
3
1
3
15
6
Brentford Brentford
9
3
5
1
7
14
7
Bournemouth Bournemouth
9
3
3
3
1
12
8
Tottenham Tottenham
9
3
3
3
0
12
9
Aston Villa Aston Villa
9
3
3
3
-3
12
10
Hull City Hull City
9
2
5
2
1
11
11
Leeds Leeds
9
2
5
2
1
11
12
Newcastle Newcastle
8
3
2
3
-2
11
13
Ipswich Ipswich
9
3
2
4
-4
11
14
Everton Everton
8
2
4
2
-1
10
15
Fulham Fulham
9
2
3
4
-2
9
16
Coventry Coventry
9
3
0
6
-7
9
17
Man United Man United
9
1
4
4
-5
7
18
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
9
2
1
6
-12
7
19
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
9
1
3
5
-6
6
20
Sunderland Sunderland
9
1
2
6
-10
5
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
11
10
0
1
34
30
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
11
9
1
1
14
28
3
Real Madrid Real Madrid
10
8
0
2
15
24
4
Real Betis Real Betis
11
7
2
2
3
23
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
10
6
1
3
1
19
6
Sevilla Sevilla
10
5
2
3
0
17
7
Athletic Club Athletic Club
9
3
3
3
3
12
8
Villarreal Villarreal
11
3
3
5
0
12
9
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
11
2
6
3
0
12
10
Alavés Alavés
11
3
3
5
-2
12
11
Rayo Rayo
10
3
3
4
-5
12
12
Deportivo Deportivo
10
2
5
3
0
11
13
Espanyol Espanyol
11
3
2
6
-1
11
14
Osasuna Osasuna
10
3
2
5
-10
11
15
Racing Racing
10
3
2
5
-11
11
16
Elche Elche
10
2
4
4
-3
10
17
Levante Levante
11
2
4
5
-5
10
18
Getafe Getafe
10
2
3
5
-10
9
19
Valencia Valencia
10
1
3
6
-10
6
20
Málaga Málaga
11
0
5
6
-13
5
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
8
5
3
0
19
18
2
Dortmund Dortmund
8
5
3
0
8
18
3
Freiburg Freiburg
8
5
1
2
8
16
4
Leipzig Leipzig
8
5
0
3
11
15
5
Werder Werder
8
4
3
1
3
15
6
Leverkusen Leverkusen
8
4
1
3
2
13
7
Elversberg Elversberg
8
4
1
3
0
13
8
Mainz Mainz
8
3
1
4
0
10
9
Augsburg Augsburg
8
2
3
3
3
9
10
Stuttgart Stuttgart
8
3
0
5
-1
9
11
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
8
3
0
5
-2
9
12
Paderborn Paderborn
8
2
3
3
-3
9
13
Hamburg Hamburg
7
3
0
4
-10
9
14
Köln Köln
7
2
2
3
-3
8
15
Frankfurt Frankfurt
7
2
2
3
-7
8
16
Schalke Schalke
8
1
3
4
-5
6
17
Union Berlin Union Berlin
7
1
3
3
-12
6
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
8
1
1
6
-11
4
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Lazio Lazio
9
8
1
0
15
25
2
Inter Inter
10
8
1
1
13
25
3
Roma Roma
10
7
3
0
18
24
4
Milan Milan
10
6
3
1
9
21
5
Como Como
9
6
2
1
9
20
6
Frosinone Frosinone
9
5
2
2
8
17
7
Napoli Napoli
9
4
2
3
6
14
8
Bologna Bologna
10
4
2
4
1
14
9
Juventus Juventus
9
4
2
3
1
14
10
Torino Torino
9
4
1
4
0
13
11
Cagliari Cagliari
9
4
1
4
-5
13
12
Atalanta Atalanta
9
3
2
4
-1
11
13
Genoa Genoa
9
3
1
5
-5
10
14
Lecce Lecce
9
3
0
6
-9
9
15
Sassuolo Sassuolo
9
2
2
5
-8
8
16
Monza Monza
10
2
1
7
-7
7
17
Fiorentina Fiorentina
9
1
2
6
-10
5
18
Parma Parma
9
1
2
6
-10
5
19
Udinese Udinese
10
1
2
7
-12
5
20
Venezia Venezia
9
1
0
8
-13
3
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
9
6
2
1
11
20
2
Lille Lille
9
5
3
1
6
18
3
Rennes Rennes
9
5
1
3
1
16
4
Monaco Monaco
8
4
3
1
4
15
5
Lyon Lyon
8
4
2
2
6
14
6
Paris FC Paris FC
8
4
2
2
4
14
7
Nice Nice
9
4
2
3
1
14
8
Lens Lens
9
4
1
4
3
13
9
Marseille Marseille
8
4
0
4
5
12
10
Lorient Lorient
8
3
3
2
1
12
11
Toulouse Toulouse
8
2
4
2
1
10
12
Auxerre Auxerre
8
3
1
4
-6
10
13
Brest Brest
8
2
3
3
2
9
14
Angers Angers
8
2
2
4
-6
8
15
Troyes Troyes
9
2
2
5
-9
8
16
Strasbourg Strasbourg
8
2
1
5
-6
7
17
Le Mans Le Mans
9
1
4
4
-7
7
18
Le Havre Le Havre
9
0
2
7
-11
2
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
3
3
0
0
9
9
2
Aston Villa Aston Villa
3
3
0
0
9
9
3
Liverpool Liverpool
3
3
0
0
5
9
4
Real Madrid Real Madrid
3
3
0
0
5
9
5
Real Betis Real Betis
3
3
0
0
3
9
6
Stuttgart Stuttgart
3
2
1
0
5
7
7
Arsenal Arsenal
3
2
1
0
4
7
8
Barcelona Barcelona
3
2
0
1
5
6
9
Como Como
3
2
0
1
5
6
10
Man City Man City
3
2
0
1
4
6
11
Club Brugge Club Brugge
3
2
0
1
3
6
12
Sporting CP Sporting CP
3
2
0
1
3
6
13
Dortmund Dortmund
3
2
0
1
1
6
14
Bayern Bayern
3
1
2
0
5
5
15
Roma Roma
3
1
1
1
3
4
16
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
3
1
1
1
1
4
17
Shaktar Shaktar
3
1
1
1
1
4
18
PSV PSV
3
1
1
1
0
4
19
Villarreal Villarreal
3
1
0
2
0
3
20
Man United Man United
3
1
0
2
-1
3
21
Inter Inter
3
1
0
2
-1
3
22
Napoli Napoli
3
1
0
2
-2
3
23
Galatasaray Galatasaray
3
1
0
2
-3
3
24
LASK LASK
3
1
0
2
-3
3
25
Sabah Sabah
3
1
0
2
-3
3
26
Feyenoord Feyenoord
3
1
0
2
-4
3
27
Lens Lens
3
1
0
2
-4
3
28
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
3
1
0
2
-5
3
29
AEK AEK
3
1
0
2
-5
3
30
Leipzig Leipzig
3
1
0
2
-5
3
31
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
3
0
2
1
-6
2
32
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
3
0
1
2
-3
1
33
Viking Viking
3
0
1
2
-4
1
34
Porto Porto
3
0
0
3
-4
0
35
Lille Lille
3
0
0
3
-6
0
36
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
3
0
0
3
-12
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
9/20
NAP NAP
@
FIO FIO
1-1
Sun
9/20
MAL MAL
@
GET GET
0-1
Sun
9/20
GEN GEN
@
PAR PAR
1-2
Sun
9/20
COM COM
@
FRO FRO
0-2
Sun
9/20
BRE BRE
@
AUX AUX
1-2

Fixtures

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