highest rated defender single game performance since 2016

Since 2015-16, Joško Gvardiol has the highest rating by a defender in a Premier League match, with a rating of 9.6 against Wolverhampton Wanderers on October 20, 2024.

NAMERatingDATECLUBOPPMINTKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKBLK-CRSINTCLRRECERR-SHERR-GPKCOGFOULYCRC
1Joško Gvardiol
J. Gvardiol
9.6
10/20/2024
Man City Man City
@
Wolves Wolves
90
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2Trent Alexander-Arnold
T. Alexander-Arnold
9.5
8/27/2022
Liverpool Liverpool
vs
Bournemouth Bournemouth
82
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3João Cancelo
J. Cancelo
9.3
10/8/2022
Man City Man City
vs
Southampton Southampton
69
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4Manuel Akanji
M. Akanji
9.2
2/20/2024
Man City Man City
vs
Brentford Brentford
90
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5Trent Alexander-Arnold
T. Alexander-Arnold
9.2
12/29/2024
Liverpool Liverpool
@
West Ham West Ham
90
4
2
0
0
1
1
3
11
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
6Kyle Walker
K. Walker
9.2
12/16/2023
Man City Man City
vs
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
90
1
0
0
1
0
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7Andy Robertson
A. Robertson
9.2
5/19/2024
Liverpool Liverpool
vs
Wolves Wolves
90
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8Ben White
B. White
9.1
4/23/2024
Arsenal Arsenal
vs
Chelsea Chelsea
90
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
9Trent Alexander-Arnold
T. Alexander-Arnold
9.1
12/16/2021
Liverpool Liverpool
vs
Newcastle Newcastle
90
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
8
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
10Oleksandr Zinchenko
O. Zinchenko
9.1
1/30/2024
Arsenal Arsenal
@
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
89
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11Conor Bradley
C. Bradley
9.1
1/31/2024
Liverpool Liverpool
vs
Chelsea Chelsea
67
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
12João Cancelo
J. Cancelo
9.1
12/19/2021
Man City Man City
@
Newcastle Newcastle
90
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
6
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
13Pedro Porro
P. Porro
9.1
4/21/2025
Tottenham Tottenham
vs
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
90
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14Kieran Trippier
K. Trippier
9.0
4/26/2025
Newcastle Newcastle
vs
Ipswich Ipswich
90
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
15Marc Cucurella
M. Cucurella
9.0
3/9/2025
Chelsea Chelsea
vs
Leicester Leicester
90
1
1
0
1
1
1
6
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
16Andy Robertson
A. Robertson
9.0
1/16/2022
Liverpool Liverpool
vs
Brentford Brentford
90
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17Júnior Firpo
J. Firpo
8.9
2/25/2023
Leeds Leeds
vs
Southampton Southampton
90
2
1
0
0
0
3
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18Manuel Akanji
M. Akanji
8.9
8/24/2024
Man City Man City
vs
Ipswich Ipswich
90
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19Kyle Walker
K. Walker
8.9
9/22/2024
Man City Man City
vs
Arsenal Arsenal
77
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20Kyle Walker
K. Walker
8.9
11/21/2021
Man City Man City
vs
Everton Everton
90
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21Myles Lewis-Skelly
M. Lewis-Skelly
8.9
12/27/2024
Arsenal Arsenal
vs
Ipswich Ipswich
90
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22Malo Gusto
M. Gusto
8.9
12/13/2025
Chelsea Chelsea
vs
Everton Everton
90
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23Oleksandr Zinchenko
O. Zinchenko
8.9
11/11/2023
Arsenal Arsenal
vs
Burnley Burnley
90
5
3
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
24Lewis Hall
L. Hall
8.9
12/14/2024
Newcastle Newcastle
vs
Leicester Leicester
90
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25Yankuba Minteh
Y. Minteh
8.9
2/14/2025
Brighton Brighton
vs
Chelsea Chelsea
88
5
4
0
0
0
1
1
5
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
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1
Man City Man City
2
2
0
0
4
6
2
Arsenal Arsenal
2
2
0
0
4
6
3
Hull City Hull City
2
2
0
0
3
6
4
Chelsea Chelsea
2
2
0
0
2
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5
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2
1
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6
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1
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7
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1
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8
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1
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9
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1
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10
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1
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11
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1
0
1
0
3
12
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1
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2
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1
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15
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1
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17
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18
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