highest rated defensive midfielders

Marc Guéhi has the highest rating in the Premier League this season, with a rating of 9.2.

Interpreted as:
highest rated with a minimum of 30 min per team match defensive midfielders this season
NAMERatingSEASONCLUBMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Marc Guéhi
M. Guéhi
9.2
2026-27
Man City Man City
1
1
90
1
0
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2Granit Xhaka
G. Xhaka
8.50
2026-27
Sunderland Sunderland
2
2
180
0
0
3
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
3Myles Lewis-Skelly
M. Lewis-Skelly
8.5
2026-27
Arsenal Arsenal
1
1
90
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4Vitaly Janelt
V. Janelt
8.11
2026-27
Brentford Brentford
2
2
180
1
0
7
4
0
1
8
2
5
2
0
5Kobbie Mainoo
K. Mainoo
8.0
2026-27
Man United Man United
1
1
79
0
0
3
2
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
6Youri Tielemans
Y. Tielemans
7.89
2026-27
Man United Man United
2
2
156
0
0
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
7Ryan Gravenberch
R. Gravenberch
7.9
2026-27
Liverpool Liverpool
1
1
77
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
8Pascal Groß
P. Groß
7.74
2026-27
Brighton Brighton
2
2
180
1
0
4
2
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
9Caleb Yirenkyi
C. Yirenkyi
7.7
2026-27
Coventry Coventry
1
1
70
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
1
0
0
10Noah Sadiki
N. Sadiki
7.56
2026-27
Sunderland Sunderland
2
2
180
0
0
3
3
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
11Andrey Santos
A. Santos
7.5
2026-27
Man United Man United
1
1
66
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
12Alex Iwobi
A. Iwobi
7.50
2026-27
Fulham Fulham
2
2
180
0
0
2
2
0
1
3
1
1
0
0
13Declan Rice
D. Rice
7.5
2026-27
Arsenal Arsenal
1
1
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
14Elliot Anderson
E. Anderson
7.42
2026-27
Man City Man City
2
2
143
0
0
7
4
0
0
5
0
4
1
0
15Lewis Miley
L. Miley
7.27
2026-27
Newcastle Newcastle
2
2
165
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
6
1
1
0
16Hayden Hackney
H. Hackney
7.3
2026-27
Everton Everton
1
1
78
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
17Harrison Armstrong
H. Armstrong
7.17
2026-27
Everton Everton
2
2
176
0
1
4
3
0
0
4
2
5
0
0
18Alex Scott
A. Scott
7.14
2026-27
Bournemouth Bournemouth
2
2
176
1
0
7
4
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
19Matt Grimes
M. Grimes
7.02
2026-27
Coventry Coventry
2
2
180
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
0
0
20Rodrigo Bentancur
R. Bentancur
7.0
2026-27
Tottenham Tottenham
1
1
90
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
21Alexis Mac Allister
A. Mac Allister
6.9
2026-27
Liverpool Liverpool
1
1
76
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
22Dominik Szoboszlai
D. Szoboszlai
6.92
2026-27
Liverpool Liverpool
2
2
180
1
0
4
3
0
3
2
1
3
0
0
23Sander Berge
S. Berge
6.92
2026-27
Fulham Fulham
2
2
154
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
24Nico González
N. González
6.8
2026-27
Newcastle Newcastle
1
1
70
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
25Mamadou Sangaré
M. Sangaré
6.83
2026-27
Brentford Brentford
2
2
165
0
1
6
3
0
2
6
3
3
0
0
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1
Man City Man City
2
2
0
0
4
6
2
Hull City Hull City
2
2
0
0
3
6
3
Chelsea Chelsea
2
2
0
0
2
6
4
Brentford Brentford
2
1
1
0
3
4
5
Newcastle Newcastle
2
1
1
0
2
4
6
Everton Everton
2
1
1
0
2
4
7
Leeds Leeds
2
1
1
0
1
4
8
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2
1
0
1
3
3
9
Arsenal Arsenal
1
1
0
0
3
3
10
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2
1
0
1
1
3
11
Sunderland Sunderland
2
1
0
1
0
3
12
Ipswich Ipswich
2
1
0
1
-2
3
13
Liverpool Liverpool
2
0
2
0
0
2
14
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2
0
1
1
-1
1
15
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2
0
1
1
-1
1
16
Fulham Fulham
2
0
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2
-2
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17
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1
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18
Coventry Coventry
2
0
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2
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19
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2
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20
Tottenham Tottenham
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