most appearances by defensive midfielder in premier league

Declan Rice has made the most career appearances by a defensive midfielder in the Premier League, with 137 appearances.

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1Declan Rice
D. Rice
137
137
12,172
6
10
338
177
0
34
210
188
95
20
0
2Granit Xhaka
G. Xhaka
133
133
11,664
6
15
235
159
0
31
137
218
168
38
3
3Idrissa Gana Guèye
I. Gana Guèye
125
125
10,621
3
10
434
282
0
29
214
131
174
27
2
4Tomáš Souček
T. Souček
112
112
9,613
23
7
218
118
0
33
151
334
151
20
2
5Moisés Caicedo
M. Caicedo
106
7.45
106
9,207
5
7
300
178
2
30
152
99
176
36
1
6Wilfred Ndidi
W. Ndidi
100
100
8,529
4
3
366
226
0
24
216
252
158
24
1
7Rodri
Rodri
87
87
7,368
14
11
181
106
1
38
80
137
103
19
1
8Scott McTominay
S. McTominay
86
86
7,320
12
3
188
103
0
41
97
170
146
17
0
9Fred
Fred
76
76
6,256
5
6
194
101
0
29
105
63
119
16
0
10Abdoulaye Doucouré
A. Doucouré
72
72
6,367
7
7
138
78
0
29
80
88
86
15
0
11João Palhinha
J. Palhinha
71
6.63
71
6,168
8
2
312
171
1
23
90
121
101
27
0
12Nemanja Matić
N. Matić
71
71
6,066
1
6
142
84
0
8
102
86
84
11
0
13Youri Tielemans
Y. Tielemans
68
68
5,801
9
11
171
107
0
26
57
70
70
6
0
14Ryan Gravenberch
R. Gravenberch
67
7.28
67
5,752
5
7
118
68
0
20
93
106
78
10
1
15Lewis Cook
L. Cook
67
67
5,853
1
7
142
87
2
9
112
106
82
13
2
16Enzo Fernández
E. Fernández
66
7.18
66
5,734
13
10
128
59
0
31
47
50
82
14
0
17Casemiro
Casemiro
66
6.77
66
5,443
11
5
218
118
0
21
67
176
96
16
2
18Tyler Adams
T. Adams
65
6.73
65
5,506
2
4
205
111
1
9
88
91
107
18
1
19Douglas Luiz
D. Luiz
65
65
5,378
8
5
112
61
0
14
71
56
101
17
0
20Ryan Christie
R. Christie
63
6.68
63
4,828
2
5
139
81
0
27
80
95
80
14
1
21Alexis Mac Allister
A. Mac Allister
63
7.37
63
5,181
10
8
150
91
0
26
40
60
92
10
0
22Étienne Capoue
É. Capoue
63
63
5,473
1
6
163
100
0
14
152
148
104
23
1
23Sander Berge
S. Berge
55
6.94
55
4,589
0
0
92
63
0
7
41
83
59
11
0
24Harrison Reed
H. Reed
55
55
4,385
3
5
73
48
0
10
37
61
66
8
0
25Pierre Emile Højbjerg
P. Emile Højbjerg
55
55
4,879
3
3
133
81
0
10
85
94
89
14
0
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A

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Bowen

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RTG

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43

16th

GA

65

18th

GD

-22

18th

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2025-26 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
16
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
37
11
10
16
-3
43
17
Tottenham Tottenham
36
9
11
16
-9
38
18
West Ham West Ham
37
9
9
19
-22
36
19
Burnley Burnley
37
4
9
24
-37
21
20
Wolves Wolves
37
3
10
24
-41
19
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/24
LEE LEE
@
WHU WHU
11:00 AM
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W14 D7 L16

3

Final

1

WHU West Ham

W9 D9 L19

Sun 17 May 2026

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Goals Leaders

36

Kane

Harry Kane

26

Haaland

Erling Haaland

24

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé
Assists Leaders

20

Fernandes

Bruno Fernandes

19

Olise

Michael Olise

16

Dimarco

Federico Dimarco
Rating Leaders

8.25

Olise

Michael Olise

8.15

Pedri

Pedri

8.07

Kimmich

Joshua Kimmich
Take-ons Leaders

127

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

115

Diomandé

Yan Diomandé

85

Júnior

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31

Fernandes

Bruno Fernandes

29

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28

Olise

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Bayern

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94

Inter

86

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75

PSG

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73
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26

Como

28

PSG

29

Roma

31

Juventus

32

Inter

32
Goal Difference Rankings
Bayern

86

Barcelona

61

Inter

54

PSG

45

Man City

43

Arsenal

43

FC 2025-26 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
37
25
7
5
43
82
2
Man City Man City
36
23
8
5
43
77
3
Man United Man United
37
19
11
7
16
68
4
Aston Villa Aston Villa
37
18
8
11
6
62
5
Liverpool Liverpool
37
17
8
12
10
59
6
Bournemouth Bournemouth
36
13
16
7
4
55
7
Brighton Brighton
37
14
11
12
9
53
8
Brentford Brentford
37
14
10
13
3
52
9
Sunderland Sunderland
37
13
12
12
-7
51
10
Chelsea Chelsea
36
13
10
13
6
49
11
Newcastle Newcastle
37
14
7
16
0
49
12
Everton Everton
37
13
10
14
-2
49
13
Fulham Fulham
37
14
7
16
-6
49
14
Leeds Leeds
37
11
14
12
-4
47
15
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
37
11
12
14
-9
45
16
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
37
11
10
16
-3
43
17
Tottenham Tottenham
36
9
11
16
-9
38
18
West Ham West Ham
37
9
9
19
-22
36
19
Burnley Burnley
37
4
9
24
-37
21
20
Wolves Wolves
37
3
10
24
-41
19
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
37
31
1
5
61
94
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
37
26
5
6
40
83
3
Villarreal Villarreal
37
21
6
10
22
69
4
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
37
21
6
10
22
69
5
Real Betis Real Betis
37
14
15
8
10
57
6
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
37
13
12
12
4
51
7
Getafe Getafe
37
14
6
17
-7
48
8
Rayo Rayo
37
11
14
12
-4
47
9
Valencia Valencia
37
12
10
15
-11
46
10
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
37
11
12
14
-2
45
11
Espanyol Espanyol
37
12
9
16
-12
45
12
Athletic Club Athletic Club
37
13
6
18
-13
45
13
Sevilla Sevilla
37
12
7
18
-13
43
14
Alavés Alavés
37
11
10
16
-11
43
15
Levante Levante
37
11
9
17
-13
42
16
Osasuna Osasuna
37
11
9
17
-5
42
17
Elche Elche
37
10
12
15
-8
42
18
Girona Girona
37
9
13
15
-16
40
19
Mallorca Mallorca
37
10
9
18
-13
39
20
Oviedo Oviedo
37
6
11
20
-31
29
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
34
28
5
1
86
89
2
Dortmund Dortmund
34
22
7
5
36
73
3
Leipzig Leipzig
34
20
5
9
19
65
4
Stuttgart Stuttgart
34
18
8
8
22
62
5
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
34
18
7
9
13
61
6
Leverkusen Leverkusen
34
17
8
9
21
59
7
Freiburg Freiburg
34
13
8
13
-6
47
8
Frankfurt Frankfurt
34
11
11
12
-4
44
9
Augsburg Augsburg
34
12
7
15
-16
43
10
Mainz Mainz
34
10
10
14
-9
40
11
Union Berlin Union Berlin
34
10
9
15
-14
39
12
M'gladbach M'gladbach
34
9
11
14
-11
38
13
Hamburg Hamburg
34
9
11
14
-14
38
14
Köln Köln
34
7
11
16
-14
32
15
Werder Werder
34
8
8
18
-23
32
16
Wolfsburg Wolfsburg
34
7
8
19
-24
29
17
Heidenheim Heidenheim
34
6
8
20
-31
26
18
St. Pauli St. Pauli
34
6
8
20
-31
26
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Inter Inter
37
27
5
5
54
86
2
Napoli Napoli
37
22
7
8
21
73
3
Milan Milan
37
20
10
7
19
70
4
Roma Roma
37
22
4
11
26
70
5
Como Como
37
19
11
7
33
68
6
Juventus Juventus
37
19
11
7
27
68
7
Atalanta Atalanta
37
15
13
9
15
58
8
Bologna Bologna
37
16
7
14
3
55
9
Lazio Lazio
37
13
12
12
0
51
10
Udinese Udinese
37
14
8
15
-2
50
11
Sassuolo Sassuolo
37
14
7
16
-3
49
12
Torino Torino
37
12
8
17
-19
44
13
Parma Parma
37
10
12
15
-19
42
14
Genoa Genoa
37
10
11
16
-9
41
15
Fiorentina Fiorentina
37
9
14
14
-9
41
16
Cagliari Cagliari
37
10
10
17
-14
40
17
Lecce Lecce
37
9
8
20
-23
35
18
Cremonese Cremonese
37
8
10
19
-22
34
19
Verona Verona
37
3
12
22
-34
21
20
Pisa Pisa
37
2
12
23
-44
18
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
34
24
4
6
45
76
2
Lens Lens
34
22
4
8
31
70
3
Lille Lille
34
18
7
9
15
61
4
Lyon Lyon
34
18
6
10
13
60
5
Marseille Marseille
34
18
5
11
18
59
6
Rennes Rennes
34
17
8
9
9
59
7
Monaco Monaco
34
16
6
12
6
54
8
Strasbourg Strasbourg
34
15
8
11
11
53
9
Lorient Lorient
34
11
12
11
-3
45
10
Toulouse Toulouse
33
12
8
13
1
44
11
Paris FC Paris FC
34
11
11
12
-3
44
12
Brest Brest
34
10
9
15
-12
39
13
Angers Angers
34
9
9
16
-19
36
14
Le Havre Le Havre
34
7
14
13
-12
35
15
Auxerre Auxerre
34
8
10
16
-10
34
16
Nice Nice
34
7
11
16
-23
32
17
Nantes Nantes
33
5
8
20
-23
23
18
Metz Metz
34
3
8
23
-44
17
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
8
8
0
0
19
24
2
Bayern Bayern
8
7
0
1
14
21
3
Liverpool Liverpool
8
6
0
2
12
18
4
Tottenham Tottenham
8
5
2
1
10
17
5
Barcelona Barcelona
8
5
1
2
8
16
6
Chelsea Chelsea
8
5
1
2
7
16
7
Sporting CP Sporting CP
8
5
1
2
6
16
8
Man City Man City
8
5
1
2
6
16
9
Real Madrid Real Madrid
8
5
0
3
9
15
10
Inter Inter
8
5
0
3
8
15
11
PSG PSG
8
4
2
2
10
14
12
Newcastle Newcastle
8
4
2
2
10
14
13
Juventus Juventus
8
3
4
1
4
13
14
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
8
4
1
3
2
13
15
Atalanta Atalanta
8
4
1
3
0
13
16
Leverkusen Leverkusen
8
3
3
2
-1
12
17
Dortmund Dortmund
8
3
2
3
2
11
18
Olympiacos Olympiacos
8
3
2
3
-4
11
19
Club Brugge Club Brugge
8
3
1
4
-2
10
20
Galatasaray Galatasaray
8
3
1
4
-2
10
21
Monaco Monaco
8
2
4
2
-6
10
22
Qarabag Qarabag
8
3
1
4
-8
10
23
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
8
2
3
3
-1
9
24
Benfica Benfica
8
3
0
5
-2
9
25
Marseille Marseille
8
3
0
5
-3
9
26
Páfos Páfos
8
2
3
3
-3
9
27
Union SG Union SG
8
3
0
5
-9
9
28
PSV PSV
8
2
2
4
0
8
29
Athletic Club Athletic Club
8
2
2
4
-5
8
30
Napoli Napoli
8
2
2
4
-6
8
31
København København
8
2
2
4
-9
8
32
Ajax Ajax
8
2
0
6
-13
6
33
Frankfurt Frankfurt
8
1
1
6
-11
4
34
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
8
0
3
5
-14
3
35
Villarreal Villarreal
8
0
1
7
-13
1
36
Kairat Kairat
8
0
1
7
-15
1

Europe Top Five 2025-26 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
4/23
ESP ESP
@
RAY RAY
0-1
Fri
4/24
UNB UNB
@
RBL RBL
1-3
Fri
4/24
LEN LEN
@
BRE BRE
3-3
Fri
4/24
CRE CRE
@
NAP NAP
0-4
Fri
4/24
FOR FOR
@
SUN SUN
5-0

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
5/19
MCI MCI
@
BOU BOU
2:30 PM
Tue
5/19
TOT TOT
@
CHE CHE
3:15 PM
Fri
5/22
ATA ATA
@
FIO FIO
2:45 PM
Sat
5/23
INT INT
@
BOL BOL
12:00 PM
Sat
5/23
PIS PIS
@
LAZ LAZ
2:45 PM