Rodri and Christian Eriksen are tied for the most assists by a defensive midfielder in a season in the Premier League, with 8 assists.
| NAME | A | SEASON | CLUB | Rating | M | START | MIN | G | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Rodri | 8 | 2023-24 | 8.61 | 32 | 32 | 2,771 | 8 | 67 | 40 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 41 | 40 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2 |  | C. Eriksen | 8 | 2022-23 | 7.09 | 22 | 22 | 1,769 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | | J. Garner | 7 | 2025-26 | 7.18 | 30 | 30 | 2,693 | 1 | 106 | 60 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 59 | 33 | 11 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | Y. Tielemans | 7 | 2024-25 | 7.58 | 25 | 25 | 2,142 | 2 | 56 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 27 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | | A. Doucouré | 6 | 2018-19 | 31 | 31 | 2,756 | 3 | 68 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 33 | 51 | 33 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | E. Fernández | 5 | 2024-25 | 7.33 | 28 | 28 | 2,486 | 5 | 53 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 7 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | J. Ward-Prowse | 5 | 2023-24 | 7.44 | 11 | 11 | 933 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | P. Groß | 5 | 2022-23 | 7.63 | 16 | 16 | 1,417 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | D. Rice | 4 | 2025-26 | 7.35 | 13 | 13 | 1,128 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | G. Xhaka | 4 | 2025-26 | 7.09 | 20 | 20 | 1,785 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 0 | |
| 11 |  | A. Mac Allister | 4 | 2025-26 | 7.08 | 26 | 26 | 2,089 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | I. Gündogan | 4 | 2024-25 | 8.00 | 12 | 12 | 1,021 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | E. Anderson | 4 | 2024-25 | 6.77 | 21 | 21 | 1,712 | 1 | 64 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 30 | 6 | 0 | |
| 14 | | A. Mac Allister | 4 | 2024-25 | 7.45 | 30 | 30 | 2,470 | 5 | 87 | 55 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 59 | 5 | 0 | |
| 15 |  | R. Gravenberch | 4 | 2024-25 | 7.20 | 35 | 35 | 2,989 | 0 | 67 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 56 | 45 | 6 | 1 | |
| 16 | | P. Groß | 4 | 2023-24 | 7.69 | 21 | 21 | 1,878 | 2 | 35 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 0 | |
| 17 | | H. Reed | 4 | 2022-23 | 6.55 | 35 | 35 | 2,821 | 3 | 40 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 38 | 5 | 0 | |
| 18 |  | D. Rice | 4 | 2021-22 | 7.64 | 32 | 32 | 2,880 | 1 | 75 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 0 | |
| 19 | | Fred | 4 | 2021-22 | 7.21 | 21 | 21 | 1,679 | 3 | 52 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | P. Pogba | 4 | 2017-18 | 12 | 12 | 1,006 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | P. Groß | 3 | 2025-26 | 7.26 | 14 | 14 | 1,260 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | | V. Janelt | 3 | 2025-26 | 7.35 | 12 | 12 | 996 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 0 | |
| 23 | | R. Gravenberch | 3 | 2025-26 | 7.32 | 33 | 33 | 2,845 | 5 | 54 | 34 | 0 | 13 | 42 | 51 | 35 | 4 | 0 | |
| 24 | | I. Gana Guèye | 3 | 2025-26 | 7.14 | 25 | 25 | 2,093 | 2 | 45 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | | B. Kamara | 3 | 2025-26 | 7.38 | 14 | 14 | 1,140 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | |
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