most ball recoveries defender in premier league

Neco Williams has recovered the most balls by a defender in the Premier League this season, with 10 recoveries.

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most ball recoveries defender in premier league this season

	NAME	REC	SEASON	CLUB	Rating	M	START	MIN	G	A	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	Neco Williams N. Williams	10	2026-27	Nottm Forest	5.96	1	1	90	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
2	Rúben Dias R. Dias	8	2026-27	Man City	6.88	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0
3	Adrien Truffert A. Truffert	7	2026-27	Bournemouth	6.76	1	1	90	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	4	0	0
4	Dara O'Shea D. O'Shea	6	2026-27	Ipswich	7.91	1	1	90	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	13	0	0	0
5	Virgil van Dijk V. van Dijk	6	2026-27	Liverpool	6.76	1	1	90	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	11	0	1	0
6	Abdukodir Khusanov A. Khusanov	6	2026-27	Man City	7.08	1	1	90	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
7	Trai Hume T. Hume	6	2026-27	Sunderland	7.05	1	1	79	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0
8	Harry Maguire H. Maguire	5	2026-27	Man United	7.01	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
9	Issa Diop I. Diop	5	2026-27	Ipswich	6.85	1	1	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	0	0
10	Joško Gvardiol J. Gvardiol	5	2026-27	Man City	7.10	1	1	90	1	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
11	Myles Lewis-Skelly M. Lewis-Skelly	5	2026-27	Arsenal	8.47	1	1	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
12	Reinildo	5	2026-27	Sunderland	6.52	1	1	90	0	0	3	1	0	0	3	2	2	0	0
13	Nikola Milenković N. Milenković	5	2026-27	Nottm Forest	6.74	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	0	0
14	Michael Kayode M. Kayode	5	2026-27	Brentford	8.31	1	1	75	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
15	Jaka Bijol J. Bijol	5	2026-27	Leeds	7.07	1	1	90	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	9	1	0	0
16	Olivier Boscagli O. Boscagli	5	2026-27	Brighton	7.92	1	1	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	0
17	James Justin J. Justin	4	2026-27	Leeds	5.77	1	1	90	0	0	6	3	0	0	1	4	1	0	0
18	James Tarkowski J. Tarkowski	4	2026-27	Everton	6.82	1	1	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	0	0	0
19	Jan Paul van Hecke J. Paul van Hecke	4	2026-27	Tottenham	5.97	1	1	90	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
20	Leif Davis L. Davis	4	2026-27	Ipswich	7.58	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0
21	Marc Guéhi M. Guéhi	4	2026-27	Man City	9.16	1	1	90	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
22	Ola Aina O. Aina	4	2026-27	Nottm Forest	6.27	1	1	73	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0
23	Tyrick Mitchell T. Mitchell	4	2026-27	Crystal Palace	6.05	1	1	90	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	3	2	0	0
24	Vitalii Mykolenko V. Mykolenko	4	2026-27	Everton	7.42	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
25	Ayden Heaven A. Heaven	4	2026-27	Man United	6.51	1	1	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0

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Team Rankings

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FORM

last 5

2026-27 Table

	CLUB	M	L	GD
13	Sunderland	1	1	-1
14	Bournemouth	1	1	-1
15	Nottm Forest	1	1	-1
16	Man United	1	1	-2
17	Crystal Palace	1	1	-2

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W1 D0 L0

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Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

2

Gouiri

2

López

2

Thauvin

Assists Leaders

2

Ruiz

2

Cherki

2

Gordon

Rating Leaders

9.67

Hinshelwood

9.55

Torres

9.47

Díaz

Take-ons Leaders

7

Pépé

6

Vicente

5

Mikautadze

Big Chances Created Leaders

2

Martínez

2

Foden

2

Raphinha

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

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FC 2026-27 Tables

	Premier League	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Brighton	1	1	0	0	4	3
2	Arsenal	1	1	0	0	3	3
3	Brentford	1	1	0	0	3	3
4	Everton	1	1	0	0	2	3
5	Hull City	1	1	0	0	2	3
6	Man City	1	1	0	0	1	3
7	Ipswich	1	1	0	0	1	3
8	Leeds	1	1	0	0	1	3
9	Liverpool	1	0	1	0	0	1
10	Newcastle	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Fulham	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Sunderland	1	0	0	1	-1	0
14	Bournemouth	1	0	0	1	-1	0
15	Nottm Forest	1	0	0	1	-1	0
16	Man United	1	0	0	1	-2	0
17	Crystal Palace	1	0	0	1	-2	0
18	Tottenham	1	0	0	1	-3	0
19	Coventry	1	0	0	1	-3	0
20	Aston Villa	1	0	0	1	-4	0

	LaLiga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Sevilla	2	2	0	0	3	6
2	Alavés	2	1	1	0	3	4
3	Atlético Madrid	2	1	1	0	2	4
4	Barcelona	1	1	0	0	5	3
5	Espanyol	2	1	0	1	2	3
6	Real Madrid	1	1	0	0	1	3
7	Real Betis	1	1	0	0	1	3
8	Getafe	2	1	0	1	-2	3
9	Villarreal	2	0	2	0	0	2
10	Deportivo	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Valencia	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	Celta Vigo	1	0	1	0	0	1
13	Rayo	2	0	1	1	-1	1
14	Racing	2	0	1	1	-1	1
15	Elche	2	0	1	1	-5	1
16	Osasuna	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Real Sociedad	1	0	0	1	-1	0
18	Athletic Club	1	0	0	1	-2	0
19	Málaga	1	0	0	1	-2	0
20	Levante	1	0	0	1	-3	0

	Bundesliga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Bayern	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Leipzig	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Stuttgart	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Hoffenheim	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Leverkusen	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Freiburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Frankfurt	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Augsburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Mainz	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Union Berlin	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	M'gladbach	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Hamburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Köln	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Werder	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Schalke	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Paderborn	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Elversberg	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Serie A	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Inter	1	1	0	0	3	3
2	Napoli	1	1	0	0	2	3
3	Lecce	1	1	0	0	2	3
4	Milan	1	1	0	0	1	3
5	Atalanta	1	1	0	0	1	3
6	Juventus	1	1	0	0	1	3
7	Cagliari	1	1	0	0	1	3
8	Udinese	1	0	1	0	0	1
9	Como	1	0	1	0	0	1
10	Fiorentina	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Lazio	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Roma	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Bologna	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Torino	1	0	0	1	-1	0
15	Sassuolo	1	0	0	1	-1	0
16	Parma	1	0	0	1	-1	0
17	Frosinone	1	0	0	1	-1	0
18	Genoa	1	0	0	1	-2	0
19	Venezia	1	0	0	1	-2	0
20	Monza	1	0	0	1	-3	0

	Ligue 1	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Marseille	1	1	0	0	4	3
2	Lens	1	1	0	0	3	3
3	Lille	1	1	0	0	2	3
4	Lyon	1	1	0	0	2	3
5	Monaco	1	1	0	0	1	3
6	PSG	1	0	1	0	0	1
7	Brest	1	0	1	0	0	1
8	Rennes	1	0	1	0	0	1
9	Le Mans	1	0	1	0	0	1
10	Nice	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Lorient	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	Troyes	1	0	1	0	0	1
13	Paris FC	1	0	1	0	0	1
14	Le Havre	1	0	0	1	-1	0
15	Toulouse	1	0	0	1	-2	0
16	Angers	1	0	0	1	-2	0
17	Auxerre	1	0	0	1	-3	0
18	Strasbourg	1	0	0	1	-4	0