most ball recoveries premier league defensive midfielder

Elliot Anderson recovered the most balls by a defensive midfielder in the Premier League this season, with 244 recoveries.

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most ball recoveries premier league defensive midfielder this season
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1Elliot Anderson
E. Anderson
244
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
7.31
29
29
2,592
1
2
82
51
0
16
30
38
44
5
0
2Alex Scott
A. Scott
184
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7.07
31
31
2,503
3
1
55
36
0
13
32
72
39
4
0
3Moisés Caicedo
M. Caicedo
151
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
7.47
27
27
2,307
3
1
77
43
1
10
51
19
45
11
1
4James Garner
J. Garner
148
2025-26
Everton Everton
7.18
30
30
2,693
1
7
106
60
0
7
50
59
33
11
0
5Yehor Yarmoliuk
Y. Yarmoliuk
126
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.68
22
22
1,799
1
2
47
30
0
3
16
28
26
4
0
6Granit Xhaka
G. Xhaka
122
2025-26
Sunderland Sunderland
7.09
20
20
1,785
0
4
24
20
0
4
18
45
10
5
0
7Ryan Gravenberch
R. Gravenberch
122
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.32
33
33
2,845
5
3
54
34
0
13
42
51
35
4
0
8Sander Berge
S. Berge
120
2025-26
Fulham Fulham
6.85
32
32
2,708
0
0
48
36
0
6
24
47
34
5
0
9Idrissa Gana Guèye
I. Gana Guèye
114
2025-26
Everton Everton
7.14
25
25
2,093
2
3
45
21
0
11
29
22
21
1
1
10Yasin Ayari
Y. Ayari
95
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
6.74
17
17
1,457
2
2
36
17
0
7
21
11
15
0
0
11Rodri
Rodri
93
2025-26
Man City Man City
7.78
16
16
1,332
1
0
34
22
0
6
10
42
13
3
0
12Alexis Mac Allister
A. Mac Allister
93
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.08
26
26
2,089
2
4
47
22
0
12
15
31
28
5
0
13Ibrahim Sangaré
I. Sangaré
92
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
6.78
21
21
1,749
2
2
49
28
0
2
17
45
36
3
0
14Tyler Adams
T. Adams
91
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.89
21
21
1,659
2
1
48
23
0
1
28
34
34
8
0
15Rodrigo Bentancur
R. Bentancur
88
2025-26
Tottenham Tottenham
6.79
17
17
1,359
1
1
45
28
0
4
29
37
15
6
0
16Kobbie Mainoo
K. Mainoo
81
2025-26
Man United Man United
7.51
16
16
1,424
1
2
29
16
0
4
18
19
9
2
0
17Carlos Baleba
C. Baleba
77
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
6.48
20
20
1,336
0
0
26
18
0
5
19
27
25
3
0
18Alex Iwobi
A. Iwobi
73
2025-26
Fulham Fulham
7.37
15
15
1,321
2
1
12
9
0
8
9
9
4
1
0
19Casemiro
Casemiro
72
2025-26
Man United Man United
7.09
18
18
1,493
5
1
57
27
0
5
22
46
24
4
0
20Enzo Fernández
E. Fernández
68
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
7.28
16
16
1,411
5
2
30
17
0
9
12
13
16
3
0
21Jordan Henderson
J. Henderson
66
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.69
17
17
1,321
1
2
19
11
1
2
14
23
10
3
0
22Amadou Onana
A. Onana
66
2025-26
Aston Villa Aston Villa
6.89
20
20
1,621
1
0
43
26
0
4
17
55
17
3
0
23Declan Rice
D. Rice
65
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
7.35
13
13
1,128
0
4
30
12
0
4
9
31
7
1
0
24Noah Sadiki
N. Sadiki
64
2025-26
Sunderland Sunderland
6.76
18
18
1,566
0
1
22
12
0
6
19
18
18
5
0
25Pascal Groß
P. Groß
62
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
7.26
14
14
1,260
0
3
24
15
0
4
8
19
11
1
0
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Leeds Leeds
38
11
14
13
-7
47
15
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
38
11
12
15
-10
45
16
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
38
11
11
16
-3
44
17
Tottenham Tottenham
38
10
11
17
-9
41
18
West Ham West Ham
38
10
9
19
-19
39
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Fernandes

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19

Olise

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16

Dimarco

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115

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FC 2025-26 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
38
26
7
5
44
85
2
Man City Man City
38
23
9
6
42
78
3
Man United Man United
38
20
11
7
19
71
4
Aston Villa Aston Villa
38
19
8
11
7
65
5
Liverpool Liverpool
38
17
9
12
10
60
6
Bournemouth Bournemouth
38
13
18
7
4
57
7
Sunderland Sunderland
38
14
12
12
-6
54
8
Brighton Brighton
38
14
11
13
6
53
9
Brentford Brentford
38
14
11
13
3
53
10
Chelsea Chelsea
38
14
10
14
6
52
11
Fulham Fulham
38
15
7
16
-4
52
12
Newcastle Newcastle
38
14
7
17
-2
49
13
Everton Everton
38
13
10
15
-3
49
14
Leeds Leeds
38
11
14
13
-7
47
15
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
38
11
12
15
-10
45
16
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
38
11
11
16
-3
44
17
Tottenham Tottenham
38
10
11
17
-9
41
18
West Ham West Ham
38
10
9
19
-19
39
19
Burnley Burnley
38
4
10
24
-37
22
20
Wolves Wolves
38
3
11
24
-41
20
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
38
31
1
6
59
94
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
38
27
5
6
42
86
3
Villarreal Villarreal
38
22
6
10
26
72
4
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
38
21
6
11
18
69
5
Real Betis Real Betis
38
15
15
8
11
60
6
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
38
14
12
12
5
54
7
Getafe Getafe
38
15
6
17
-6
51
8
Rayo Rayo
38
12
14
12
-3
50
9
Valencia Valencia
38
13
10
15
-9
49
10
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
38
11
13
14
-2
46
11
Espanyol Espanyol
38
12
10
16
-12
46
12
Athletic Club Athletic Club
38
13
6
19
-15
45
13
Sevilla Sevilla
38
12
7
19
-14
43
14
Alavés Alavés
38
11
10
17
-12
43
15
Elche Elche
38
10
13
15
-8
43
16
Levante Levante
38
11
9
18
-14
42
17
Osasuna Osasuna
38
11
9
18
-6
42
18
Mallorca Mallorca
38
11
9
18
-10
42
19
Girona Girona
38
9
14
15
-16
41
20
Oviedo Oviedo
38
6
11
21
-34
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
38
27
6
5
54
87
2
Napoli Napoli
38
23
7
8
22
76
3
Roma Roma
38
23
4
11
28
73
4
Como Como
38
20
11
7
36
71
5
Milan Milan
38
20
10
8
18
70
6
Juventus Juventus
38
19
12
7
27
69
7
Atalanta Atalanta
38
15
14
9
15
59
8
Bologna Bologna
38
16
8
14
3
56
9
Lazio Lazio
38
14
12
12
1
54
10
Udinese Udinese
38
14
8
16
-3
50
11
Sassuolo Sassuolo
38
14
7
17
-4
49
12
Torino Torino
38
12
9
17
-19
45
13
Parma Parma
38
11
12
15
-18
45
14
Cagliari Cagliari
38
11
10
17
-13
43
15
Fiorentina Fiorentina
38
9
15
14
-9
42
16
Genoa Genoa
38
10
11
17
-10
41
17
Lecce Lecce
38
10
8
20
-22
38
18
Cremonese Cremonese
38
8
10
20
-25
34
19
Verona Verona
38
3
12
23
-36
21
20
Pisa Pisa
38
2
12
24
-45
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
34
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
34
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
Sun
4/26
SAS SAS
@
FIO FIO
0-0
Sun
4/26
RSO RSO
@
RAY RAY
3-3
Sun
4/26
COM COM
@
GEN GEN
2-0
Sun
4/26
WER WER
@
STU STU
1-1
Sun
4/26
ELC ELC
@
OVI OVI
2-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM
Sun
5/24
JUV JUV
@
TOR TOR
2:45 PM