most duels won by a defensive midfielder in pl history

Tomáš Souček has won the most career duels in the Premier League, with 800 duels won.

	NAME	DUEL-W	Rating	M	START	MIN	G	A	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	Tomáš Souček T. Souček	800		113	113	9,702	23	7	218	118	0	33	151	337	151	20	2
2	Wilfred Ndidi W. Ndidi	798		100	100	8,529	4	3	366	226	0	24	216	252	158	24	1
3	Idrissa Gana Guèye I. Gana Guèye	767		125	125	10,613	3	10	434	282	0	29	214	131	174	27	2
4	Declan Rice D. Rice	709		138	138	12,237	6	10	338	177	0	34	211	189	97	20	0
5	Granit Xhaka G. Xhaka	666		135	135	11,838	6	15	238	160	0	31	139	221	170	39	3
6	Moisés Caicedo M. Caicedo	623	7.45	107	107	9,297	5	7	300	178	2	30	153	99	177	36	1
7	Scott McTominay S. McTominay	583		86	86	7,315	12	3	188	103	0	41	97	170	146	17	0
8	João Palhinha J. Palhinha	582	6.66	73	73	6,326	9	2	318	175	1	25	93	128	105	28	0
9	Rodri	524		88	88	7,458	14	11	183	108	1	39	81	138	104	20	1
10	Étienne Capoue É. Capoue	423		63	63	5,466	1	6	163	100	0	14	152	148	104	23	1
11	Casemiro	411	6.77	66	66	5,443	11	5	218	118	0	21	67	176	96	16	2
12	Paul Pogba P. Pogba	402		54	54	4,587	11	11	80	53	0	23	54	69	97	11	0
13	Fred	387		76	76	6,254	5	6	194	101	0	29	105	63	119	16	0
14	Elliot Anderson E. Anderson	383	7.10	52	52	4,447	2	6	153	93	0	27	57	80	78	12	0
15	Nemanja Matić N. Matić	377		71	71	6,059	1	6	142	84	0	8	102	86	84	11	0
16	Youri Tielemans Y. Tielemans	376		69	69	5,866	9	11	171	107	0	27	57	70	71	6	0
17	Oriol Romeu O. Romeu	359		50	50	4,276	1	0	152	113	0	12	110	93	80	16	0
18	Tyler Adams T. Adams	356	6.73	67	67	5,686	2	4	213	115	1	9	91	94	111	19	1
19	Abdoulaye Doucouré A. Doucouré	341		72	72	6,364	7	7	138	78	0	29	80	88	86	15	0
20	Ryan Gravenberch R. Gravenberch	328	7.27	69	69	5,911	5	8	122	69	0	22	96	107	81	10	1
21	Ryan Christie R. Christie	320	6.68	63	63	4,828	2	5	139	81	0	27	80	95	80	14	1
22	Pierre Emile Højbjerg P. Emile Højbjerg	310		55	55	4,877	3	3	133	81	0	10	85	94	89	14	0
23	Enzo Fernández E. Fernández	304	7.18	66	66	5,734	13	10	128	59	0	31	47	50	82	14	0
24	Alexis Mac Allister A. Mac Allister	304	7.36	64	64	5,271	10	8	153	91	0	28	40	61	94	11	0
25	Douglas Luiz D. Luiz	287		66	66	5,450	8	5	113	62	0	14	72	58	101	17	0

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has Premier League data for duels won going back to the 2014-15 season.

StatMuse has match-level data for detailed positions for starters going back to the 2016-17 season.

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Mbappé

3

López

3

Raphinha

Assists Leaders

3

Dybala

2

Foden

2

Bellingham

Rating Leaders

9.84

Malen

9.67

Hinshelwood

9.58

Palmer

Take-ons Leaders

10

Pépé

7

Kubo

6

Mikautadze

Big Chances Created Leaders

3

Foden

3

Dybala

3

Saelemaekers

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings

Goals Against Rankings

Goal Difference Rankings

FC 2026-27 Tables

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

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

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

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

	Ligue 1	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Lille	2	1	1	0	2	4
2	Marseille	1	1	0	0	4	3
3	Lens	1	1	0	0	3	3
4	Lyon	1	1	0	0	2	3
5	Monaco	1	1	0	0	1	3
6	PSG	2	0	2	0	0	2
7	Brest	1	0	1	0	0	1
8	Le Mans	1	0	1	0	0	1
9	Nice	1	0	1	0	0	1
10	Lorient	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Troyes	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	Paris FC	1	0	1	0	0	1
13	Rennes	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