most goals in a single season by a central midfielder

Luka Milivojević has tallied the most goals by a centre midfielder in a season in the Premier League, with 12 goals in 2018-19.

NAMEGSEASONCLUBRatingMMINSTARTG/MAG+APKFKSHSOTWOODTCHTCH-BOXOFF
1Luka Milivojević
L. Milivojević
12
2018-19
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
38
3,420
38
0.32
2
14
10
1
57
25
4
2,781
23
0
2Luka Milivojević
L. Milivojević
9
2017-18
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
32
2,790
32
0.28
1
10
7
1
40
16
1
1,998
23
1
3James Ward-Prowse
J. Ward-Prowse
8
2020-21
Southampton Southampton
37
3,330
37
0.22
7
15
3
4
42
24
3
3,014
22
0
4Bruno Guimarães
B. Guimarães
7
2023-24
Newcastle Newcastle
7.44
37
3,263
37
0.19
8
15
0
0
48
16
1
2,968
81
0
5James Ward-Prowse
J. Ward-Prowse
7
2021-22
Southampton Southampton
7.06
33
2,945
33
0.21
5
12
3
3
48
20
0
2,346
20
0
6Jorginho
Jorginho
6
2021-22
Chelsea Chelsea
7.48
24
2,038
24
0.25
2
8
6
0
15
9
0
1,971
14
0
7Bruno Fernandes
B. Fernandes
5
2025-26
Man United Man United
7.32
17
1,475
17
0.29
7
12
2
1
46
13
4
1,350
44
1
8Tomáš Souček
T. Souček
5
2024-25
West Ham West Ham
6.25
17
1,449
17
0.29
0
5
0
0
26
9
1
749
61
2
9Ross Barkley
R. Barkley
5
2023-24
Luton Town Luton Town
7.04
28
2,443
28
0.18
4
9
0
0
62
19
3
1,854
40
0
10Douglas Luiz
D. Luiz
5
2023-24
Aston Villa Aston Villa
7.35
22
1,934
22
0.23
4
9
2
0
27
8
1
1,580
20
0
11James Maddison
J. Maddison
5
2019-20
Leicester Leicester
20
1,766
20
0.25
0
5
0
1
47
15
0
1,467
49
1
12Jonjo Shelvey
J. Shelvey
5
2019-20
Newcastle Newcastle
23
1,937
23
0.22
1
6
0
1
42
12
2
1,204
19
1
13John Fleck
J. Fleck
5
2019-20
Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd
28
2,442
28
0.18
2
7
0
0
31
11
0
1,434
39
1
14James Ward-Prowse
J. Ward-Prowse
5
2018-19
Southampton Southampton
9
810
9
0.56
0
5
1
1
12
7
0
497
13
1
15Roberto Pereyra
R. Pereyra
5
2018-19
Watford Watford
31
2,642
31
0.16
1
6
0
0
54
19
4
1,608
116
3
16Anton Stach
A. Stach
4
2025-26
Leeds Leeds
6.94
15
1,295
15
0.27
1
5
0
2
37
8
0
861
28
0
17Casemiro
Casemiro
4
2025-26
Man United Man United
6.68
15
1,066
15
0.27
1
5
0
0
24
6
1
832
28
0
18Martín Zubimendi
M. Zubimendi
4
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
6.99
22
1,836
22
0.18
0
4
0
0
16
6
1
1,455
30
1
19Sandro Tonali
S. Tonali
4
2024-25
Newcastle Newcastle
7.46
19
1,710
19
0.21
1
5
0
0
23
8
3
1,285
27
1
20Mario Lemina
M. Lemina
4
2023-24
Wolves Wolves
6.71
29
2,492
29
0.14
1
5
0
0
39
14
1
1,629
40
5
21Rúben Neves
R. Neves
4
2022-23
Wolves Wolves
6.50
18
1,617
18
0.22
1
5
2
0
31
8
1
1,255
14
1
22Alexis Mac Allister
A. Mac Allister
4
2022-23
Brighton Brighton
7.23
12
1,076
12
0.33
0
4
3
1
22
9
0
875
3
0
23Pierre Emile Højbjerg
P. Emile Højbjerg
4
2022-23
Tottenham Tottenham
7.17
33
2,951
33
0.12
4
8
0
0
32
8
1
2,635
32
1
24Bruno Guimarães
B. Guimarães
4
2022-23
Newcastle Newcastle
7.44
32
2,726
32
0.13
5
9
0
0
28
8
2
2,210
52
2
25Rodrigo Bentancur
R. Bentancur
4
2022-23
Tottenham Tottenham
6.82
16
1,377
16
0.25
2
6
0
0
12
7
0
1,017
16
0
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3

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