most goals season by a centre back

Virgil van Dijk, Gary Cahill and Gareth McAuley are tied for scoring the most goals by a centre back in the Premier League in a season, with 6 goals.

NAMEGSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
6
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
6.94
37
37
3,330
0
23
15
1
4
24
306
19
4
0
2Gary Cahill
G. Cahill
6
2016-17
Chelsea Chelsea
36
36
3,234
0
52
39
0
4
45
166
33
5
0
3Gareth McAuley
G. McAuley
6
2016-17
West Brom West Brom
36
36
3,143
1
50
37
0
1
71
227
27
5
0
4Nikola Milenković
N. Milenković
5
2024-25
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
6.73
37
37
3,330
2
50
28
3
5
25
213
20
4
0
5Cristian Romero
C. Romero
5
2023-24
Tottenham Tottenham
7.14
33
33
2,790
0
67
41
3
4
43
116
31
7
1
6Gabriel Magalhães
G. Magalhães
5
2021-22
Arsenal Arsenal
7.13
35
35
3,063
0
50
31
0
4
14
117
23
8
1
7Kurt Zouma
K. Zouma
5
2020-21
Chelsea Chelsea
22
22
1,980
0
16
9
0
6
25
91
17
3
0
8Lewis Dunk
L. Dunk
5
2020-21
Brighton Brighton
33
33
2,931
0
30
17
0
6
32
106
21
5
2
9Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
5
2019-20
Liverpool Liverpool
38
38
3,420
1
23
12
2
5
35
160
16
1
0
10Shane Duffy
S. Duffy
5
2018-19
Brighton Brighton
35
35
3,087
1
35
20
0
2
36
272
22
4
1
11Malick Thiaw
M. Thiaw
4
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
6.98
32
32
2,828
0
43
31
4
8
28
195
22
4
0
12Cristian Romero
C. Romero
4
2025-26
Tottenham Tottenham
6.67
22
22
1,837
1
56
27
4
2
31
103
31
11
2
13Micky van de Ven
M. van de Ven
4
2025-26
Tottenham Tottenham
6.80
33
33
2,906
1
37
20
3
3
21
126
25
9
1
14Fabian Schär
F. Schär
4
2024-25
Newcastle Newcastle
6.73
33
33
2,889
0
34
19
1
12
43
143
35
9
1
15Gabriel Magalhães
G. Magalhães
4
2023-24
Arsenal Arsenal
7.32
34
34
3,018
0
48
28
1
6
29
107
33
4
0
16Fabian Schär
F. Schär
4
2023-24
Newcastle Newcastle
6.67
35
35
3,026
1
42
25
1
12
33
143
36
4
0
17Marcos Senesi
M. Senesi
4
2023-24
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.67
26
26
2,161
5
51
32
2
0
33
115
36
12
0
18Jan Bednarek
J. Bednarek
4
2021-22
Southampton Southampton
6.74
30
30
2,584
0
31
15
0
4
73
143
30
10
0
19Aymeric Laporte
A. Laporte
4
2021-22
Man City Man City
7.61
33
33
2,828
0
32
15
2
6
19
67
14
5
1
20Conor Coady
C. Coady
4
2021-22
Wolves Wolves
6.84
38
38
3,361
0
31
14
1
4
29
152
20
4
0
21John Stones
J. Stones
4
2020-21
Man City Man City
22
22
1,933
0
21
12
0
4
17
52
7
0
1
22Fabian Schär
F. Schär
4
2018-19
Newcastle Newcastle
22
22
1,914
1
58
37
0
2
60
137
26
10
0
23Soul Bamba
S. Bamba
4
2018-19
Cardiff City Cardiff City
27
27
2,385
1
73
41
0
2
80
191
32
7
0
24Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
4
2018-19
Liverpool Liverpool
38
38
3,385
2
38
28
1
8
40
226
12
1
0
25Willy Boly
W. Boly
4
2018-19
Wolves Wolves
36
36
3,168
0
85
52
1
4
72
198
29
2
1
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Team Leaders

G

11

Ekitike

Hugo Ekitike

A

7

Szoboszlai

Dominik Szoboszlai

RTG

7.35

Szoboszlai

Dominik Szoboszlai
Team Rankings

GF

62

4th

GA

52

13th

GD

10

4th

FORM

LDLWW

last 5

2025-26 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
3
Man United Man United
37
19
11
7
16
68
4
Aston Villa Aston Villa
37
18
8
11
6
62
5
Liverpool Liverpool
37
17
8
12
10
59
6
Bournemouth Bournemouth
37
13
17
7
4
56
7
Brighton Brighton
37
14
11
12
9
53
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/24
BRE BRE
@
LIV LIV
11:00 AM
Last Game
AVL Aston Villa

W18 D8 L11

4

Final

2

LIV Liverpool

W17 D8 L12

Fri 15 May 2026

PL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

27

Haaland

Erling Haaland

22

Thiago

Igor Thiago

16

Semenyo

Antoine Semenyo
Assists Leaders

20

Fernandes

Bruno Fernandes

12

Cherki

Rayan Cherki

10

Bowen

Jarrod Bowen
Rating Leaders

7.59

Rodri

Rodri

7.53

Guimarães

Bruno Guimarães

7.50

Cherki

Rayan Cherki
Take-ons Leaders

76

Doku

Jérémy Doku

68

Ndiaye

Iliman Ndiaye

64

Minteh

Yankuba Minteh
Big Chances Created Leaders

31

Fernandes

Bruno Fernandes

16

Cherki

Rayan Cherki

15

Rice

Declan Rice

PL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Man City

76

Arsenal

69

Man United

66

Liverpool

62

Chelsea

57

Bournemouth

57
Goals Against Rankings
Arsenal

26

Man City

33

Brighton

43

Sunderland

47

Aston Villa

48

Everton

49
Goal Difference Rankings
Man City

43

Arsenal

43

Man United

16

Liverpool

10

Brighton

9

Chelsea

7

Premier League 2025-26 Table

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
37
25
7
5
43
82
2
Man City Man City
37
23
9
5
43
78
3
Man United Man United
37
19
11
7
16
68
4
Aston Villa Aston Villa
37
18
8
11
6
62
5
Liverpool Liverpool
37
17
8
12
10
59
6
Bournemouth Bournemouth
37
13
17
7
4
56
7
Brighton Brighton
37
14
11
12
9
53
8
Chelsea Chelsea
37
14
10
13
7
52
9
Brentford Brentford
37
14
10
13
3
52
10
Sunderland Sunderland
37
13
12
12
-7
51
11
Newcastle Newcastle
37
14
7
16
0
49
12
Everton Everton
37
13
10
14
-2
49
13
Fulham Fulham
37
14
7
16
-6
49
14
Leeds Leeds
37
11
14
12
-4
47
15
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
37
11
12
14
-9
45
16
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
37
11
10
16
-3
43
17
Tottenham Tottenham
37
9
11
17
-10
38
18
West Ham West Ham
37
9
9
19
-22
36
19
Burnley Burnley
37
4
9
24
-37
21
20
Wolves Wolves
37
3
10
24
-41
19

PL 2025-26 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
12/26
NEW NEW
@
MUN MUN
0-1
Sat
12/27
MCI MCI
@
FOR FOR
2-1
Sat
12/27
WOL WOL
@
LIV LIV
1-2
Sat
12/27
BHA BHA
@
ARS ARS
1-2
Sat
12/27
EVE EVE
@
BUR BUR
0-0

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/24
NEW NEW
@
FUL FUL
11:00 AM
Sun
5/24
BRE BRE
@
LIV LIV
11:00 AM
Sun
5/24
CHE CHE
@
SUN SUN
11:00 AM
Sun
5/24
AVL AVL
@
MCI MCI
11:00 AM
Sun
5/24
EVE EVE
@
TOT TOT
11:00 AM