most possession won in a game midfielders

Pierre Emile Højbjerg, Idrissa Gana Guèye and Morgan Schneiderlin are tied for recovering the most balls by a midfielder in a Premier League match, with 21 recoveries.

	NAME	REC	DATE	CLUB		OPP	Rating	MIN	G	A	xG	xA	PK	FK	SH	SOT	WOOD	TCH	TCH-BOX	OFF	FOUL	YC	RC
1	Pierre Emile Højbjerg P. Emile Højbjerg	21	12/4/2019	Southampton	vs	Norwich City		90	0	0			0	0	2	1	0	83	1	0	3	0	0
2	Idrissa Gana Guèye I. Gana Guèye	21	9/23/2017	Everton	vs	Bournemouth		90	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	92	0	0	2	0	0
3	Morgan Schneiderlin M. Schneiderlin	21	3/15/2015	Southampton	@	Chelsea		90	0	0			0	0	1	0	0	88	0	0	1	0	0
4	Cheikh Tioté C. Tioté	20	4/19/2016	Newcastle	vs	Man City		90	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	82	0	0	2	0	0
5	Wilfred Ndidi W. Ndidi	19	2/13/2021	Leicester	vs	Liverpool		90	0	1			0	0	1	0	0	68	1	0	1	0	0
6	Wilfred Ndidi W. Ndidi	19	12/20/2020	Leicester	@	Tottenham		90	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	72	0	0	5	1	0
7	Idrissa Gana Guèye I. Gana Guèye	19	3/3/2018	Everton	@	Burnley		90	0	0			0	0	1	0	0	50	0	0	0	0	0
8	Pierre Emile Højbjerg P. Emile Højbjerg	19	11/26/2017	Southampton	vs	Everton		90	0	0			0	0	1	0	0	122	0	0	1	0	0
9	Abdoulaye Doucouré A. Doucouré	19	1/21/2017	Watford	@	Bournemouth		88	0	0			0	0	1	0	0	55	0	0	0	0	0
10	Victor Wanyama V. Wanyama	19	11/21/2015	Southampton	vs	Stoke City		90	0	0			0	0	3	0	0	97	0	0	2	0	0
11	Alexandre Song A. Song	19	1/1/2015	West Ham	vs	West Brom		90	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	87	0	0	2	0	0
12	Youssouf Mulumbu Y. Mulumbu	19	8/23/2014	West Brom	@	Southampton		90	0	0			0	0	1	0	0	86	0	0	2	0	0
13	Rodri	18	2/26/2022	Man City	@	Everton	8.2	90	0	0	0.07	0.07	0	0	2	0	0	117	0	0	1	0	0
14	Fred	18	12/22/2019	Man United	@	Watford		90	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	114	0	0	2	0	0
15	Declan Rice D. Rice	18	9/28/2019	West Ham	@	Bournemouth		90	0	0			0	0	1	1	0	72	0	0	2	0	0
16	Jake Livermore J. Livermore	18	12/30/2016	Hull City	vs	Everton		90	0	0			0	0	3	0	0	89	0	1	1	0	0
17	Manuel Lanzini M. Lanzini	18	11/19/2016	West Ham	@	Tottenham		90	1	0			1	0	2	1	0	65	3	1	1	1	0
18	Oriol Romeu O. Romeu	18	10/2/2016	Southampton	@	Leicester		90	0	0			0	0	1	0	0	89	0	0	0	0	0
19	Idrissa Gana Guèye I. Gana Guèye	18	2/6/2016	Aston Villa	vs	Norwich City		90	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	91	0	0	0	0	0
20	Alexandre Song A. Song	18	3/14/2015	West Ham	@	Arsenal		90	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	72	0	0	3	0	0
21	Rodri	17	9/3/2022	Man City	@	Aston Villa	7.6	90	0	0	0.10	0.07	0	0	2	0	0	100	2	0	1	0	0
22	Alexis Mac Allister A. Mac Allister	17	8/30/2022	Brighton	@	Fulham	7.1	90	1	0	0.79	0.03	1	0	1	1	0	63	1	0	1	0	0
23	Alex Iwobi A. Iwobi	17	8/20/2022	Everton	vs	Nottm Forest	7.3	90	0	0	0.05	0.05	0	0	1	0	0	71	1	0	1	1	0
24	Abdoulaye Doucouré A. Doucouré	17	5/19/2022	Everton	vs	Crystal Palace	7.4	90	0	0	0.02	0.08	0	0	1	1	0	64	0	0	2	1	0
25	Jordan Henderson J. Henderson	17	12/16/2021	Liverpool	vs	Newcastle	9.1	90	0	0	0.08	0.13	0	0	2	0	0	125	1	0	1	1	0

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PL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

27

Haaland

22

Thiago

17

Semenyo

Assists Leaders

21

Fernandes

12

Cherki

11

Bowen

Rating Leaders

7.59

Rodri

7.50

Fernandes

7.50

Guimarães

Take-ons Leaders

77

Doku

70

Ndiaye

64

Minteh

Big Chances Created Leaders

32

Fernandes

16

Szoboszlai

16

Cherki

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Premier League 2025-26 Table

	Premier League	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	38	26	7	5	44	85
2	Man City	38	23	9	6	42	78
3	Man United	38	20	11	7	19	71
4	Aston Villa	38	19	8	11	7	65
5	Liverpool	38	17	9	12	10	60
6	Bournemouth	38	13	18	7	4	57
7	Sunderland	38	14	12	12	-6	54
8	Brighton	38	14	11	13	6	53
9	Brentford	38	14	11	13	3	53
10	Chelsea	38	14	10	14	6	52
11	Fulham	38	15	7	16	-4	52
12	Newcastle	38	14	7	17	-2	49
13	Everton	38	13	10	15	-3	49
14	Leeds	38	11	14	13	-7	47
15	Crystal Palace	38	11	12	15	-10	45
16	Nottm Forest	38	11	11	16	-3	44
17	Tottenham	38	10	11	17	-9	41
18	West Ham	38	10	9	19	-19	39
19	Burnley	38	4	10	24	-37	22
20	Wolves	38	3	11	24	-41	20