most tackles and passes for defensive midfielders in the top 5 europe 2026

James Garner had the most tackles by a defensive midfielder in Europe's top five leagues in the Premier League in 2025-26, with 106 tackles.

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  • Data note: Tackles, Passes Completed: coverage varies by competition before 2015-16 and 1 more coverage note
    • Data note: Detailed starting positions: player game data complete from 2016-17
NAMETKLPASSSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1James Garner
J. Garner
106
1,298
2025-26
Everton Everton
7.18
30
30
2,693
1
7
60
0
7
50
59
33
11
0
2Elliot Anderson
E. Anderson
82
1,676
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
7.31
29
29
2,592
1
2
51
0
16
30
38
44
5
0
3Moisés Caicedo
M. Caicedo
77
1,589
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
7.47
27
27
2,307
3
1
43
1
10
51
19
45
11
1
4Mikel Jauregizar
M. Jauregizar
68
1,064
2025-26
Athletic Club Athletic Club
6.51
33
33
2,706
2
0
45
0
17
46
25
47
6
1
5Maximilian Eggestein
M. Eggestein
60
1,147
2025-26
Freiburg Freiburg
6.62
32
32
2,880
2
1
32
0
20
30
60
16
4
0
6Ylber Ramadani
Y. Ramadani
59
751
2025-26
Lecce Lecce
6.59
23
23
2,005
0
0
32
0
7
25
29
26
7
0
7Benjamin André
B. André
59
1,116
2025-26
Lille Lille
6.87
24
24
2,134
2
2
34
1
8
27
39
30
8
0
8Hugo Magnetti
H. Magnetti
58
697
2025-26
Brest Brest
6.75
23
23
1,971
1
1
36
0
8
34
46
23
2
0
9Casemiro
Casemiro
57
769
2025-26
Man United Man United
7.09
18
18
1,493
5
1
27
0
5
22
46
24
4
0
10Tim Iroegbunam
T. Iroegbunam
57
332
2025-26
Everton Everton
6.49
16
16
1,249
0
1
36
0
2
17
10
23
7
0
11Alex Scott
A. Scott
55
1,060
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7.07
31
31
2,503
3
1
36
0
13
32
72
39
4
0
12Ryan Gravenberch
R. Gravenberch
54
1,565
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.32
33
33
2,845
5
3
34
0
13
42
51
35
4
0
13Joris Chotard
J. Chotard
53
794
2025-26
Brest Brest
6.39
26
26
2,292
1
1
29
0
4
42
81
23
1
0
14Ruiz de Galarreta
R. de Galarreta
52
918
2025-26
Athletic Club Athletic Club
6.83
29
29
1,981
0
2
28
0
8
20
19
50
10
0
15Ibrahim Sangaré
I. Sangaré
49
688
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
6.78
21
21
1,749
2
2
28
0
2
17
45
36
3
0
16Sander Berge
S. Berge
48
1,434
2025-26
Fulham Fulham
6.85
32
32
2,708
0
0
36
0
6
24
47
34
5
0
17Tyler Adams
T. Adams
48
827
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.89
21
21
1,659
2
1
23
0
1
28
34
34
8
0
18Haris Belkebla
H. Belkebla
47
736
2025-26
Angers Angers
6.67
19
19
1,624
0
0
29
0
1
13
24
10
6
0
19Lucas Da Cunha
L. Da Cunha
47
1,513
2025-26
Como Como
7.42
28
28
2,294
4
4
27
0
10
15
18
30
3
0
20Yehor Yarmoliuk
Y. Yarmoliuk
47
827
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.68
22
22
1,799
1
2
30
0
3
16
28
26
4
0
21Alexis Mac Allister
A. Mac Allister
47
1,013
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.08
26
26
2,089
2
4
22
0
12
15
31
28
5
0
22João Palhinha
J. Palhinha
46
430
2025-26
Tottenham Tottenham
6.99
12
12
1,015
3
1
28
0
5
14
24
13
5
0
23Rodrigo Bentancur
R. Bentancur
45
620
2025-26
Tottenham Tottenham
6.79
17
17
1,359
1
1
28
0
4
29
37
15
6
0
24Idrissa Gana Guèye
I. Gana Guèye
45
955
2025-26
Everton Everton
7.14
25
25
2,093
2
3
21
0
11
29
22
21
1
1
25Óscar Valentín
Ó. Valentín
43
535
2025-26
Rayo Rayo
6.68
19
19
1,447
1
0
27
1
3
20
41
24
2
1
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Barry

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A

1

Dewsbury-Hall

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RTG

7.52

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8

18th

GA

9

4th

GD

-1

11th

FORM

LLDWD

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
12
Newcastle Newcastle
8
3
2
3
-2
11
13
Ipswich Ipswich
9
3
2
4
-4
11
14
Everton Everton
8
2
4
2
-1
10
15
Fulham Fulham
9
2
3
4
-2
9
16
Coventry Coventry
9
3
0
6
-7
9
Last Game
ARS Arsenal

W7 D0 L1

2

Final

0

EVE Everton

W2 D4 L2

Sat 24 Oct 2026

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

15

Raphinha

Raphinha

12

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

10

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

7

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

7

Grüll

Marco Grüll
Rating Leaders

8.73

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.64

Olise

Michael Olise

8.62

Raphinha

Raphinha
Take-ons Leaders

40

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

31

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

30

Diomandé

Yan Diomandé
Big Chances Created Leaders

13

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

12

Güler

Arda Güler

9

Nusa

Antonio Nusa

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

46

Roma

28

Real Madrid

28

Bayern

27

Inter

26

Frosinone

24
Goals Against Rankings
Arsenal

5

Lorient

6

Lille

6

Dortmund

6

Lyon

7

Brighton

7
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

34

Bayern

19

Roma

18

Real Madrid

18

Brighton

17

Lazio

16

FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
9
8
0
1
9
24
2
Man City Man City
9
7
0
2
10
21
3
Brighton Brighton
9
6
1
2
17
19
4
Chelsea Chelsea
9
5
1
3
4
16
5
Liverpool Liverpool
9
4
3
2
2
15
6
Brentford Brentford
9
3
5
1
7
14
7
Bournemouth Bournemouth
9
3
3
3
1
12
8
Tottenham Tottenham
9
3
3
3
0
12
9
Aston Villa Aston Villa
9
3
3
3
-3
12
10
Hull City Hull City
9
2
5
2
1
11
11
Leeds Leeds
9
2
5
2
1
11
12
Newcastle Newcastle
8
3
2
3
-2
11
13
Ipswich Ipswich
9
3
2
4
-4
11
14
Everton Everton
8
2
4
2
-1
10
15
Fulham Fulham
9
2
3
4
-2
9
16
Coventry Coventry
9
3
0
6
-7
9
17
Man United Man United
9
1
4
4
-5
7
18
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
9
2
1
6
-12
7
19
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
9
1
3
5
-6
6
20
Sunderland Sunderland
9
1
2
6
-10
5
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
11
10
0
1
34
30
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
11
9
1
1
14
28
3
Real Madrid Real Madrid
11
9
0
2
18
27
4
Real Betis Real Betis
11
7
2
2
3
23
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
11
6
1
4
0
19
6
Sevilla Sevilla
11
5
2
4
-2
17
7
Athletic Club Athletic Club
10
4
3
3
4
15
8
Villarreal Villarreal
11
3
3
5
0
12
9
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
11
2
6
3
0
12
10
Alavés Alavés
11
3
3
5
-2
12
11
Rayo Rayo
10
3
3
4
-5
12
12
Getafe Getafe
11
3
3
5
-8
12
13
Deportivo Deportivo
10
2
5
3
0
11
14
Espanyol Espanyol
11
3
2
6
-1
11
15
Osasuna Osasuna
10
3
2
5
-10
11
16
Racing Racing
11
3
2
6
-14
11
17
Elche Elche
11
2
4
5
-4
10
18
Levante Levante
11
2
4
5
-5
10
19
Valencia Valencia
11
2
3
6
-9
9
20
Málaga Málaga
11
0
5
6
-13
5
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
8
5
3
0
19
18
2
Dortmund Dortmund
8
5
3
0
8
18
3
Freiburg Freiburg
8
5
1
2
8
16
4
Leipzig Leipzig
8
5
0
3
11
15
5
Werder Werder
8
4
3
1
3
15
6
Leverkusen Leverkusen
8
4
1
3
2
13
7
Elversberg Elversberg
8
4
1
3
0
13
8
Frankfurt Frankfurt
8
3
2
3
-5
11
9
Mainz Mainz
8
3
1
4
0
10
10
Augsburg Augsburg
8
2
3
3
3
9
11
Stuttgart Stuttgart
8
3
0
5
-1
9
12
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
8
3
0
5
-2
9
13
Köln Köln
8
2
3
3
-3
9
14
Paderborn Paderborn
8
2
3
3
-3
9
15
Hamburg Hamburg
8
3
0
5
-12
9
16
Union Berlin Union Berlin
8
1
4
3
-12
7
17
Schalke Schalke
8
1
3
4
-5
6
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
8
1
1
6
-11
4
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Lazio Lazio
10
9
1
0
16
28
2
Inter Inter
10
8
1
1
13
25
3
Roma Roma
10
7
3
0
18
24
4
Como Como
10
7
2
1
10
23
5
Milan Milan
10
6
3
1
9
21
6
Frosinone Frosinone
10
6
2
2
10
20
7
Juventus Juventus
10
5
2
3
3
17
8
Napoli Napoli
10
4
2
4
4
14
9
Bologna Bologna
10
4
2
4
1
14
10
Torino Torino
10
4
1
5
-2
13
11
Genoa Genoa
10
4
1
5
-4
13
12
Cagliari Cagliari
10
4
1
5
-6
13
13
Atalanta Atalanta
9
3
2
4
-1
11
14
Lecce Lecce
10
3
0
7
-10
9
15
Fiorentina Fiorentina
10
2
2
6
-8
8
16
Sassuolo Sassuolo
10
2
2
6
-10
8
17
Monza Monza
10
2
1
7
-7
7
18
Parma Parma
9
1
2
6
-10
5
19
Udinese Udinese
10
1
2
7
-12
5
20
Venezia Venezia
10
1
0
9
-14
3
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
9
6
2
1
11
20
2
Lille Lille
9
5
3
1
6
18
3
Lyon Lyon
9
5
2
2
8
17
4
Paris FC Paris FC
9
5
2
2
6
17
5
Rennes Rennes
9
5
1
3
1
16
6
Marseille Marseille
9
5
0
4
7
15
7
Monaco Monaco
9
4
3
2
2
15
8
Nice Nice
9
4
2
3
1
14
9
Lens Lens
9
4
1
4
3
13
10
Lorient Lorient
8
3
3
2
1
12
11
Toulouse Toulouse
9
2
4
3
-1
10
12
Strasbourg Strasbourg
9
3
1
5
-2
10
13
Auxerre Auxerre
9
3
1
5
-10
10
14
Brest Brest
8
2
3
3
2
9
15
Angers Angers
9
2
2
5
-8
8
16
Troyes Troyes
9
2
2
5
-9
8
17
Le Mans Le Mans
9
1
4
4
-7
7
18
Le Havre Le Havre
9
0
2
7
-11
2
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
3
3
0
0
9
9
2
Aston Villa Aston Villa
3
3
0
0
9
9
3
Liverpool Liverpool
3
3
0
0
5
9
4
Real Madrid Real Madrid
3
3
0
0
5
9
5
Real Betis Real Betis
3
3
0
0
3
9
6
Stuttgart Stuttgart
3
2
1
0
5
7
7
Arsenal Arsenal
3
2
1
0
4
7
8
Barcelona Barcelona
3
2
0
1
5
6
9
Como Como
3
2
0
1
5
6
10
Man City Man City
3
2
0
1
4
6
11
Club Brugge Club Brugge
3
2
0
1
3
6
12
Sporting CP Sporting CP
3
2
0
1
3
6
13
Dortmund Dortmund
3
2
0
1
1
6
14
Bayern Bayern
3
1
2
0
5
5
15
Roma Roma
3
1
1
1
3
4
16
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
3
1
1
1
1
4
17
Shaktar Shaktar
3
1
1
1
1
4
18
PSV PSV
3
1
1
1
0
4
19
Villarreal Villarreal
3
1
0
2
0
3
20
Man United Man United
3
1
0
2
-1
3
21
Inter Inter
3
1
0
2
-1
3
22
Napoli Napoli
3
1
0
2
-2
3
23
Galatasaray Galatasaray
3
1
0
2
-3
3
24
LASK LASK
3
1
0
2
-3
3
25
Sabah Sabah
3
1
0
2
-3
3
26
Feyenoord Feyenoord
3
1
0
2
-4
3
27
Lens Lens
3
1
0
2
-4
3
28
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
3
1
0
2
-5
3
29
AEK AEK
3
1
0
2
-5
3
30
Leipzig Leipzig
3
1
0
2
-5
3
31
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
3
0
2
1
-6
2
32
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
3
0
1
2
-3
1
33
Viking Viking
3
0
1
2
-4
1
34
Porto Porto
3
0
0
3
-4
0
35
Lille Lille
3
0
0
3
-6
0
36
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
3
0
0
3
-12
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
9/20
MAL MAL
@
GET GET
0-1
Sun
9/20
BET BET
@
DEP DEP
1-1
Sun
9/20
LEV LEV
@
VIL VIL
1-3
Fri
10/9
WER WER
@
DOR DOR
2-2
Fri
10/9
LYO LYO
@
LEN LEN
1-2

Fixtures

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