most touchbacks

Jan Paul van Hecke has the most touches by a defender in the Premier League, with 1,029 touches this season.

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  • Assumption:2026-27 season
  • Data note: Touches: Premier League · player season data complete from 2014-15
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1Jan Paul van Hecke
J. Paul van Hecke
1,029
2026-27
Tottenham Tottenham
7.58
10
10
900
2
0
16
9
2
0
11
45
11
2
0
2Rúben Dias
R. Dias
1,028
2026-27
Man City Man City
6.84
10
10
900
0
0
3
1
0
0
6
41
14
0
0
3Calvin Bassey
C. Bassey
903
2026-27
Fulham Fulham
7.07
10
10
900
0
0
17
7
0
2
7
50
11
3
0
4Luka Vušković
L. Vušković
831
2026-27
Brighton Brighton
7.52
10
10
887
1
0
10
7
0
2
11
70
12
0
0
5Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
822
2026-27
Liverpool Liverpool
7.39
10
10
900
0
0
8
5
1
2
12
79
6
3
0
6Marc Guéhi
M. Guéhi
780
2026-27
Man City Man City
7.29
9
9
720
1
1
6
6
0
1
5
33
7
1
0
7Lewis Dunk
L. Dunk
779
2026-27
Brighton Brighton
7.30
9
8
750
1
0
7
4
0
0
11
39
5
2
0
8Micky van de Ven
M. van de Ven
768
2026-27
Tottenham Tottenham
7.19
9
8
737
0
0
7
6
1
1
3
40
6
3
0
9James Hill
J. Hill
749
2026-27
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7.26
10
10
900
0
0
25
15
0
1
18
71
9
1
0
10Dara O'Shea
D. O'Shea
720
2026-27
Ipswich Ipswich
6.89
10
10
900
1
0
18
5
0
0
11
64
7
0
0
11Olivier Boscagli
O. Boscagli
717
2026-27
Brighton Brighton
7.17
10
10
781
0
1
6
5
0
1
13
35
12
4
0
12António Silva
A. Silva
713
2026-27
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.96
10
10
900
0
0
12
8
1
1
12
81
11
4
0
13Gabriel Magalhães
G. Magalhães
706
2026-27
Arsenal Arsenal
7.29
10
10
900
1
0
13
5
2
1
9
66
8
2
0
14Jérémy Jacquet
J. Jacquet
698
2026-27
Liverpool Liverpool
7.17
10
10
862
0
0
28
15
1
0
18
35
10
2
0
15Issa Diop
I. Diop
681
2026-27
Ipswich Ipswich
6.78
10
10
900
0
0
8
4
0
1
18
55
8
2
0
16Adrien Truffert
A. Truffert
675
2026-27
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.91
10
10
893
0
1
24
9
1
2
11
33
18
2
0
17Harry Maguire
H. Maguire
671
2026-27
Man United Man United
6.88
10
10
855
0
0
10
5
1
2
17
43
8
4
0
18Timothy Castagne
T. Castagne
649
2026-27
Fulham Fulham
7.01
9
9
750
0
1
14
10
0
0
8
27
13
2
0
19Victor Nilsson-Lindelöf
V. Nilsson-Lindelöf
643
2026-27
Aston Villa Aston Villa
6.56
10
10
900
0
0
3
1
0
0
8
61
2
0
0
20David Affengruber
D. Affengruber
640
2026-27
Fulham Fulham
7.24
7
7
630
0
0
12
7
1
0
11
54
10
1
0
21Antonee Robinson
A. Robinson
638
2026-27
Fulham Fulham
6.80
9
9
789
0
0
19
15
0
1
8
37
10
1
0
22James Tarkowski
J. Tarkowski
635
2026-27
Everton Everton
7.53
10
10
900
1
1
15
12
0
0
23
52
6
2
0
23Shea Charles
S. Charles
627
2026-27
Fulham Fulham
6.94
10
8
735
0
0
13
9
0
2
12
12
4
1
0
24Abdukodir Khusanov
A. Khusanov
627
2026-27
Man City Man City
7.40
7
6
553
0
0
18
11
1
0
8
21
7
1
0
25Andy Robertson
A. Robertson
623
2026-27
Tottenham Tottenham
7.06
9
8
665
0
2
7
5
1
1
3
19
2
0
0
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Team Leaders

G

2

van Hecke

Jan Paul van Hecke

A

3

Kudus

Mohammed Kudus

RTG

7.58

van Hecke

Jan Paul van Hecke
Team Rankings

GF

10

14th

GA

11

6th

GD

-1

11th

FORM

LWWWD

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
9
Leeds Leeds
10
3
5
2
2
14
10
Aston Villa Aston Villa
10
3
4
3
-3
13
11
Tottenham Tottenham
10
3
3
4
-1
12
12
Newcastle Newcastle
10
3
3
4
-3
12
13
Hull City Hull City
10
2
5
3
0
11
Last Game
LEE Leeds

W3 D5 L2

1

Final

0

TOT Tottenham

W3 D3 L4

Sat 7 Nov 2026

PL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

9

Haaland

Erling Haaland

7

Isak

Alexander Isak

6

Barry

Thierno Barry
Assists Leaders

5

Rice

Declan Rice

4

Groß

Pascal Groß

4

Evanilson

Evanilson
Rating Leaders

7.80

Pedro

João Pedro

7.69

Groß

Pascal Groß

7.68

Cherki

Rayan Cherki
Take-ons Leaders

25

Doku

Jérémy Doku

24

Kudus

Mohammed Kudus

21

Belloumi

Bachir Belloumi
Big Chances Created Leaders

8

Dewsbury-Hall

Kiernan Dewsbury Hall

8

Groß

Pascal Groß

7

Gibbs-White

Morgan Gibbs-White

PL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Brighton

26

Man City

21

Chelsea

19

Brentford

16

Bournemouth

16

Ipswich

15
Goals Against Rankings
Arsenal

5

Brighton

7

Leeds

8

Liverpool

10

Everton

10

Tottenham

11
Goal Difference Rankings
Brighton

19

Arsenal

10

Man City

8

Brentford

5

Liverpool

4

Chelsea

3

Premier League 2026-27 Table

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
10
9
0
1
10
27
2
Brighton Brighton
10
7
1
2
19
22
3
Man City Man City
10
7
0
3
8
21
4
Liverpool Liverpool
10
5
3
2
4
18
5
Chelsea Chelsea
10
5
1
4
3
16
6
Everton Everton
10
4
4
2
2
16
7
Bournemouth Bournemouth
10
4
3
3
2
15
8
Brentford Brentford
10
3
5
2
5
14
9
Leeds Leeds
10
3
5
2
2
14
10
Aston Villa Aston Villa
10
3
4
3
-3
13
11
Tottenham Tottenham
10
3
3
4
-1
12
12
Newcastle Newcastle
10
3
3
4
-3
12
13
Hull City Hull City
10
2
5
3
0
11
14
Ipswich Ipswich
10
3
2
5
-5
11
15
Fulham Fulham
10
2
4
4
-2
10
16
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
10
2
3
5
-4
9
17
Coventry Coventry
10
3
0
7
-9
9
18
Man United Man United
10
1
5
4
-5
8
19
Sunderland Sunderland
10
2
2
6
-9
8
20
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
10
2
1
7
-14
7