Kobbie Mainoo has recovered the most balls by a defensive midfielder in the Premier League, with 38 recoveries this season.
| NAME | REC | SEASON | CLUB | Rating | M | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | K. Mainoo | 38 | 2026-27 | 8.53 | 4 | 4 | 331 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | A. Scott | 35 | 2026-27 | 7.23 | 5 | 5 | 445 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | G. Xhaka | 33 | 2026-27 | 7.58 | 5 | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | J. Garner | 25 | 2026-27 | 7.14 | 4 | 4 | 317 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | Y. Tielemans | 25 | 2026-27 | 7.75 | 5 | 5 | 402 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  | E. Anderson | 23 | 2026-27 | 7.27 | 5 | 5 | 413 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | D. Szoboszlai | 22 | 2026-27 | 6.78 | 5 | 5 | 440 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | | R. Bentancur | 21 | 2026-27 | 6.92 | 4 | 4 | 325 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | L. Miley | 21 | 2026-27 | 6.56 | 4 | 4 | 306 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | | M. Sangaré | 21 | 2026-27 | 6.53 | 4 | 4 | 300 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | | E. Palacios | 20 | 2026-27 | 7.52 | 3 | 3 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | S. Tonali | 20 | 2026-27 | 7.09 | 5 | 5 | 427 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | T. Adams | 19 | 2026-27 | 6.99 | 3 | 3 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | | V. Janelt | 19 | 2026-27 | 7.38 | 5 | 5 | 450 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15 |  | A. Mac Allister | 17 | 2026-27 | 7.22 | 3 | 3 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | | H. Armstrong | 17 | 2026-27 | 6.71 | 4 | 4 | 356 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 |  | D. Rice | 17 | 2026-27 | 7.63 | 5 | 5 | 411 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | | S. Charles | 16 | 2026-27 | 7.32 | 3 | 3 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | B. Kamara | 16 | 2026-27 | 6.75 | 5 | 5 | 443 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | | R. Barkley | 13 | 2026-27 | 7.25 | 3 | 3 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | S. Lukić | 13 | 2026-27 | 6.46 | 5 | 5 | 400 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22 | | Y. Ayari | 12 | 2026-27 | 7.44 | 3 | 3 | 243 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | | N. Sadiki | 12 | 2026-27 | 7.17 | 5 | 5 | 410 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24 | | M. Grimes | 12 | 2026-27 | 7.02 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 |  | A. Iwobi | 11 | 2026-27 | 7.29 | 3 | 3 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
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