top scoring central midfielders in prem history

James Ward-Prowse has tallied the most career goals by a centre midfielder in the Premier League, with 31 goals.

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NAMEGRatingMMINSTARTG/MAG+APKFKSHSOTWOODTCHTCH-BOXOFF
1James Ward-Prowse
J. Ward-Prowse
31
151
13,319
151
0.21
15
46
10
12
188
88
6
10,392
116
1
2Luka Milivojević
L. Milivojević
25
128
11,145
128
0.20
5
30
20
3
157
58
5
8,288
67
2
3Bruno Guimarães
B. Guimarães
17
7.53
104
9,036
104
0.16
19
36
1
0
123
44
5
7,552
191
4
4Rúben Neves
R. Neves
17
141
12,203
141
0.12
9
26
5
3
250
61
4
10,102
41
2
5Jorginho
Jorginho
16
134
11,089
134
0.12
5
21
15
0
64
25
1
11,250
61
0
6Youri Tielemans
Y. Tielemans
14
105
9,045
105
0.13
15
29
3
0
142
52
4
7,496
134
0
7James Maddison
J. Maddison
12
30
2,599
30
0.40
0
12
0
4
69
28
1
2,100
78
1
8Abdoulaye Doucouré
A. Doucouré
11
82
7,014
82
0.13
9
20
0
0
93
34
2
4,729
157
9
9Kevin De Bruyne
K. De Bruyne
11
42
3,577
42
0.26
21
32
0
0
101
33
4
3,393
146
6
10Mark Noble
M. Noble
11
85
6,854
85
0.13
4
15
7
1
51
21
2
5,004
58
2
11Tomáš Souček
T. Souček
10
7.05
69
5,995
69
0.14
0
10
0
0
81
26
2
3,255
177
8
12Bruno Fernandes
B. Fernandes
9
7.75
35
3,082
35
0.26
12
21
4
2
80
24
5
2,765
87
2
13Douglas Luiz
D. Luiz
9
7.18
92
7,983
92
0.10
11
20
2
1
96
30
1
5,803
56
2
14Rodri
Rodri
9
7.68
86
7,344
86
0.10
10
19
1
0
104
31
2
8,517
125
3
15Jonjo Shelvey
J. Shelvey
9
96
8,316
96
0.09
7
16
0
2
141
43
4
5,581
57
1
16Pierre Emile Højbjerg
P. Emile Højbjerg
8
127
11,321
127
0.06
10
18
0
0
136
38
2
10,077
128
3
17Jordan Henderson
J. Henderson
8
94
8,089
94
0.09
13
21
0
1
70
19
2
8,935
62
1
18Declan Rice
D. Rice
7
86
7,565
86
0.08
9
16
1
0
82
25
5
5,986
87
4
19Ashley Westwood
A. Westwood
7
146
12,981
146
0.05
20
27
0
0
77
19
2
8,848
88
2
20Rodrigo Bentancur
R. Bentancur
6
7.20
52
4,166
52
0.12
6
12
0
0
46
16
0
3,373
52
0
21Christian Nørgaard
C. Nørgaard
6
7.16
96
8,099
96
0.06
9
15
0
0
89
28
2
5,714
177
1
22Alexis Mac Allister
A. Mac Allister
6
7.36
41
3,454
41
0.15
2
8
3
1
74
16
2
2,924
41
0
23Leander Dendoncker
L. Dendoncker
6
67
5,687
67
0.09
1
7
0
0
53
19
4
3,081
112
2
24Fabinho
Fabinho
6
100
8,675
100
0.06
7
13
1
0
62
18
0
7,169
64
0
25Ilkay Gündogan
I. Gündogan
6
46
3,956
46
0.13
3
9
2
1
67
20
1
4,133
97
3
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15

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13

Mbappé

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10

Yamal

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Assists Leaders

8

Yamal

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8

Kane

Harry Kane

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin
Rating Leaders

8.78

Yamal

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8.45

Raphinha

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8.45

Olise

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Take-ons Leaders

46

Yamal

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36

Diomandé

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36

Gruda

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Big Chances Created Leaders

14

Yamal

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14

Güler

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10

Nusa

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Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

48

Roma

31

Real Madrid

31

Bayern

29

Inter

28

Leipzig

27
Goals Against Rankings
Arsenal

5

Lille

7

Dortmund

7

Brighton

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Lorient

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Leeds

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FC 2026-27 Tables

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

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
10/16
LEV LEV
@
DEP DEP
1-1
Sat
10/17
CHE CHE
@
EVE EVE
2-0
Sat
10/17
ATM ATM
@
ESP ESP
1-0
Sat
10/17
NAP NAP
@
VEN VEN
0-1
Sat
10/17
STU STU
@
HAM HAM
0-1

Fixtures

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