Phil Foden had the highest rating by a defensive midfielder in the Premier League in 2025-26, with a rating of 8.9.
| NAME | Rating | SEASON | CLUB | M | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | P. Foden | 8.9 | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | A. Gomes | 8.2 | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | R. Barkley | 7.96 | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | 147 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | C. Jones | 7.92 | 2025-26 | 8 | 8 | 628 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | Rodri | 7.78 | 2025-26 | 16 | 16 | 1,332 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 |  | M. Lewis-Skelly | 7.65 | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | J. Ramsey | 7.54 | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | 225 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | K. Mainoo | 7.51 | 2025-26 | 16 | 16 | 1,424 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | | T. Cairney | 7.51 | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | 278 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | | N. González | 7.49 | 2025-26 | 6 | 6 | 476 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 |  | M. Caicedo | 7.47 | 2025-26 | 27 | 27 | 2,307 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 43 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 19 | 45 | 11 | 1 | |
| 12 |  | J. McGinn | 7.44 | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | 234 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | D. Szoboszlai | 7.39 | 2025-26 | 6 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | | B. Kamara | 7.38 | 2025-26 | 14 | 14 | 1,140 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15 |  | A. Iwobi | 7.37 | 2025-26 | 15 | 15 | 1,321 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 |  | K. Dewsbury Hall | 7.36 | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 |  | D. Rice | 7.35 | 2025-26 | 13 | 13 | 1,128 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | | V. Janelt | 7.35 | 2025-26 | 12 | 12 | 996 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | R. James | 7.34 | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | 630 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | R. Gravenberch | 7.32 | 2025-26 | 33 | 33 | 2,845 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 34 | 0 | 13 | 42 | 51 | 35 | 4 | 0 | |
| 21 | | N. DomÃnguez | 7.32 | 2025-26 | 4 | 4 | 266 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | | M. Jensen | 7.31 | 2025-26 | 8 | 8 | 692 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 |  | E. Anderson | 7.31 | 2025-26 | 29 | 29 | 2,592 | 1 | 2 | 82 | 51 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 38 | 44 | 5 | 0 | |
| 24 | | A. Santos | 7.30 | 2025-26 | 10 | 10 | 752 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 |  | E. Fernández | 7.28 | 2025-26 | 16 | 16 | 1,411 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 | |
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| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
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| 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 | |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 6 | |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 | |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 | |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 | |
| 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 | |
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| 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 | |
| 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 2 |
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