most tackles 2025/2026 defensive midfielders

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: coverage varies by competition before 2015-16 and 1 more coverage note
    • Data note: Detailed starting positions: player game data complete from 2016-17
NAMETKLSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1James Garner
J. Garner
106
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2025-26
Brest Brest
6.75
23
23
1,971
1
1
36
0
8
34
46
23
2
0
9Casemiro
Casemiro
57
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2025-26
Rayo Rayo
6.68
19
19
1,447
1
0
27
1
3
20
41
24
2
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G

3

Barry

Thierno Barry

A

1

Dewsbury-Hall

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RTG

7.52

Dewsbury-Hall

Kiernan Dewsbury Hall
Team Rankings

GF

8

14th

GA

9

7th

GD

-1

10th

FORM

LLDWD

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
7
Brentford Brentford
7
2
4
1
5
10
8
Leeds Leeds
7
2
4
1
3
10
9
Everton Everton
8
2
4
2
-1
10
10
Ipswich Ipswich
8
3
1
4
-4
10
11
Hull City Hull City
7
2
3
2
1
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

12

Raphinha

Raphinha

9

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

9

Haaland

Erling Haaland
Assists Leaders

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

6

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

6

Hernández

Javier Hernández
Rating Leaders

8.88

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.83

Olise

Michael Olise

8.66

Raphinha

Raphinha
Take-ons Leaders

33

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

29

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

26

Larrubia

David Larrubia
Big Chances Created Leaders

12

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8

Güler

Arda Güler

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

39

Real Madrid

23

Brighton

23

Bayern

22

Inter

21

Leipzig

20
Goals Against Rankings
Dortmund

4

Lille

5

Lyon

5

Lazio

5

Bayern

5

Brighton

5
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

30

Brighton

18

Bayern

17

Real Madrid

14

Roma

13

Inter

12

FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
8
7
0
1
11
21
2
Arsenal Arsenal
8
7
0
1
8
21
3
Brighton Brighton
7
5
1
1
18
16
4
Chelsea Chelsea
8
4
1
3
2
13
5
Liverpool Liverpool
7
3
3
1
1
12
6
Aston Villa Aston Villa
8
3
2
3
-3
11
7
Brentford Brentford
7
2
4
1
5
10
8
Leeds Leeds
7
2
4
1
3
10
9
Everton Everton
8
2
4
2
-1
10
10
Ipswich Ipswich
8
3
1
4
-4
10
11
Hull City Hull City
7
2
3
2
1
9
12
Tottenham Tottenham
8
2
3
3
-2
9
13
Fulham Fulham
8
2
2
4
-2
8
14
Newcastle Newcastle
7
2
2
3
-4
8
15
Man United Man United
7
1
4
2
0
7
16
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
7
2
1
4
-8
7
17
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7
1
3
3
-4
6
18
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
8
1
3
4
-4
6
19
Coventry Coventry
8
2
0
6
-9
6
20
Sunderland Sunderland
7
1
1
5
-8
4
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
9
9
0
0
30
27
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
10
8
1
1
12
25
3
Real Madrid Real Madrid
9
7
0
2
14
21
4
Real Betis Real Betis
9
6
1
2
2
19
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
9
5
1
3
0
16
6
Sevilla Sevilla
9
4
2
3
-2
14
7
Alavés Alavés
10
3
3
4
3
12
8
Villarreal Villarreal
10
3
3
4
1
12
9
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
9
2
5
2
3
11
10
Deportivo Deportivo
10
2
5
3
0
11
11
Osasuna Osasuna
9
3
2
4
-8
11
12
Racing Racing
10
3
2
5
-11
11
13
Levante Levante
9
2
4
3
-2
10
14
Elche Elche
10
2
4
4
-3
10
15
Athletic Club Athletic Club
8
2
3
3
-1
9
16
Getafe Getafe
9
2
3
4
-6
9
17
Rayo Rayo
9
2
3
4
-8
9
18
Espanyol Espanyol
10
2
2
6
-2
8
19
Valencia Valencia
10
1
3
6
-10
6
20
Málaga Málaga
10
0
5
5
-12
5
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Dortmund Dortmund
7
5
2
0
8
17
2
Bayern Bayern
6
4
2
0
17
14
3
Freiburg Freiburg
6
4
1
1
9
13
4
Leverkusen Leverkusen
6
4
1
1
7
13
5
Leipzig Leipzig
7
4
0
3
9
12
6
Werder Werder
7
3
3
1
1
12
7
Mainz Mainz
7
3
1
3
3
10
8
Elversberg Elversberg
7
3
1
3
-3
10
9
Augsburg Augsburg
7
2
3
2
4
9
10
Hamburg Hamburg
7
3
0
4
-10
9
11
Köln Köln
7
2
2
3
-3
8
12
Paderborn Paderborn
7
2
2
3
-3
8
13
Frankfurt Frankfurt
7
2
2
3
-7
8
14
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
6
2
0
4
-3
6
15
Stuttgart Stuttgart
7
2
0
5
-3
6
16
Schalke Schalke
7
1
3
3
-3
6
17
Union Berlin Union Berlin
7
1
3
3
-12
6
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
7
1
0
6
-11
3
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Lazio Lazio
8
7
1
0
11
22
2
Inter Inter
7
6
1
0
12
19
3
Roma Roma
8
5
3
0
13
18
4
Como Como
8
5
2
1
7
17
5
Milan Milan
7
4
3
0
7
15
6
Frosinone Frosinone
7
4
1
2
4
13
7
Torino Torino
8
4
1
3
2
13
8
Cagliari Cagliari
8
4
1
3
-3
13
9
Napoli Napoli
8
3
2
3
3
11
10
Juventus Juventus
7
3
2
2
1
11
11
Atalanta Atalanta
7
3
0
4
-1
9
12
Lecce Lecce
7
3
0
4
-3
9
13
Bologna Bologna
8
2
2
4
-2
8
14
Sassuolo Sassuolo
8
2
2
4
-4
8
15
Monza Monza
8
2
1
5
-3
7
16
Udinese Udinese
7
1
1
5
-7
4
17
Genoa Genoa
7
1
1
5
-8
4
18
Fiorentina Fiorentina
7
1
1
5
-9
4
19
Parma Parma
8
1
1
6
-10
4
20
Venezia Venezia
7
1
0
6
-10
3
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Lyon Lyon
7
4
2
1
8
14
2
Lille Lille
7
4
2
1
5
14
3
PSG PSG
7
4
2
1
5
14
4
Monaco Monaco
7
4
2
1
4
14
5
Paris FC Paris FC
8
4
2
2
4
14
6
Lens Lens
8
4
1
3
4
13
7
Rennes Rennes
7
4
1
2
1
13
8
Lorient Lorient
7
3
2
2
1
11
9
Nice Nice
8
3
2
3
-2
11
10
Marseille Marseille
7
3
0
4
4
9
11
Brest Brest
8
2
3
3
2
9
12
Toulouse Toulouse
7
2
3
2
1
9
13
Auxerre Auxerre
7
3
0
4
-6
9
14
Strasbourg Strasbourg
7
2
1
4
-3
7
15
Angers Angers
7
2
1
4
-6
7
16
Le Mans Le Mans
7
1
3
3
-5
6
17
Troyes Troyes
7
1
1
5
-11
4
18
Le Havre Le Havre
7
0
2
5
-6
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
Sat
9/12
ALA ALA
@
RAC RAC
1-2
Sat
9/12
STU STU
@
HOF HOF
1-2
Sat
9/12
LEV LEV
@
AUG AUG
2-2
Sat
9/12
ESP ESP
@
OSA OSA
2-0
Sat
9/12
ELC ELC
@
ATH ATH
1-1

Fixtures

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