most touches centre back premier league 2025-26

Virgil van Dijk had the most touches by a centre back in the Premier League in 2025-26, with 3,267 touches.

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1Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
3,267
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
6.94
38
38
3,420
6
0
23
15
1
4
26
308
19
4
0
2Jan Paul van Hecke
J. Paul van Hecke
3,035
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
6.78
36
36
3,210
3
3
53
31
2
7
45
221
27
9
0
3Marcos Senesi
M. Senesi
2,976
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.78
37
37
3,288
0
5
61
34
4
4
50
281
35
8
0
4Marc Guéhi
M. Guéhi
2,819
2025-26
Total
7.07
35
35
3,150
3
3
45
31
1
8
49
183
25
6
0
5Lewis Dunk
L. Dunk
2,747
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
6.85
31
31
2,790
1
0
34
22
2
5
30
147
14
10
0
6Joachim Andersen
J. Andersen
2,723
2025-26
Fulham Fulham
6.73
33
33
2,875
0
1
44
26
1
3
34
257
30
7
1
7Ibrahima Konaté
I. Konaté
2,643
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
6.91
36
36
3,090
1
0
54
31
2
3
28
194
33
7
0
8Trevoh Chalobah
T. Chalobah
2,510
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
6.98
30
30
2,640
3
0
31
20
2
3
35
193
19
3
1
9Ezri Konsa
E. Konsa
2,443
2025-26
Aston Villa Aston Villa
6.95
34
34
3,035
0
0
24
8
1
4
22
134
11
0
1
10William Saliba
W. Saliba
2,414
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
7.17
30
30
2,569
1
0
35
23
0
1
15
143
21
2
0
11Pascal Struijk
P. Struijk
2,310
2025-26
Leeds Leeds
6.81
33
33
2,927
0
1
39
22
0
8
32
230
27
5
0
12Maxence Lacroix
M. Lacroix
2,241
2025-26
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6.67
35
35
3,085
1
2
60
38
3
7
45
281
34
4
1
13Nathan Collins
N. Collins
2,177
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.89
32
32
2,880
1
2
29
12
1
3
36
218
20
7
0
14Gabriel Magalhães
G. Magalhães
2,113
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
7.18
30
30
2,686
3
4
37
20
2
10
22
190
20
4
0
15Micky van de Ven
M. van de Ven
2,109
2025-26
Tottenham Tottenham
6.80
34
34
2,996
4
1
37
20
3
3
21
131
28
9
1
16James Tarkowski
J. Tarkowski
2,071
2025-26
Everton Everton
6.82
37
37
3,330
2
3
52
30
3
5
29
268
32
8
0
17Malick Thiaw
M. Thiaw
2,062
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
6.98
33
33
2,918
4
0
44
32
4
8
30
197
23
4
0
18Chris Richards
C. Richards
2,050
2025-26
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6.61
31
31
2,782
1
0
53
35
3
7
43
204
16
3
0
19Calvin Bassey
C. Bassey
1,993
2025-26
Fulham Fulham
6.79
27
27
2,430
1
0
55
30
2
6
22
98
27
4
0
20Rúben Dias
R. Dias
1,977
2025-26
Man City Man City
7.12
24
24
2,105
2
0
13
6
3
3
23
128
15
3
0
21Nikola Milenković
N. Milenković
1,942
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
6.84
37
37
3,330
0
0
31
19
2
2
29
233
21
6
0
22Joe Rodon
J. Rodon
1,901
2025-26
Leeds Leeds
6.84
33
33
2,905
2
0
36
18
0
4
30
186
16
3
0
23Maxime Estève
M. Estève
1,792
2025-26
Burnley Burnley
6.62
34
34
2,932
0
0
45
27
0
1
37
238
13
1
0
24Omar Alderete
O. Alderete
1,764
2025-26
Sunderland Sunderland
6.76
32
32
2,760
1
0
31
18
0
7
36
222
34
6
0
25Sepp van den Berg
S. van den Berg
1,699
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.88
30
30
2,700
0
1
22
8
1
3
23
208
15
2
0
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Team Leaders

G

4

Isak

Alexander Isak

A

3

Gakpo

Cody Gakpo

RTG

7.54

Gakpo

Cody Gakpo
Team Rankings

GF

7

8th

GA

4

3rd

GD

3

6th

FORM

WDWDD

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
4
Brentford Brentford
5
2
3
0
6
9
5
Leeds Leeds
5
2
3
0
4
9
6
Liverpool Liverpool
5
2
3
0
3
9
7
Everton Everton
5
2
3
0
3
9
8
Hull City Hull City
5
2
2
1
2
8
Last Game
BOU Bournemouth

W0 D3 L2

0

Final

1

LIV Liverpool

W2 D3 L0

Sun 20 Sep 2026

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

12

Raphinha

Raphinha

7

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

7

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

4

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

4

Dybala

Paulo Dybala

4

Gordon

Anthony Gordon
Rating Leaders

8.87

Raphinha

Raphinha

8.85

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.76

Olise

Michael Olise
Take-ons Leaders

27

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

21

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

18

Bellingham

Jude Bellingham
Big Chances Created Leaders

8

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8

Güler

Arda Güler

7

Dybala

Paulo Dybala

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

31

Real Madrid

18

Atlético Madrid

16

Brighton

16

Inter

15

Roma

14
Goals Against Rankings
Lyon

2

Cagliari

2

Bayern

2

Dortmund

2

Paris FC

3

Monaco

3
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

24

Bayern

12

Roma

11

Brighton

11

Real Madrid

10

Freiburg

9

FC 2026-27 Tables

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

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
8/28
ELC ELC
@
RAC RAC
2-3
Fri
8/28
STU STU
@
BAY BAY
1-5
Fri
8/28
PSG PSG
@
LIL LIL
2-2
Fri
8/28
MCI MCI
@
CRY CRY
4-1
Fri
8/28
VIL VIL
@
ALA ALA
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