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Most In-Form centre-backs This Season in Premier League

The most in-form centre-backs in Premier League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Thiaw of Newcastle is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 88.8, and Gabriel Magalhães has been the form player this season, grading 76.4, and V. van Dijk leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Senesi has improved his Season rating most, up +39.5 on last season, while D. Ballard's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Saliba of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 126.8.

Best talent
M. Thiaw88.8RTG
Newcastle
In form
Gabriel Magalhães76.4SsN
Arsenal
Rising potential
D. Ballard+14.7RTG
Sunderland · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
M. Senesi+39.5SsN
Bournemouth · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
V. van Dijk6goals
Liverpool
Most valuable
W. Saliba126.8val
Arsenal
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PlayerTeam
1Gabriel MagalhãesCentre-backArsenal287699.5%748.8%
2W. SalibaCentre-backArsenal256320.5%885.2%
3M. SenesiCentre-backBournemouth2960197.5%658.7%
4M. GuéhiCentre-backCrystal Palace265616.2%808.5%
5M. LacroixCentre-backCrystal Palace26540.7%7810.2%
6C. RomeroCentre-backTottenham2854264.9%672.5%
7P. HincapiéCentre-backArsenal245424.2%851.5%
8N. MukieleCentre-backSunderland2852216.5%6910.9%
9J. TarkowskiCentre-backEverton335111.8%3818.4%
10Rúben DiasCentre-backManchester City295037.4%6014.4%
11J. van HeckeCentre-backBrighton264539.8%827.2%
12O. AldereteCentre-backSunderland294418.2%6111.8%
13N. CollinsCentre-backBrentford254311.6%867.2%
14C. BasseyCentre-backFulham264394.2%799.6%
15A. KhusanovCentre-backManchester City224273.4%8518.7%
16I. KonatéCentre-backLiverpool27429.7%7612.2%
17M. KeaneCentre-backEverton3342122.5%343.2%
18J. AndersenCentre-backFulham3041385.7%5414.7%
19D. BallardCentre-backSunderland2641189.3%7823.2%
20K. TeteCentre-backFulham304048.7%4716.8%
21MurilloCentre-backNottingham Forest244032%8112.8%
22L. DunkCentre-backBrighton3439101.5%338.6%
23K. MavropanosCentre-backWest Ham283738.7%6113%
24J. HillCentre-backBournemouth2437411%8510.6%
25M. ThiawCentre-backNewcastle243626.5%8915.3%
26N. MilenkovićCentre-backNottingham Forest283531.8%6722.1%
27T. ChalobahCentre-backChelsea2735104.7%733.8%
28M. van de VenCentre-backTottenham2534277.8%8514.9%
29V. van DijkCentre-backLiverpool353440.9%377.7%
30S. van den BergCentre-backBrentford243345.6%861.3%
31E. KonsaCentre-backAston Villa28322.9%6914%
32F. SchärCentre-backNewcastle343238.1%2641.1%
33W. FofanaCentre-backChelsea253072.3%772%
34J. JustinCentre-backLeeds28307.2%5822.1%
35M. de LigtCentre-backManchester United26295.2%781.8%
36S. BotmanCentre-backNewcastle2629174.8%743.4%
37Lisandro MartínezCentre-backManchester United28275.9%637.7%
38K. AjerCentre-backBrentford282689.1%5814.3%
39M. EstèveCentre-backBurnley242671.9%813.2%
40L. YoroCentre-backManchester United202442.6%8710.8%
41H. MaguireCentre-backManchester United332416.9%3312.2%
42K. DansoCentre-backTottenham272421.4%617.9%
43S. BuenoCentre-backWolves27235.7%6512.1%
44J. BijolCentre-backLeeds272239.8%6517%
45L. KrejčíCentre-backWolves272121.1%6612.5%
46MoratoCentre-backNottingham Forest25219.9%716.2%
47Pau TorresCentre-backAston Villa29209.7%5420.5%
48T. MingsCentre-backAston Villa332076.3%2917.5%
49J. BranthwaiteCentre-backEverton242051.5%7710%
50N. SavonaCentre-backNottingham Forest231946.1%791.6%