Most In-Form defenders in Premier League 26/27

The most in-form defenders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

W. Saliba of Arsenal is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.8, and Sergei Kozlovskiy leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Egan has improved his Season rating most, up +37.6 on last season, while M. Thiaw's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.6 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 145.4.

Newcastle · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Egan+37.6SsN

Hull City · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Sergei Kozlovskiy3goals

37 players · ranked by best this seasonCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	W. Saliba Centre-back	Arsenal	25	6217.3%	885.7%
2	J. Tarkowski Full-back	Everton	33	51±0%	38±0%
3	D. O'Shea Centre-back	Ipswich	27	47±0%	63±0%
4	C. Hughes Centre-back	Hull City	23	43145.5%	7211.9%
5	J. Egan Centre-back	Hull City	34	41±0%	29±0%
6	Rúben Dias Centre-back	Manchester City	29	40±0%	57±0%
7	M. Cissé Full-back	Aston Villa	21	39	50
8	C. Bassey Centre-back	Fulham	26	38±0%	76±0%
9	L. Davis Full-back	Ipswich	26	37±0%	67±0%
10	M. Thiaw Centre-back	Newcastle	25	36±0%	87±0%
11	L. Herrington Centre-back	Hull City	19	36204.3%	48163%
12	C. Kipré Full-back	Ipswich	29	355.8%	4524%
13	V. van Dijk Centre-back	Liverpool	35	34±0%	37±0%
14	L. Hall Full-back	Newcastle	22	30±0%	851.8%
15	R. Aït-Nouri Full-back	Manchester City	25	2631.2%	7817.6%
16	K. Ajer Centre-back	Brentford	28	26±0%	58±0%
17	S. Botman Centre-back	Newcastle	26	23±0%	71±0%
18	S. Ajayi Centre-back	Hull City	33	21±0%	26±0%
19	Kim Ji-Soo Centre-back	Brentford	21	19	6015.9%
20	B. Diakité Centre-back	Bournemouth	25	17±0%	75±0%
21	J. Araujo Centre-back	Bournemouth	25	15212.2%	4143.1%
22	C. Bradley Full-back	Liverpool	23	1520.3%	778.8%
23	M. de Ligt Centre-back	Manchester United	27	1552.6%	6221.3%
24	L. Woolfenden Centre-back	Coventry	28	1455.7%	4928.1%
25	B. Fredrick Centre-back	Brentford	21	13	41
26	M. Aarons Full-back	Bournemouth	26	132016.7%	4035.4%
27	N. Savona Centre-back	Nottingham Forest	23	1266.1%	756.9%
28	K. Kesler-Hayden Full-back	Coventry	24	12±0%	65±0%
29	Devan Austin Tanton Pedraza Full-back	Fulham	22	11135.4%	311.7%
30	V. Lindelöf Centre-back	Aston Villa	32	11±0%	29±0%
31	W. Tamen Centre-back	Everton	19	10	29
32	Kyle James McAdam Full-back	Nottingham Forest	21	10	45
33	J. Branthwaite Centre-back	Everton	24	10±0%	72±0%
34	N. Clyne Full-back	Crystal Palace	35	106.5%	1514%
35	W. Tamen Centre-back	Everton	19	9900%	3021.6%
36	H. Ogunneye Full-back	Manchester United	21	8	29
37	I. Diop Centre-back	Ipswich	29	710%	5213.2%