Most In-Form defensive midfielders in Championship 26/27
The most in-form defensive midfielders in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
S. Magassa of West Ham is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 72, and C. McGrandles has been the form player this season, grading 44.5, and M. Baradji leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: C. McGrandles has improved his Season rating most, up +22.5 on last season, while H. Kyprianou's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +12.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, C. Jander of Southampton is the most valuable name in this group at 36.8.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. McGrandlesDefensive midfielder |  Lincoln | 30 | 45±0% | 34±0% |
| 2 | Xu BinDefensive midfielder |  Wolves | 22 | 44 | 33 |
| 3 | C. JanderDefensive midfielder |  Southampton | 23 | 390.5% | 702% |
| 4 | G. DochertyDefensive midfielder |  Charlton | 30 | 369% | 435.6% |
| 5 | M. BaradjiDefensive midfielder |  Blackburn | 25 | 21 | 57 |
| 6 | C. BarronDefensive midfielder |  Middlesbrough | 24 | 1921.4% | 473.5% |
| 7 | S. MagassaDefensive midfielder |  West Ham | 22 | 197.9% | 722.8% |
| 8 | E. ÁlvarezDefensive midfielder | West Ham | 28 | 1728.8% | 3548.8% |
| 9 | H. KyprianouDefensive midfielder |  Watford | 25 | 16±0% | 59±0% |
| 10 | S. RevanDefensive midfielder |  Wrexham | 23 | 11113.7% | 409.3% |
| 11 | M. TopićDefensive midfielder |  Norwich | 25 | 875.4% | 5611.9% |
| 12 | T. OumaDefensive midfielder | Charlton | 21 | 7 | 39 |