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Most In-Form defensive midfielders This Season in Premier League

The most in-form defensive midfielders in Premier League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Kislyak of CSKA Moscow is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 40.5.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: V. Saus has improved his Season rating most, up +27.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Kislyak of CSKA Moscow is the most valuable name in this group at 6.6.

Best talent
M. Kislyak40.5RTG
CSKA Moscow
In form
M. Kislyak48.4SsN
CSKA Moscow
Rising potential
V. Saus+6.5RTG
Baltika · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
V. Saus+27.9SsN
Baltika · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
M. Kislyak5goals
CSKA Moscow
Most valuable
M. Kislyak6.6val
CSKA Moscow
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PlayerTeam
1M. KislyakDefensive midfielderCSKA Moscow214886.9%4115.7%
2D. BarinovDefensive midfielderLokomotiv294355.4%276.6%
3R. LitvinovDefensive midfielderSpartak Moscow2435189.9%3610.4%
4N. UmyarovDefensive midfielderSpartak Moscow263417%337.8%
5D. PrutsevDefensive midfielderLokomotiv2633184.5%320.9%
6Douglas AugustoDefensive midfielderFC Krasnodar293337.3%2265.5%
7A. KarpukasDefensive midfielderLokomotiv243335.8%353%
8D. FominDefensive midfielderDynamo293022%2419.2%
9WendelDefensive midfielderZenit28291.7%2714.6%
10Du QueirozDefensive midfielderFC Orenburg2628381.4%2948%
11V. SausDefensive midfielderBaltika23283522.8%
12S. BabkinDefensive midfielderKrylia Sovetov232819%334.4%
13Ismael Silva LimaDefensive midfielderAkhmat312684.4%187.5%
14W. BarriosDefensive midfielderZenit322511.9%1817.7%
15E. BolotovDefensive midfielderFC Orenburg2525369.8%3222.5%
16S. PryakhinDefensive midfielderAkhmat232525.3%326.2%
17M. VityugovDefensive midfielderKrylia Sovetov2823381.3%237%
18RubensDefensive midfielderDynamo25234.7%3148.6%
19D. KabutovDefensive midfielderRubin342225%946.9%
20Manuel KelianoDefensive midfielderAkhmat232223.3%3143%
21A. ChernikovDefensive midfielderFC Krasnodar262025.3%2913.2%
22D. GlebovDefensive midfielderDynamo261739.9%2917.4%
23Kevin PinaDefensive midfielderFC Krasnodar291753.2%2034.6%
24A. MiranchukDefensive midfielderDynamo301650.3%1741.3%
25T. IbishevDefensive midfielderAkhmat241051.5%301%
26M. MaigaDefensive midfielderNizhny Novgorod3174.2%1229.1%
27D. ProkhinDefensive midfielderFC Rostov25678.2%2715.5%