Most Improved midfielders in Championship 26/27

The most improved midfielders in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Sydie Peck of Sheffield Utd is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 76.8, and J. Bowen has been the form player this season, grading 58, and J. Hjertø-Dahl leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: I. Price has improved his Season rating most, up +34.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, B. De Keersmaecker of Bristol City is the most valuable name in this group at 41.9.

West Brom · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

I. Price+34.1SsN

West Brom · 24/25→25/26

B. De Keersmaecker41.9val

Bristol City

46 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	I. Price Attacking midfielder	West Brom	22	+34.1 24/25→25/26	48±0%	72±0%
2	B. Khela Central midfielder	Birmingham	21	+22.6 24/25→25/26	3313.4%	50±0%
3	C. McGrandles Defensive midfielder	Lincoln	31	+22.5 24/25→25/26	45±0%	34±0%
4	Sydie Peck Attacking midfielder	Sheffield Utd	22	+21.7 24/25→25/26	49±0%	771.7%
5	J. Hjertø-Dahl Winger	Hull City	20	+19.4 24/25→25/26	439.5%	494.7%
6	S. Berhalter Attacking midfielder	Middlesbrough	25	+11.7 24/25→25/26	4015.7%	463.2%
7	A. Ömür Central midfielder	Hull City	27	+11.6 24/25→25/26	17236.7%	3239.8%
8	R. Shein Central midfielder	Portsmouth	23	+9.5 24/25→25/26	2913%	421.2%
9	K. McLean Central midfielder	Norwich	34	+8.3 24/25→25/26	43±0%	26±0%
10	M. Arfsten Attacking midfielder	Middlesbrough	25	+7.6 24/25→25/26	3429.9%	453.5%
11	S. Revan Defensive midfielder	Wrexham	23	+5.8 24/25→25/26	11113.7%	409.3%
12	X. Simons Central midfielder	Hull City	23	+4.5 24/25→25/26	2113.8%	45±0%
13	C. Coady Central midfielder	Wrexham	33	+4.2 24/25→25/26	1635.9%	1751.9%
14	R. Edwards Central midfielder	QPR	23	+3.4 24/25→25/26	20±0%	64±0%
15	C. Barron Defensive midfielder	Middlesbrough	24	+3.4 24/25→25/26	1921.4%	473.5%
16	G. Docherty Defensive midfielder	Charlton	30	+3 24/25→25/26	369%	435.6%
17	C. Campbell Central midfielder	Wolves	23	+2.2 24/25→25/26	1814%	457.2%
18	T. Iwata Central midfielder	Birmingham	29	+1.4 24/25→25/26	38±0%	49±0%
19	J. Sheehan Central midfielder	Bolton	31	+0.9 24/25→25/26	32±0%	25±0%
20	J. McGlynn Attacking midfielder	Stoke City	23	+0.6 24/25→25/26	2927.9%	484.2%
21	C. Jander Defensive midfielder	Southampton	23	-0.2 24/25→25/26	390.5%	702%
22	S. Magassa Defensive midfielder	West Ham	22	-1.6 24/25→25/26	197.9%	722.8%
23	S. Eustáquio Central midfielder	Swansea	29	-2.3 24/25→25/26	17876.5%	2615.7%
24	D. De Neve Central midfielder	Blackburn	25	-5.3 24/25→25/26	1035.1%	53±0%
25	K. Dembélé Central midfielder	QPR	23	-5.5 24/25→25/26	1132.7%	608.8%
26	E. Álvarez Defensive midfielder	West Ham	28	-6.7 24/25→25/26	1728.8%	3548.8%
27	J. Cullen Central midfielder	Burnley	30	-8 24/25→25/26	3120.8%	4422.7%
28	J. Bowen Winger	West Ham	29	-8.5 24/25→25/26	58±0%	64±0%
29	F. Myhre Central midfielder	West Brom	27	-9.4 24/25→25/26	3315.7%	367.2%
30	T. Gardner-Hickman Central midfielder	Birmingham	24	-9.8 24/25→25/26	1441.7%	6021.8%
31	B. Sheaf Central midfielder	Wrexham	28	-11.2 24/25→25/26	1346.5%	4522.5%
32	E. Galbraith Attacking midfielder	Stoke City	25	-11.3 24/25→25/26	34±0%	684.1%
33	H. Kyprianou Defensive midfielder	Watford	25	-11.8 24/25→25/26	16±0%	59±0%
34	M. Leonard Central midfielder	Birmingham	24	-12.3 24/25→25/26	763.4%	5618.3%
35	E. Lee Attacking midfielder	Wrexham	31	-13.4 24/25→25/26	1449.8%	2233.8%
36	K. Anderson Central midfielder	Portsmouth	31	-14.2 24/25→25/26	1352.6%	2912%
37	L. Cacace Central midfielder	Wrexham	25	-15.5 24/25→25/26	480.3%	5527.7%
38	T. Souček Central midfielder	West Ham	31	-17.9 24/25→25/26	4130.2%	4227.6%
39	D. Gyabi Central midfielder	Hull City	22	-19.8 24/25→25/26	1066.9%	634.7%
40	E. Stroud Attacking midfielder	Hull City	24	-20.5 24/25→25/26	2053.7%	3418.9%
41	B. Potts Attacking midfielder	Preston	32	-21.4 24/25→25/26	1067.9%	2237.7%
42	M. Topić Defensive midfielder	Norwich	25	-23.3 24/25→25/26	875.4%	5611.9%
43	J. Knight Central midfielder	Bristol City	25	-23.4 24/25→25/26	22±0%	64±0%
44	M. Servais Attacking midfielder	Millwall	21	-25.1 24/25→25/26	2253.4%	5911.2%
45	B. De Keersmaecker Central midfielder	Bristol City	26	-27.5 24/25→25/26	3345.5%	5620%
46	H. Knibbs Attacking midfielder	Charlton	27	-37.4 24/25→25/26	980.6%	4614%