Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Crystal Palace.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Crystal Palace's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences and 1 suspension (groin, illness, injury). He still appeared 34 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 34 | 1 | 5 | 2562 | 7.09 |
 UEFA Europa Conference League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1161 | 7.13 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.7 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.5 |
 Community Shield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 6.9 |
 UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat England U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | — |
Scout report
A. Wharton is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Crystal Palace, rated 90.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 37th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League and 25th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (83.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Wharton.
Judged on this season alone, Wharton graded 51 — a strong campaign that ranks top 20% of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Premier League, on 1 goal, 5 assists and 3.478 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 21 → 51). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 90, top 8% of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 22 Wharton is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 103.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Wharton missed 3 games through injury and 1 suspension (groin, illness, injury) out of roughly 38 this season. The 34 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
A career still climbing — Wharton is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Crystal Palace finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
3.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 83.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.6/100).
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 90.4, Wharton carries the 4th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League (top 8%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Crystal Palace finished 15th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
