Season 2026-27

Premier League Defending Stats 2026-2027

After Round 5 · Updated 2025-2026 defending

Anan Khalaili leads the Premier League 2026-2027 tackles chart with 12 tackles won (57.1% success rate) in 5 appearances, 1 ahead of Xaver Schlager. Best rate per 90 minutes (at least 150 minutes played): Anan Khalaili, 2.84.

Tackles won: season total

# Player Apps Mins Tkl Att % Int Clr /90
1 Anan KhalailiCrystal Palace 5 380 12 21 57.1% 6 15 2.84
2 Xaver SchlagerNottingham 5 376 11 17 64.7% 5 5 2.63
2 Vitali MykolenkoEverton 5 450 11 14 78.6% 7 13 2.20
2 Neco WilliamsNottingham 5 450 11 14 78.6% 0 12 2.20
5 Antonee RobinsonFulham 5 431 10 13 76.9% 3 12 2.09
5 Vitaly JaneltBrentford 5 450 10 17 58.8% 16 7 2.00
7 Nordi MukieleSunderland 4 360 9 13 69.2% 6 25 2.25
7 James McAteeNottingham 5 418 9 9 100.0% 1 8 1.94
7 Daichi KamadaCrystal Palace 5 443 9 11 81.8% 1 3 1.83
7 Lewis HallNewcastle 5 449 9 13 69.2% 5 20 1.80
7 Adrien TruffertBournemouth 5 450 9 17 52.9% 7 19 1.80
7 James TarkowskiEverton 5 450 9 11 81.8% 14 23 1.80
7 James JustinLeeds 5 450 9 16 56.3% 8 18 1.80
14 James GarnerEverton 5 330 8 11 72.7% 3 5 2.18
14 Rodrigo BentancurTottenham 5 372 8 15 53.3% 5 14 1.94
14 Mohamed BelloumiHull 5 398 8 16 50.0% 9 3 1.81
17 Noah OkaforLeeds 5 303 7 7 100.0% 1 2 2.08
17 Alexis Mac AllisterLiverpool 5 308 7 11 63.6% 2 8 2.05
17 Mamadou SangareBrentford 5 322 7 14 50.0% 6 5 1.96
17 Cody GakpoLiverpool 5 371 7 8 87.5% 7 2 1.70
17 Elliot AndersonManchester City 5 415 7 13 53.8% 8 10 1.52
17 Tyrick MitchellCrystal Palace 5 421 7 11 63.6% 2 11 1.50
17 Boubacar KamaraAston Villa 5 444 7 9 77.8% 2 8 1.42
17 MurilloNottingham 5 448 7 9 77.8% 7 35 1.41
25 Trai HumeSunderland 4 207 6 10 60.0% 1 1 2.61
25 Quinten TimberCrystal Palace 3 254 6 11 54.5% 2 3 2.13
25 Daizen MaedaIpswich 5 262 6 8 75.0% 0 7 2.06
25 Issahaku FatawuIpswich 5 357 6 9 66.7% 5 3 1.51
25 Jaydee CanvotCrystal Palace 4 360 6 8 75.0% 6 16 1.50
25 Maxence LacroixChelsea 5 364 6 10 60.0% 6 26 1.48
25 Jeremy JacquetLiverpool 5 417 6 11 54.5% 8 13 1.29
25 Bukayo SakaArsenal 5 418 6 6 100.0% 3 5 1.29
25 Marcus TavernierBournemouth 5 427 6 11 54.5% 0 5 1.26
25 Diego GomezBrighton 5 436 6 13 46.2% 4 3 1.24
25 Anton StachLeeds 5 448 6 13 46.2% 11 14 1.21
25 Chris RichardsCrystal Palace 5 450 6 8 75.0% 7 33 1.20
25 Granit XhakaSunderland 5 450 6 9 66.7% 6 3 1.20
25 Ethan AmpaduLeeds 5 450 6 12 50.0% 11 10 1.20
39 Joao GomesAston Villa 2 130 5 9 55.6% 3 2 –
39 Matt CrooksHull 3 204 5 8 62.5% 0 6 2.21
39 Josh AcheampongChelsea 4 221 5 7 71.4% 1 10 2.04
39 Brennan JohnsonEverton 5 241 5 7 71.4% 3 5 1.87
39 Mateus FernandesTottenham 5 250 5 7 71.4% 2 0 1.80
39 Daniel MunozNottingham 4 259 5 7 71.4% 1 7 1.74
39 Abdukodir KhusanovManchester City 3 269 5 8 62.5% 4 4 1.67
39 Exequiel PalaciosIpswich 4 277 5 9 55.6% 6 4 1.62
39 Matty CashAston Villa 4 298 5 6 83.3% 1 8 1.51
39 Wesley FofanaChelsea 4 315 5 7 71.4% 10 27 1.43
39 Diogo DalotManchester Utd 5 348 5 6 83.3% 5 4 1.29
39 Micky van de VenTottenham 4 360 5 5 100.0% 3 19 1.25

Players level on tackles won share a position and are listed by fewer minutes played. Club: the player's latest club this season. Per-90 figures are shown for players with at least 150 minutes.

Tackles won per 90 minutes

# Player Mins Tkl /90
1 Anan KhalailiCrystal Palace 380 12 2.84
2 Xaver SchlagerNottingham 376 11 2.63
3 Trai HumeSunderland 207 6 2.61
4 Aaron Wan-BissakaAston Villa 152 4 2.37
5 Nordi MukieleSunderland 360 9 2.25
6 Matt CrooksHull 204 5 2.21
7 Vitali MykolenkoEverton 450 11 2.20
7 Neco WilliamsNottingham 450 11 2.20
9 James GarnerEverton 330 8 2.18
10 Quinten TimberCrystal Palace 254 6 2.13
11 Patrick DorguManchester Utd 171 4 2.11
12 Antonee RobinsonFulham 431 10 2.09
13 Noah OkaforLeeds 303 7 2.08
14 Daizen MaedaIpswich 262 6 2.06
15 Alexis Mac AllisterLiverpool 308 7 2.05
15 Eddie NketiahCrystal Palace 176 4 2.05
17 Josh AcheampongChelsea 221 5 2.04
18 Ainsley Maitland-NilesEverton 177 4 2.03
19 Vitaly JaneltBrentford 450 10 2.00
20 Mamadou SangareBrentford 322 7 1.96
21 James McAteeNottingham 418 9 1.94
21 Rodrigo BentancurTottenham 372 8 1.94
23 Brennan JohnsonEverton 241 5 1.87
24 Daichi KamadaCrystal Palace 443 9 1.83
25 Mohamed BelloumiHull 398 8 1.81
26 Lewis HallNewcastle 449 9 1.80
26 James JustinLeeds 450 9 1.80
26 James TarkowskiEverton 450 9 1.80
26 Adrien TruffertBournemouth 450 9 1.80
26 Mateus FernandesTottenham 250 5 1.80
31 Daniel MunozNottingham 259 5 1.74
32 Pep ChavarriaChelsea 208 4 1.73
33 Cody GakpoLiverpool 371 7 1.70
34 Abdukodir KhusanovManchester City 269 5 1.67
35 Yegor YarmolyukBrentford 218 4 1.65
36 Exequiel PalaciosIpswich 277 5 1.62
37 Sean SteurNewcastle 225 4 1.60
38 Bradley BarcolaLiverpool 170 3 1.59
39 Elliot AndersonManchester City 415 7 1.52
40 Issahaku FatawuIpswich 357 6 1.51
40 Matty CashAston Villa 298 5 1.51
42 Tyrick MitchellCrystal Palace 421 7 1.50
42 Jaydee CanvotCrystal Palace 360 6 1.50
44 Maxence LacroixChelsea 364 6 1.48
45 Wesley FofanaChelsea 315 5 1.43
45 Merlin RohlEverton 251 4 1.43
47 Boubacar KamaraAston Villa 444 7 1.42
47 Nobel MendyHull 253 4 1.42
49 MurilloNottingham 448 7 1.41
49 Ryan GravenberchLiverpool 192 3 1.41

Players with at least 150 minutes: a third of the minutes available after Round 5, so short cameos don't top the list.

More defending leaders

Interceptions

  1. 1Vitaly JaneltBrentford · 5 apps16
  2. 2James TarkowskiEverton · 5 apps14
  3. 3Anton StachLeeds · 5 apps11
  4. 3Ethan AmpaduLeeds · 5 apps11
  5. 3Tarik MuharemovicLeeds · 5 apps11
  6. 3Issa DiopIpswich · 5 apps11
  7. 7Wesley FofanaChelsea · 4 apps10
  8. 8Brandon Thomas-AsanteCoventry · 5 apps9
  9. 8Shea CharlesFulham · 5 apps9
  10. 8Mohamed BelloumiHull · 5 apps9

Clearances

  1. 1Sven BotmanNewcastle · 5 apps42
  2. 2John EganHull · 5 apps39
  3. 3Antonio SilvaBournemouth · 5 apps38
  4. 4Kristoffer AjerBrentford · 5 apps37
  5. 4Tarik MuharemovicLeeds · 5 apps37
  6. 6Bobby ThomasCoventry · 5 apps36
  7. 7MurilloNottingham · 5 apps35
  8. 7Virgil van DijkLiverpool · 5 apps35
  9. 7Malick ThiawNewcastle · 5 apps35
  10. 10Chris RichardsCrystal Palace · 5 apps33

Duels won

  1. 1Daniel BallardSunderland · 5 apps45
  2. 2Oliver McBurnieHull · 5 apps43
  3. 3James TarkowskiEverton · 5 apps39
  4. 4Anton StachLeeds · 5 apps36
  5. 5Joao PedroChelsea · 4 apps34
  6. 5Elliot AndersonManchester City · 5 apps34
  7. 5Kevin SchadeBrentford · 5 apps34
  8. 8Anan KhalailiCrystal Palace · 5 apps33
  9. 8Alex ScottBournemouth · 5 apps33
  10. 8James JustinLeeds · 5 apps33

Aerial duels won

  1. 1Daniel BallardSunderland · 5 apps26
  2. 2Oliver McBurnieHull · 5 apps25
  3. 3Dominic Calvert-LewinLeeds · 5 apps24
  4. 4Kristoffer AjerBrentford · 5 apps20
  5. 4James TarkowskiEverton · 5 apps20
  6. 6Antonio SilvaBournemouth · 5 apps19
  7. 7Igor JesusNottingham · 5 apps18
  8. 7Ronald AraujoLiverpool · 5 apps18
  9. 7Malick ThiawNewcastle · 5 apps18
  10. 10Thierno BarryEverton · 5 apps17

Team rankings

Goals conceded (fewest)

  1. 1Everton5 matches3
  2. 1Leeds5 matches3
  3. 3Arsenal5 matches4
  4. 3Brentford5 matches4
  5. 3Hull5 matches4
  6. 3Liverpool5 matches4
  7. 7Brighton5 matches5
  8. 7Manchester City5 matches5
  9. 7Nottingham5 matches5
  10. 10Bournemouth5 matches8

Expected goals against (xGA) (fewest)

  1. 1Arsenal5 matches4.04
  2. 2Nottingham5 matches4.78
  3. 3Liverpool5 matches6.12
  4. 4Brentford5 matches6.32
  5. 5Leeds5 matches6.48
  6. 6Manchester Utd5 matches6.80
  7. 7Everton5 matches6.93
  8. 8Bournemouth5 matches7.06
  9. 9Manchester City5 matches7.23
  10. 10Hull5 matches7.40

Shots against (fewest)

  1. 1Nottingham5 matches52
  2. 2Arsenal5 matches53
  3. 2Manchester Utd5 matches53
  4. 4Bournemouth5 matches54
  5. 5Brighton5 matches58
  6. 5Liverpool5 matches58
  7. 7Manchester City5 matches59
  8. 8Sunderland5 matches60
  9. 9Brentford5 matches67
  10. 10Everton5 matches69

About these stats

Tackles won
Tackles that won the ball, out of those attempted.
Interceptions
Opponent passes cut out.
Clearances
Times the ball was cleared away from danger.
Duels won
One-on-one contests for the ball won, on the ground and in the air, out of those contested.
Aerial duels won
Headed duels won, out of those contested.
Goals conceded
Goals let in. For a goalkeeper, goals conceded while on the pitch.
Expected goals against (xGA)
The expected goals of the shots the team faced, from the source's model. Read the guide
Shots against
Shots the team faced.

Premier League matches only, updated after every match. Expected-goals figures and goals prevented are the data provider's, shown as supplied. How our stats are made

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