The best centre backs in the Premier League so far this season
Among the 58 centre backs in the Premier League with at least 158 minutes this season, Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) has the highest rank score, 78 out of 100.
Chelsea · 25
Everton · 33
Liverpool · 35The top 10
Rank score is 0 to 100: how a player compares with every centre back in the Premier League with 158+ minutes, of any age, across the measures below. 50 is the middle of that group and 100 the best. The small figure is his place on each measure among the same 58.
| # | Player | Age | Mins | Rank score | Aerials won per 90 | Duels won | Interceptions per 90 | Pass accuracy | Clearances per 90 | Average rating | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wesley Fofana Chelsea |
25 | 315 | 78 | 2.5728th | 66%13th | 2.861st | 92%10th | 7.719th | 6.9321st | 77 ▲ |
| 2 |
James Tarkowski Everton |
33 | 450 | 77 | 3.806th | 83%1st | 2.802nd | 83%41st | 4.6034th | 7.491st | 66 ▲ |
| 3 |
Virgil van Dijk Liverpool |
35 | 450 | 76 | 2.8024th | 73%5th | 1.4014th | 90%21st | 7.0016th | 7.247th | 79 ▼ |
| 4 | 
Tarik Muharemović  Leeds United |
23 | 450 | 71 | 3.2017th | 56%34th | 2.204th | 85%36th | 7.4010th | 7.333rd | 70 (Serie A) ▲ |
| 5 | 
António Silva  AFC Bournemouth |
22 | 450 | 71 | 3.806th | 60%23rd | 1.609th | 87%29th | 7.2013th | 6.9124th | - |
| 6 | 
Jérémy Jacquet Liverpool |
21 | 417 | 67 | 2.1635th | 76%3rd | 1.737th | 90%14th | 2.8156th | 7.294th | 63 (Ligue 1) ▲ |
| 7 | 
Bobby Thomas  Coventry City |
25 | 438 | 67 | 3.0819th | 64%14th | 1.4412th | 80%52nd | 7.4012th | 7.219th | - |
| 8 | 
Jarrad Branthwaite Everton |
24 | 450 | 66 | 2.6026th | 64%17th | 1.4014th | 85%35th | 6.2022nd | 7.265th | 67 ▼ |
| 9 | 
Marc Guéhi  Manchester City |
26 | 450 | 64 | 2.6026th | 75%4th | 0.6044th | 94%5th | 4.2042nd | 7.265th | 61 ▲ |
| 10 | 
Luka Vuskovic  Brighton & Hove Albion |
19 | 438 | 63 | 3.2914th | 56%33rd | 0.6243rd | 90%13th | 6.3721st | 7.219th | 81 (Bundesliga) ▼ |
Against the rest of the league
Each player is measured against every centre back in the league who has played enough, not only the ones on this list.
Since last season
Rank scores now against the same players' rank scores last season.
James Tarkowski has risen from a rank score of 66 last season to 77 now.
António Silva has no rank score from last season: he did not play 450 league minutes in the top five leagues.
Luka Vuskovic has dropped from a rank score of 81 last season in the Bundesliga to 63 now.
How this list is made
Centre backs in the Premier League 2026/27 with at least 158 league minutes, ranked on aerials won per 90, duels won, interceptions per 90, pass accuracy, clearances per 90 and average rating. Each measure is a percentile against every centre back in the league with the same minutes. 5 rounds have been played, so the minutes bar is 158. It rises as the season goes on, until it reaches 450, about five full matches.
The league median for centre backs on each measure:
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