The best full backs in the Premier League so far this season
Among the 47 full backs in the Premier League with at least 158 minutes this season, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Lewis Hall share the highest rank score, 82 out of 100.
Everton · 29
Newcastle United · 22
Brighton & Hove Albion · 25The top 10
Rank score is 0 to 100: how a player compares with every full 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 47.
| # | Player | Age | Mins | Rank score | Goals and assists per 90 | Crosses per 90 | Duels won | Pass accuracy | Dribbles per 90 | Average rating | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Everton |
29 | 178 | 82 | 0.514th | 2.0232nd | 62%8th | 88%8th | 1.522nd | 7.282nd | 45 (Ligue 1) ▲ |
| 2 |
Lewis Hall Newcastle United |
22 | 450 | 82 | 0.408th | 4.2010th | 48%28th | 88%6th | 1.404th | 7.371st | 73 ▲ |
| 3 |
Maxim De Cuyper Brighton & Hove Albion |
25 | 425 | 76 | 0.642nd | 5.513rd | 48%29th | 87%11th | 0.4225th | 7.282nd | 63 ▲ |
| 4 | 
Ben White  Arsenal |
28 | 316 | 74 | 0.2810th | 3.1315th | 68%3rd | 83%22nd | 0.5719th | 7.029th | 50 ▲ |
| 5 | 
Andrew Robertson  Tottenham Hotspur |
32 | 367 | 74 | 0.2413th | 5.155th | 71%2nd | 84%19th | 0.2432nd | 7.077th | 47 ▲ |
| 6 | 
Mats Wieffer Brighton & Hove Albion |
26 | 158 | 68 | 0.0021st | 2.8519th | 57%17th | 91%2nd | 0.5719th | 7.274th | 47 ▲ |
| 7 | 
Anan Khalaili  Crystal Palace |
22 | 380 | 67 | 0.2415th | 2.8420th | 59%12th | 78%35th | 1.423rd | 7.0010th | - |
| 8 | 
Matheus Nunes  Manchester City |
28 | 213 | 64 | 0.0021st | 1.2736th | 75%1st | 88%7th | 0.8411th | 6.8915th | 80 ▼ |
| 9 | 
Ryan Giles  Hull City |
26 | 445 | 62 | 0.2018th | 8.701st | 62%9th | 78%32nd | 0.4026th | 6.8124th | - |
| 10 | 
Luke Shaw  Manchester United |
31 | 337 | 61 | 0.2712th | 2.9418th | 57%14th | 87%13th | 0.0039th | 6.9813th | 47 ▲ |
Against the rest of the league
Each player is measured against every full 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.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles has risen from a rank score of 45 last season in Ligue 1 to 82 now.
Maxim De Cuyper has risen from a rank score of 63 last season to 76 now.
Ben White has risen from a rank score of 50 last season to 74 now.
Andrew Robertson has risen from a rank score of 47 last season to 74 now.
How this list is made
Full backs in the Premier League 2026/27 with at least 158 league minutes, ranked on goals and assists per 90, crosses per 90, duels won, pass accuracy, dribbles per 90 and average rating. Each measure is a percentile against every full 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 full backs on each measure:
Who is the best young full back currently in the Premier League?
Lewis Hall has played every minute of Newcastle's season and does more with the ball than almost any full back in the league, though the defending is ordinary.
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