The best young full backs in the Premier League so far this season
Among the 8 full backs aged 23 or under with at least 158 minutes in the Premier League this season, Lewis Hall (Newcastle United, 22) has the highest rank score, 82 out of 100, measured against all 47 full backs who have played that much.
Newcastle United · 22
Crystal Palace · 22
Brentford · 22The top 8
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 |
Lewis Hall Newcastle United |
22 | 450 | 82 | 0.408th | 4.2010th | 48%28th | 88%6th | 1.404th | 7.371st | 73 ▲ |
| 2 |
Anan Khalaili Crystal Palace |
22 | 380 | 67 | 0.2415th | 2.8420th | 59%12th | 78%35th | 1.423rd | 7.0010th | - |
| 3 |
Michael Kayode Brentford |
22 | 298 | 52 | 0.309th | 2.1130th | 46%36th | 78%33rd | 0.919th | 6.8422nd | 58 ▼ |
| 4 | 
Jorrel Hato  Chelsea |
20 | 261 | 52 | 0.691st | 0.0047th | 65%5th | 78%34th | 0.6915th | 6.6336th | 36 ▲ |
| 5 | 
Nico O'Reilly  Manchester City |
21 | 165 | 47 | 0.0021st | 2.1829th | 33%45th | 90%4th | 1.641st | 6.5139th | 61 ▼ |
| 6 | 
Archie Gray  Tottenham Hotspur |
20 | 310 | 46 | 0.0021st | 0.5845th | 58%13th | 88%5th | 0.5818th | 6.5139th | 33 ▲ |
| 7 | 
Malo Gusto Chelsea |
23 | 274 | 43 | 0.0021st | 3.9411th | 53%22nd | 81%29th | 0.3328th | 6.5139th | 64 ▼ |
| 8 | 
Milos Kerkez  Liverpool |
22 | 385 | 38 | 0.0021st | 3.0417th | 46%34th | 82%28th | 0.2333rd | 6.7231st | 64 ▼ |
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.
Anan Khalaili has no rank score from last season: he did not play 450 league minutes in the top five leagues.
Jorrel Hato has risen from a rank score of 36 last season to 52 now.
Nico O'Reilly has dropped from a rank score of 61 last season to 47 now.
Archie Gray has risen from a rank score of 33 last season to 46 now.
How this list is made
Full backs aged 23 or under 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, so a young player is judged by the standard of the whole position, not only of his age group. 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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