Player rankingsEFL Cup 2025/2026

All direct player on player confrontations for possession of the ball

Pos.	Player	Team	All direct player on player confrontations for possession of the ball
1	Sam Smith	Wrexham AFC	39
2	Kamari Doyle	Reading	36
3	Jamie Bynoe-Gittens	Chelsea	32
3	Nico O'Reilly	M. City	32
4	Jeremy Doku	M. City	30
4	John Ryan	Reading	30
4	Martín Zubimendi	Arsenal	30
5	Joseph Hungbo	Wigan Athletic	29
5	Dara Costelloe	Wigan Athletic	29
6	Antoine Semenyo	M. City	28
7	Ryan Barnett	Wrexham AFC	27
7	Gabriel	Arsenal	27
7	Bukayo Saka	Arsenal	27
8	Lewis Hall	Newcastle	26
8	João Pedro	Chelsea	26
9	Mark O'Mahony	Reading	25
10	William Saliba	Arsenal	23
10	Callum Wright	Wigan Athletic	23
10	Estêvão	Chelsea	23
11	Trossard	Arsenal	22
11	Fraser Murray	Wigan Athletic	22
12	Mamadi Camará	Reading	21
12	Kieffer Moore	Wrexham AFC	21
12	Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan	Reading	21
12	Tivonge Rushesha	Reading	21
12	Matheus	M. City	21
12	Dan Scarr	Wrexham AFC	21
13	Viktor Gyokeres	Arsenal	20
13	Mathis Cherki	M. City	20
13	Jurrien Maduro	Arsenal	20
14	Lewis Brunt	Wrexham AFC	19
14	Wesley Fofana	Chelsea	19
15	Declan Rice	Arsenal	18
15	Dan Burn	Newcastle	18
15	Lewis O'Brien	Wrexham AFC	18
15	Ryan Longman	Wrexham AFC	18
15	Schar	Newcastle	18
15	Kai Havertz	Arsenal	18
16	Jacob Farrell	Portsmouth	17
16	George Dobson	Wrexham AFC	17
16	Erling Braut Haaland	M. City	17
16	Bernardo Silva	M. City	17
17	Piero Hincapie Reyna	Arsenal	16
17	Ben White	Arsenal	16
17	Matthew Smith	Wigan Athletic	16
18	Enzo Fernández	Chelsea	15
18	Owen Dodgson	Stockport County	15
18	Martinelli	Arsenal	15
18	Cucurella	Chelsea	15
18	Jacob Ramsey	Newcastle	15
18	Abdukodir Khusanov	M. City	15
18	Charlie Hughes	Hull City	15
19	Rayan Ait Nouri	M. City	14
19	Will Aimson	Wigan Athletic	14
19	George Thomason	Wrexham AFC	14
19	Liam Fraser	Reading	14
19	Foden	M. City	14
19	Raphael Borges Rodrigues	Wigan Athletic	14
19	Oliver McBurnie	Hull City	14
19	Nico González	M. City	14
19	Trevoh Chalobah	Chelsea	14
19	Nonso Madueke	Arsenal	14
20	Callum Doyle	Wrexham AFC	13
20	Ben Elliott	Reading	13
20	McManaman	Wigan Athletic	13
21	Paddy Lane	Reading	12
21	Sandro Tonali	Newcastle	12
21	Andrey Santos	Chelsea	12
21	Nathan Broadhead	Wrexham AFC	12
21	Daniel Kyerewaa	Reading	12
21	Kelvin Abrefa	Reading	12
21	Charlie Savage	Reading	12
21	Lundstram	Hull City	12
21	Lewis Fiorini	Stockport County	12
21	Joelinton	Newcastle	12
21	Liam Delap	Chelsea	12
22	Che Gardner	Stockport County	11
22	Kyle Wootton	Stockport County	11
22	Jeremiah Okine-Peters	Reading	11
22	Callum Connolly	Stockport County	11
22	Rodrigo	M. City	11
22	Jensen Weir	Wigan Athletic	11
22	Baba Adeeko	Wigan Athletic	11
22	Bruno Guimarães	Newcastle	11
22	Andre Harriman-Annous	Arsenal	11
23	Finley Burns	Reading	10
23	Aké	M. City	10
24	Olutayo Singerr	Portsmouth	9
24	Valentino Livramento	Newcastle	9
24	Jack Diamond	Stockport County	9
24	Jason Kerr	Wigan Athletic	9
24	Thomas Waddingham	Portsmouth	9
24	Márk Kosznovszky	Portsmouth	9
24	Anthony Elanga	Newcastle	9
24	Terry Devlin	Portsmouth	9
24	Malo Gusto	Chelsea	9
24	Egan	Hull City	9
24	Tijani Reijnders	M. City	9
25	Joseph Olowu	Stockport County	8
25	Zak Swanson	Portsmouth	8