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	Merino	Arsenal	45
2	Jeremy Doku	M. City	42
3	Nico O'Reilly	M. City	41
4	Mathis Cherki	M. City	39
4	Sam Smith	Wrexham AFC	39
5	William Saliba	Arsenal	37
5	Bukayo Saka	Arsenal	37
6	Kamari Doyle	Reading	36
7	Jamie Bynoe-Gittens	Chelsea	32
7	Matheus	M. City	32
8	Jurrien Maduro	Arsenal	31
8	Martinelli	Arsenal	31
8	Nico González	M. City	31
9	Trossard	Arsenal	30
9	John Ryan	Reading	30
9	Martín Zubimendi	Arsenal	30
9	Eberechi Eze	Arsenal	30
10	Gabriel	Arsenal	29
10	Joseph Hungbo	Wigan Athletic	29
10	Dara Costelloe	Wigan Athletic	29
11	Antoine Semenyo	M. City	28
11	Abdukodir Khusanov	M. City	28
11	Rico Lewis	M. City	28
12	Ryan Barnett	Wrexham AFC	27
12	Ben White	Arsenal	27
13	Lewis Hall	Newcastle	26
13	João Pedro	Chelsea	26
13	Myles Lewis-Skelly	Arsenal	26
13	Christian Nørgaard	Arsenal	26
13	Sávio	M. City	26
14	Mark O'Mahony	Reading	25
15	Piero Hincapie Reyna	Arsenal	23
15	Callum Wright	Wigan Athletic	23
15	Estêvão	Chelsea	23
15	Foden	M. City	23
15	Aké	M. City	23
16	Fraser Murray	Wigan Athletic	22
17	Mamadi Camará	Reading	21
17	Kieffer Moore	Wrexham AFC	21
17	Declan Rice	Arsenal	21
17	Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan	Reading	21
17	Tivonge Rushesha	Reading	21
17	Dan Scarr	Wrexham AFC	21
17	Max Dowman	Arsenal	21
18	Viktor Gyokeres	Arsenal	20
18	Nonso Madueke	Arsenal	20
19	Rayan Ait Nouri	M. City	19
19	Lewis Brunt	Wrexham AFC	19
19	Gabriel Jesus	Arsenal	19
19	Wesley Fofana	Chelsea	19
20	Dan Burn	Newcastle	18
20	Lewis O'Brien	Wrexham AFC	18
20	Ryan Longman	Wrexham AFC	18
20	Schar	Newcastle	18
20	Kai Havertz	Arsenal	18
20	Bernardo Silva	M. City	18
21	Jacob Farrell	Portsmouth	17
21	Omar Marmoush	M. City	17
21	George Dobson	Wrexham AFC	17
21	Erling Braut Haaland	M. City	17
22	Matthew Smith	Wigan Athletic	16
23	Enzo Fernández	Chelsea	15
23	Owen Dodgson	Stockport County	15
23	Cucurella	Chelsea	15
23	Jacob Ramsey	Newcastle	15
23	Cristhian Ibarguen	Arsenal	15
23	Charlie Hughes	Hull City	15
23	Tijani Reijnders	M. City	15
24	Will Aimson	Wigan Athletic	14
24	George Thomason	Wrexham AFC	14
24	Liam Fraser	Reading	14
24	Raphael Borges Rodrigues	Wigan Athletic	14
24	Oliver McBurnie	Hull City	14
24	Trevoh Chalobah	Chelsea	14
25	Callum Doyle	Wrexham AFC	13
25	Ben Elliott	Reading	13
25	McManaman	Wigan Athletic	13
26	Paddy Lane	Reading	12
26	Sandro Tonali	Newcastle	12
26	Andrey Santos	Chelsea	12
26	Nathan Broadhead	Wrexham AFC	12
26	Daniel Kyerewaa	Reading	12
26	Kelvin Abrefa	Reading	12
26	Charlie Savage	Reading	12
26	Lundstram	Hull City	12
26	Lewis Fiorini	Stockport County	12
26	Joelinton	Newcastle	12
26	Liam Delap	Chelsea	12
27	Che Gardner	Stockport County	11
27	Kyle Wootton	Stockport County	11
27	Jeremiah Okine-Peters	Reading	11
27	Callum Connolly	Stockport County	11
27	Rodrigo	M. City	11
27	Jensen Weir	Wigan Athletic	11
27	Baba Adeeko	Wigan Athletic	11
27	Bruno Guimarães	Newcastle	11
27	Andre Harriman-Annous	Arsenal	11
28	Finley Burns	Reading	10
29	Olutayo Singerr	Portsmouth	9
29	Valentino Livramento	Newcastle	9