Top teams, also known as ‘the engine room’, require their midfielders to master all skills, including beating their direct opponent when it comes to defensive duels.
Liverpool ranks high when it comes to the Premier League midfielders with the best success rate in defensive matches in the 2025/26 season so far.
At the top of the list is Ryan Gravenberch, who has become one of Europe’s best number sixes under Arne Slot at Anfield.
Gravenberch has won 79.49% of his defensive duels this season DataMB. It is perhaps no coincidence that Liverpool’s recent return to form has coincided with the 23-year-old’s own return from injury.
Aston Villa powerhouse Amadou Onana is fractionally behind Gravenberch, while Liverpool teammate Curtis Jones completes the top three. Also in the top five is Chelsea’s Moises Caicedo supported this week for the challenge for the 2026 Ballon d’Or.
The Premier League midfielders with the highest duel winning percentage
1. Ryan Gravenberch, Liverpool (79.49%)
2. Amadou Onana, Aston Villa (79.42%)
3. Curtis Jones, Liverpool (76.47%)
4. Ethan Ampadu, Leeds United (74.00%)
5. Moises Caicedo, Chelsea (71.93%)
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