{"id":1382810,"date":"2026-05-26T11:29:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T10:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features-premier-league-best-midfielders-right-now\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T17:26:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T16:26:33","slug":"position-ranking-premier-league-best-midfielders-right-now","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/position-ranking-premier-league-best-midfielders-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The best Premier League midfielders in 2025-26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Who was the best Premier League<\/a> midfielder in the 2025-26 campaign?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Midfield is a complex position on the pitch, with various roles even when focusing solely on the central areas. There are No.10s, No.8s, and No.6s as the leading positions. This list focuses solely on the No.8s and No.6s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We used our Squawka Score to pick out the best 10 this season. Our rating system takes into account a variety of statistical categories, both defensive and offensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With 2025-26 now over, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re now in the final sprint of the 2025-26 campaign, and Bruno Guimaraes still leads the way on 77%. However, English duo Elliot Anderson and James Garner are in hot pursuit, while there are a host of big names making up the top 10, including Ryan Gravenberch, Enzo Fernandez and Bernardo Silva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle) – 79%<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Anton Stach (Leeds) – 69%<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) – 68%<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Declan Rice (Arsenal) – 66%<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) – 65%<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Joelinton (Newcastle) – 64%<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) – 64%<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. James Garner (Everton) – 64%<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Martin Zubimendi (Arsenal) – 63%<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham) – 60%<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Read on for more detail on the top five central midfield rankings, among midfielders with at least 1,710 minutes played (50%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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