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Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in the Premier League (Season 2020/21) – 03.06.2021

Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles

in the Premier League (Season 2020/21)

 

  • Date: 03.06.2021
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  • Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in the Premier League (Season 2020/21)

 

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Who finished the season as the top tackler ranked by most tackles in the Premier League?

 

It’s easy to count tackles, but who are really the best tacklers? Who makes the most impact on their team?

Tackling is a lost art form in football, but these players on the list try to keep the tradition going.

There are thousands of relevant statistics that we could take away from the season, and some would argue that the most important statistic is the one that tells us who’s at the top of the league.

But today we are looking at the top 50 tacklers ranked by most tackles in the Premier League. Who has made the most tackles? And how many? Let’s see.

 

R Player T
1 Luke Ayling Leeds, 29, D(CR),M(R) 108
2 Yves Bissouma Brighton, 24, M(C) 104
3 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Tottenham, 25, M(C) 98
4 Wilfred Ndidi Leicester, 24, DMC 96
5 Aaron Wan-Bissaka Manchester United, 23, D(R),M(R) 88
6 Rúben Neves Wolverhampton Wanderers, 24, DMC 86
7 Youri Tielemans Leicester, 24, M(C) 86
8 Nélson Semedo Wolverhampton Wanderers, 27, D(LR),M(R) 85
9 Kyle Walker-Peters Southampton, 24, D(R) 83
10 Matt Targett Aston Villa, 25, D(L),M(L) 83
11 Conor Gallagher West Bromwich Albion, 21, AM(C) 81
12 Fred Manchester United, 28, M(C) 81
13 Allan Everton, 30, DMC 80
14 N’Golo Kanté Chelsea, 30, DMC 79
15 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa Fulham, 25, DMC 78
16 Andros Townsend Crystal Palace, 29, AM(LR),FW 78
17 Tomas Soucek West Ham, 26, DMC 78
18 James Ward-Prowse Southampton, 26, M(CR) 75
19 João Moutinho Wolverhampton Wanderers, 34, M(C) 75
20 Mason Mount Chelsea, 22, M(CLR) 75
21 Ezgjan Alioski Leeds, 29, D(L),M(CLR) 74
22 Kalvin Phillips Leeds, 25, D(C),DMC 74
23 Stuart Dallas Leeds, 30, D(LR),M(CLR) 74
24 Vladimir Coufal West Ham, 28, D(R),M(R) 73
25 Rodri Manchester City, 24, DMC 72
26 Matthew Cash Aston Villa, 23, D(R),M(CLR) 71
27 Chris Basham Sheffield United, 32, D(CR),M(CR) 69
28 Oriol Romeu Southampton, 29, DMC 69
29 João Cancelo Manchester City, 27, D(LR),M(R) 68
30 Liam Cooper Leeds, 29, D(C) 68
31 Joël Veltman Brighton, 29, D(CR),M(R) 67
32 James Tarkowski Burnley, 28, D(C) 66
33 Luka Milivojevic Crystal Palace, 30, DMC 65
34 Tyrick Mitchell Crystal Palace, 21, D(L) 65
35 Lucas Digne Everton, 27, D(CL),M(L) 64
36 Harrison Reed Fulham, 26, D(R),M(CR) 63
37 Jack Harrison Leeds, 24, AM(LR) 63
38 Mario Lemina Fulham, 27, DMC 62
39 James Justin Leicester, 23, D(CLR),M(LR) 61
40 John McGinn Aston Villa, 26, M(C) 61
41 Thiago Liverpool, 30, M(C) 61
42 Ryan Bertrand Southampton, 31, D(CL),M(L) 60
43 Stuart Armstrong Southampton, 29, AM(CLR) 60
44 Declan Rice West Ham, 22, D(C),DMC 59
45 Enda Stevens Sheffield United, 30, D(CL),M(L) 59
46 Cheikhou Kouyaté Crystal Palace, 31, D(CR),DMC 58
47 Fabinho Liverpool, 27, D(CR),DMC 58
48 Bruno Fernandes Manchester United, 26, M(CLR) 57
49 Ethan Ampadu Sheffield United, 20, D(C),DMC 57
50 James McArthur Crystal Palace, 33, M(CLR) 57

 

T = Tackles

* A list of the top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in the Premier League (Season 2020/21).

 

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Credits (SL Bilten 21/20, p.9)

 
 

Site expert for statistical analysis and avid fan of all European football. Nikola Horvat has written for various Italian football portals and now he writes for Euro Football Rumours. He is a sports and travel aficionado and has lived in three continents – North America, South America and Europe. The languages that Nikola knows are Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Italian, English, and Spanish.

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