Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in the Premier League (Season 2021/22) – 23.12.2021
Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles
in the Premier League (Season 2021/22)
- Date: 23.12.2021
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in the Premier League (Season 2021/22)
Who will finish 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 so far, 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 of the season so far. Who has made the most tackles so far this season? And how many? Let’s see.
| R | Player | T |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Nørgaard Brentford, 27, D(C),DMC | 53 |
| 2 | Matthew Cash Aston Villa, 24, D(R),M(CLR) | 46 |
| 3 | Stuart Dallas Leeds, 30, D(LR),M(CLR) | 46 |
| 4 | Tyrick Mitchell Crystal Palace, 22, D(L) | 46 |
| 5 | Allan Everton, 30, DMC | 44 |
| 6 | Conor Gallagher Crystal Palace, 21, AM(C) | 44 |
| 7 | John McGinn Aston Villa, 27, M(C) | 44 |
| 8 | Dwight McNeil Burnley, 22, M(LR) | 43 |
| 9 | Wilfred Ndidi Leicester, 25, DMC | 42 |
| 10 | Declan Rice West Ham, 22, D(C),DMC | 40 |
| 11 | Emerson Royal Tottenham, 22, D(R),M(R) | 40 |
| 12 | Oriol Romeu Southampton, 30, DMC | 39 |
| 13 | Rodri Manchester City, 25, DMC | 39 |
| 14 | Valentino Livramento Southampton, 19, D(R) | 39 |
| 15 | Nélson Semedo Wolverhampton Wanderers, 28, D(LR),M(R) | 38 |
| 16 | Fred Manchester United, 28, M(C) | 37 |
| 17 | Jacob Murphy Newcastle United, 26, D(R),M(LR) | 37 |
| 18 | Sergi Canós Brentford, 24, M(LR) | 37 |
| 19 | João Cancelo Manchester City, 27, D(LR),M(R) | 36 |
| 20 | Maximilian Kilman Wolverhampton Wanderers, 24, D(C) | 36 |
| 21 | Tomas Soucek West Ham, 26, DMC | 36 |
| 22 | Yves Bissouma Brighton, 25, M(C) | 36 |
| 23 | Joseph Willock Newcastle United, 22, M(C) | 35 |
| 24 | Max Aarons Norwich, 21, D(R) | 35 |
| 25 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Tottenham, 26, M(C) | 35 |
| 26 | Rayan Aït-Nouri Wolverhampton Wanderers, 20, D(L),M(L) | 35 |
| 27 | Rúben Neves Wolverhampton Wanderers, 24, DMC | 35 |
| 28 | João Moutinho Wolverhampton Wanderers, 35, M(C) | 34 |
| 29 | Joël Veltman Brighton, 29, D(CR),M(R) | 34 |
| 30 | Timothy Castagne Leicester, 26, D(CR),M(LR) | 34 |
| 31 | Lucas Digne Everton, 28, D(CL),M(L) | 33 |
| 32 | Séamus Coleman Everton, 33, D(CR),M(R) | 33 |
| 33 | Cheikhou Kouyaté Crystal Palace, 31, D(CR),DMC | 32 |
| 34 | Juraj Kucka Watford, 34, M(CLR) | 32 |
| 35 | Liam Cooper Leeds, 30, D(C) | 32 |
| 36 | Pierre Lees-Melou Norwich, 28, M(CLR) | 32 |
| 37 | Sean Longstaff Newcastle United, 24, DMC | 32 |
| 38 | Vitaly Janelt Brentford, 23, DMC | 32 |
| 39 | Marc Cucurella Brighton, 23, D(L),M(L) | 31 |
| 40 | Miguel Almirón Newcastle United, 27, AM(CLR),FW | 31 |
| 41 | Bernardo Silva Manchester City, 27, M(CLR),FW | 30 |
| 42 | Matt Targett Aston Villa, 26, D(L),M(L) | 30 |
| 43 | Mohammed Salisu Southampton, 22, D(CL) | 30 |
| 44 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka Manchester United, 24, D(R),M(R) | 28 |
| 45 | Ben Godfrey Everton, 23, D(CLR) | 28 |
| 46 | Isaac Hayden Newcastle United, 26, D(C),DMC | 28 |
| 47 | Joel Ward Crystal Palace, 32, D(LR),DMC,M(R) | 28 |
| 48 | Jorginho Chelsea, 30, DMC | 28 |
| 49 | Kalvin Phillips Leeds, 26, D(C),DMC | 28 |
| 50 | Matthew Lowton Burnley, 32, D(LR),M(R) | 28 |
T = Tackles
* A list of the top 50 best tacklers ranked by most tackles in the Premier League (Season 2021/22).
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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.
