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Mathias Nunes (Man City) Nunes had a great season, starting more games (32) and playing more minutes (2,865) than he did in his first two seasons with the club (26 starts, 2,327 minutes).
City were better with him in the starting 11 – they won 66% (21 wins 3) of the games he started.
Nunes has completed more passes than any other player this season (1,153), has the joint-most open-game assists among defenders (5), has completed most out-of-bounds passes overall (275) and has completed most passes in the final third (600). He was a fullback with the most tackles (514) and carrying distance – over 5,000m.
Gabriel (Arsenal):: That’s one of the odd stats from 2025-26. Arsenal Central defender Gabriel Magalez finished the season with 6 goals and an assist, as did Jorgen Strand Larsson (5) and Bernardo Silva (6). Bournemouth Striker Ivanilson (7).
Six of his seven appearances (3 goals, 4 assists) have unsurprisingly come in the women’s set as the Brazilian creates havoc in opposition boxes, helping the Gunners score 19 corner goals in 2025-26.
Despite missing out on eight starting XIs in 2025-26, it was at the other end where Gabriel, more than any other defender, really stood out, finishing the season with 17 clean sheets.
Arsenal He conceded 20 goals in 2,751 minutes on the field, an average of 1 goal every 138 minutes. Arsenal A defender has gone 2,000 minutes since 2003-04, when Sol Campbell went 140 minutes between goals in the home stretch.
William SalibaArsenal):: Who is on Gabriel’s side except Saliba? The pair have lost just 15 of their 117 games together and are forming the Premier League’s centre-back partnership. Arsenal And when the Gunners don’t play together from 2022-23, they will concede a goal every 44 minutes on average.
Only Gabriel scored more goals in the 2025-26 Premier League season than Saliba (15). Arsenal With a goal every 131 minutes, Saliba is the 2nd best defender on the pitch of any season…well, you guessed it, Gabriel.
On the ball, Saliba completed 92.9% of his passes, making him the third player to attempt 2,000 or more. completed 67 passes in 90 minutes; The only one recorded since 2003-04 Arsenal Saliba had the most in a single season by a defender in 2023-24 (69) and 2024-25 (71).
Adrien TruffertBournemouth):: Seeing Truffert flying down the left side BournemouthIt’s well known to Cherries fans and explained in the data – the Frenchman is the only player to have made more than 50 consecutive runs in the Premier League in 2025-26. And it wasn’t just in the outdoors — he also ranked in the top-five for consecutive runs.
Truffert was one of only three players to win 100+ tackles (105) on the defensive third and was tops among full backs for both interceptions (48) and tackles (103).
He also made the most progressive ball moves of any fullback (279) and advanced the ball nearly two miles on ball carriers.
He was the only one. Bournemouth The outfielder will start all 38 games of their historic Premier League campaign.
