Defenders’ work in Premier League clubs and in other leagues across the world is most of the times not recognized. This can be proved by the fact that since ballon d’or was inaugurated, only one defender has won it.
Our today’s top 20 focuses on those unsung heroes in the Premier League. Referring to tackles they made, aerial duels won, interceptions, fouls conceded, goals scored, bookings and Yellow cards they have got, we ranked 20 best Premier League defenders this season so far.
20.Jan Vertonghen – Tottenham
Games played: 20
Tackles made: 25
Aerial duels won: 75
Interceptions: 26
Fouls conceded: 16
Yellow Cards: 5
Red Cards: 0
Goals: 0
19.Gary Cahill – Chelsea
Games played: 21
Tackles made: 29
Aerial duels won: 56
Interceptions: 28
Fouls conceded: 18
Yellow Cards: 2
Red Cards: 0
Goals: 2
18.Ashley Williams – Everton
Games played: 19
Tackles made: 33
Aerial duels won: 54
Interceptions: 29
Fouls conceded: 22
Yellow Cards: 2
Red Cards: 0
Goals: 1
17.Nicolas Otamendi – Manchester City
Games played: 17
Tackles made: 42
Aerial duels won: 82
Interceptions: 53
Fouls conceded: 19
Yellow Cards: 7
Red Cards: 0
Goals: 0
16.Dejan Lovren – Liverpool
Games played: 18
Tackles made: 25
Aerial duels won: 63
Interceptions: 33
Fouls conceded: 19
Yellow Cards: 5
Red Cards: 0
Goals: 2
15.Craig Dawson – West Brom
Games played: 20
Tackles made: 33
Aerial duels won: 83
Interceptions: 28
Fouls conceded: 23
Yellow Cards: 7
Red Cards: 0
Goals: 0
14.Winston Reid – West Ham
Games played: 18
Tackles made: 22
Aerial duels won: 43
Interceptions: 55
Fouls conceded: 21
Yellow Cards: 5
Red Cards: 1
Goals: 2
13.Nacho Monreal – Arsenal
Games played: 19
Tackles made: 45
Aerial duels won: 27
Interceptions: 60
Fouls conceded: 16
Yellow Cards: 2
Red Cards: 0
Goals: 0
13.Antonio Valencia – Manchester United
Games played: 18
Tackles made: 44
Aerial duels won: 13
Interceptions: 33
Fouls conceded: 22
Yellow Cards: 4
Red Cards: 0
Goals: 0
11.Curtis Davies – Hull City
Games played: 21
Tackles made: 33
Aerial duels won: 65
Interceptions: 80
Fouls conceded: 9
Yellow Cards: 2
Red Cards: 0
Goals: 0
10.Erik Pieters – Stoke City
Games played: 20
Tackles made: 64
Aerial duels won: 39
Interceptions: 32
Fouls conceded: 29
Yellow Cards: 2
Red Cards: 0
Goals: 0
9.Ben Mee – Burnley
Games played: 21
Tackles made: 26
Aerial duels won: 72
Interceptions: 51
Fouls conceded: 13
Yellow Cards: 3
Red Cards: 0
Goals: 1
8.Nathaniel Clyne – Liverpool
Games played: 20
Tackles made: 48
Aerial duels won: 6
Interceptions: 19
Fouls conceded: 7
Yellow Cards: 0
Red Cards: 0
Goals: 0
7.Kyle Walker – Tottenham
Games played: 20
Tackles made: 52
Aerial duels won: 42
Interceptions: 23
Fouls conceded: 21
Yellow Cards: 5
Red Cards: 0
Goals: 0
6.Antonio Barragan – Middlesbrough
Games played: 19
Tackles made: 52
Aerial duels won: 18
Interceptions: 45
Fouls conceded: 23
Yellow Cards: 5
Red Cards: 0
Goals: 0
5.Laurent Koscielny – Arsenal
Games played: 20
Tackles made: 32
Aerial duels won: 80
Interceptions: 57
Fouls conceded: 11
Yellow Cards: 3
Red Cards: 0
Goals: 2
4.Virgil Van Dijk – Southampton
Games played: 20
Tackles made: 39
Aerial duels won: 96
Interceptions: 53
Fouls conceded: 18
Yellow Cards: 3
Red Cards: 1
Goals: 1
3.Cesar Azpilicueta – Chelsea
Games played: 21
Tackles made: 49
Aerial duels won: 45
Interceptions: 44
Fouls conceded: 16
Yellow Cards: 3
Red Cards: 0
Goals: 0
2.Danny Rose – Tottenham
Games played: 16
Tackles made: 48
Aerial duels won: 25
Interceptions: 21
Fouls conceded: 24
Yellow Cards: 8
Red Cards: 0
Goals: 2
1.David Luiz – Chelsea
Games played: 17
Tackles made: 19
Aerial duels won:24
Interceptions: 28
Fouls conceded: 12
Yellow Cards: 3
Red Cards: 0
Goals: 0
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