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The Premier League is full of some stunning midfielders from all around the world. Don't forget, these midfielders play a decisive role for their respective clubs throughout the season.
Over the years, the Premier League has seen some amazing midfielders dictate terms. The likes of Paul Scholes, Patrick Vieira, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and many others have been very effective from midfield.
Modern Premier League midfielders have an eye for goals
In the current era of Premier League football, midfielders are bound to be more active and participative when it comes to contributing to goals. We have seen the likes of David Silva, Yaya Toure, Juan Mata and many others amongst the goals in the recent past.
Goals from midfield are always welcome and more so with the competitive nature of a competition like the Premier League. On that note, we take a look at five English clubs witth the highest-scoring midfield at the moment:
Note: All statistics are as listed on Transfermarkt since 2020-21
#5 Chelsea (22 goals)
When it comes to Chelsea, a good midfield is almost assured. The likes of Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack, Michael Essein and many others played for the London club, so the Blues have seen a good pack of midfielders play for them.
The case isn't too different for them even now. Chelsea have arguably got the Premier League's best defensive midfielder in N'Golo Kante. The Frenchman could be accompanied by Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic or both in midfield. With young talents like Mason Mount and Kai Havertz, the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League winners have a dynamic midfield. Ross Barkley and Ruben Loftus-Cheek provide good options for the rotation as well.
With Mount and Havertz very much capable of being involved in the attack, they have formed a dangerous outlet going forward. Jorginho contributes with his penalties and Kovacic time and again chips in at distant intervals. Last season, the Blues scored 19 goals from midfield and even this season, three of their goals in the Premier League have come from the department.
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel likes his team to play as a unit and with that approach, the midfield will surely be more involved in goals. It will be interesting to see how he manages to use the amazing options he has at his disposal this season.
#4 Leicester City (28 goals)
Over the years, Leicester City have grown to be a consistent side in the Premier League. Ever since their title triumph in the 2015-16 season, the Foxes have maintained a strong image of themselves.
Leicester suffered a major blow when they saw N'Golo Kante join Chelsea in the summer of 2016 as the French midfielder was an integral part of their team. They stayed strong and brought in Wilfred Ndidi, who has since done amazingly well. Youri Tielemans has formed a great partnership in midfield with the Nigerian.
The presence of James Maddison, Ayoze Perez and Harvey Barnes only makes Leicester's midfield stronger. Maddison has been an important player in the attack, creating and scoring goals at a good rate.
The Foxes scored 26 goals from midfield last season and Brendan Rodgers expects the same from his side this season too. Leicester are already in the right direction, having netted two goals from the middle of the park this term.
#3 West Ham United (30 goals)
Premier League veteran manager David Moyes has done a fabulous job with West Ham United. The Scot has helped the Hammers strongly compete for a place in Europe and they were successful last season, having qualified for the UEFA Europa League.
The east London club have one of the best young prospects in the Premier League in the form of Declan Rice. The Englishman, with his defensive and technical abilities, has marshaled the midfield with utmost brilliance.
His partner Tomas Soucek is quite underrated. The Czech Republic international has done amazingly well in performing his defensive duties and at the same time contributed with a good amount of goals.
Mark Noble's experience combined with the spark of Said Benrahma, Jarrod Bowen and Pablo Fornals make for a very versatile midfield for the Hammers. West Ham saw 27 goals come from midfield last season and this season, three goals have already come from the same department.
#2 Manchester United (35 goals)
Manchester United might be struggling with consistency but they have surely been among the goals. Under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, midfielders at United have been more involved going forward.
There are not enough words to express how brutally effective Bruno Fernandes has been for the Red Devils. With his tenacious approach, amazing vision, brilliant passing and creative abilities, the Portuguese midfielder has been a monster of a player. The former Sporting Lisbon player scored 18 goals in the Premier League last season.
Leaving Fernandes aside, Paul Pogba can also contribute in terms of goals. Pogba has started this brilliantly with already seven assists to his name in the Premier League. Solskjaer may not have a good defensive midfielder but he sure has some really great options to help in scoring goals.
Last season, the 20-time Premier League Champions saw 28 goals come from midfield. Seven out of United's 14 goals this season have come from midfield players. As such, their contribution cannot be underestimated.
#1 Manchester City (37 goals)
The hallmark of Pep Guardiola's team is the significant contribution from their midfield. We saw at Barcelona how brutally dominant and effective his midfielders were. It has been no different in the Premier League.
The Spanish manager has some world class midfielders under his regime at Manchester City. With the presence of a stunning player like Kevin De Bruyne in the side, Guardiola has to worry very little about being creative. Add supporting midfielders like Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan to the mix and the heart of the team only gets stronger.
The reason goals have come in plenty for City is because of the immense contribution made from midfield.
Last season, 32 goals came from midfield for the Premier League Champions. Guardiola's side have already seen five goals scored by midfielders this season. Undoubtedly, City's midfield will hold the key and be very instrumental in defending their title.
