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Where James Maddison ranks among the 5 best EPL midfielders

By Lachlan Onions

James Maddison of Leicester City (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
James Maddison of Leicester City (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images) /
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Phil Foden of Manchester City (Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images)
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Phil Foden

The final player on this list has the potential to become one of the world’s best midfielders. Foden has made 20 goal contributions in 35 games this season.

The 21-year-old has scored 11 goals in all competitions, including seven in the league. He is another player to score less frequently than Leicester City’s top scorer. Pep Guardiola’s player has scored at a rate of one goal every 212 minutes, with a goal conversion rate of 20 percent.

This speaks volumes about the level that Maddison has been performing at this season, with De Bruyne being the only player on this list to find the back of the net more frequently than him. Foden leads Manchester City for assists this season with nine. He has created 42 chances this season at an average of 1.2 per 90.

Final rankings

  1. Kevin De Bruyne
  2. Bruno Fernandes
  3. James Maddison
  4. Phil Foden
  5. Kai Havertz
  6. Mason Mount

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Maddison has proven himself to be one of the best midfielders in the league this season, yet he is still unable to break into Gareth Southgate’s England side. However, if he keeps performing the way he has been, it will soon be impossible for Southgate to ignore his case any longer.

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