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Arsenal

Myles Lewis-Skelly

Position
Defensive midfielder
Nationality
England
Height
178 cm
Games
12
10 starts
Minutes
790
66 a game
Goals
0
0.4 xG
Assists
1
1.4 xA

Player profile

790 min · vs 103 defensive midfielders · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Tidy, attacking holding midfielder

Lewis-Skelly keeps the ball well, with pass accuracy of 92.4%, and gets forward, with touches in the box at percentile 87 and expected assists at percentile 80. For a defensive midfielder his ball-winning numbers are low, with interceptions at percentile 6. From 790 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Clean on the ball. Pass accuracy of 92.4%, percentile 90.

  • Arrives in the box. 2.28 touches in the box per 90, percentile 87.

  • Quality of service. 0.16 expected assists per 90, percentile 80.

Areas for development

  • Few interceptions. 0.46 interceptions per 90, percentile 6.

  • Rarely tackles. 1.14 tackles per 90, percentile 11.

  • Few recoveries. 3.65 recoveries per 90, percentile 19.

Similar players

  • Sander Berge FulhamTackles 11 v 13 and pass accuracy 90 v 94.
  • Tyler Morton LyonInterceptions 6 v 10 and recoveries 19 v 13.

Against 104 defensive midfielders

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of defensive midfielders with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

Top fifth in 3 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the their half, centre (14%), average spot left half-space, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 15%, Middle third 61%, Final third 24%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Premier League7432000.220.220.64536.89
Champions League2111000.000.000.13036.89
EFL Cup2172000.210.210.22416.54
Community Shield175010.000.000.38017.63

12 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 6.89
Oldest to newest
Best: 7.8 v Lille, 13 Oct. Hover or tap a bar.