The Top Performers in the EFL: Saturday's key statistics
It has been another action-packed Saturday across 'The 72' and Playmaker is here to run you through some of the outstanding performers and statistics from the EFL.
From the slickest passers enroute to the most tenacious tacklers via the busiest goalkeepers, we have all the headline stats you need to know from this afternoon.
Let's dive in...
Top performers in the EFL
Most shots on target: 4 - Richard Koné (QPR) / Kyle Wootton (Stockport County) / Calum Kavanagh (Oldham Athletic)
Most tackles won: 9 - Matús Holícek (Crewe Alexandra)
Most aerials won: 10 - Richard Koné (QPR) / Jake Beesley (Burton Albion) / Kaelan Casey (Leyton Orient) / Michael Cheek (Bromley)
Most passes completed: 104 - Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough)
Most key passes: 6 - Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) / Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) / Luke Thomas (Leicester City) / Corey Blackett-Taylor (Bolton Wanderers)
Most saves: 8 - James Beadle (Birmingham City)
Most interceptions: 5 - Mads Andersen (Luton Town) / Liam Bennett (Cambridge United)
Most successful dribbles: 6 - Patrick Kelly (Barnsley)
Most big chances created: 3 - Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) / Glenn Middleton (Doncaster Rovers)
Player of the Day
Player of the Day
Midfielder - Colchester
9.9
Final Scores from the Football Leagues
EFL Championship 2025/26
EFL League One 2025/26
EFL League Two 2025/26
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