Championship stats: Middlesbrough dominate as Carrick’s players lead six metrics; Maja top scorer

Championship stats: Middlesbrough dominate as Carrick’s players lead six metrics; Maja top scorer

To satisfy the statistic nerds, here are the leading performers in the Championship during the 2024/25 campaign across 29 (yes, TWENTY-NINE) different metrics.

All the stats below are taken from the brilliant FBRef, which is the same database helping to bring you the best numbers in the Premier League this season, so check them out too…

 

Who has scored the most goals in the Championship this season?

Josh Maja (West Brom) – 4
Three players – 3
12 players – 2

 

Who has the most assists in the Championship this season?

Tom Fellows (West Brom) – 3
Nine players – 2

 

Who has the most xG (goals) in the Championship this season?

Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) – 2.1 (1)
Haji Wright (Coventry City) – 2.0 (2)
Three players – 1.7
Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) – 1.6 (2)
Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) – 1.6 (1)
Three players – 1.5

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Who has the most shots (on target) in the Championship this season?

Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) – 13 (6)
Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) – 13 (1)
Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) – 12 (3)
Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) – 11 (5)
Three players – 9
Eight players – 8

 

Who has the most key passes in the Championship this season?

Karamoko Dembele (QPR) – 12
Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) – 11
Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) – 10
Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) – 9
Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) – 8
Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) – 8
Six players – 7

 

Who has the most progressive passes in the Championship this season?

Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) – 38
Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) – 30
Ben Cabango (Swansea City) – 26
Callum Doyle (Norwich City) – 24
Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough) – 23
Jason Knight (Bristol City) – 23
Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) – 22
Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) – 22
John Swift (West Brom) – 21
Jack Rudoni (Coventry City) – 20

 

Who has the most passes into the final third in the Championship this season?

Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) – 27
Jason Knight (Bristol City) – 25
Matt Grimes (Swansea City) – 25
Ben Cabango (Swansea City) – 24
Josh Eccles (Coventry City) – 23
Harry Darling (Swansea City) – 22
Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) – 22
Callum Doyle (Norwich City) – 21
Four players – 19

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Who has the most shot-creating actions in the Championship this season?

Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) – 21
Karamoko Dembele (QPR) – 21
Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough) – 19
Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) – 17
George Saville (Millwall) – 15
Five players – 14

 

Who has the most tackles in the Championship this season?

Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United) – 15
Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) – 14
Five players – 12
Four players – 11

 

Who has the most interceptions in the Championship this season?

Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) – 8
Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) – 8
Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) – 8
Pascal Sruijk (Leeds United) – 8
Five players – 7
Seven players – 6

 

Who has the most blocks in the Championship this season?

Brandan Galloway (Plymouth Argyle) – 15
Jordan Williams (Portsmouth) – 9
Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) – 9
Three players – 8
Six players – 7

 

Who has the most clearances in the Championship this season?

Sam Long (Oxford United) – 23
Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) – 22
Liam Lindsay (Preston) – 22
Three players – 19
Three players – 18
Two players – 17

 

Who has the most touches in the Championship this season?

Ben Cabango (Swansea City) – 314
Callum Doyle (Norwich City) – 308
Pascal Struijk (Leeds United) – 299
Matt Grimes (Swansea City) – 296
Harry Darling (Swansea City) – 282
Luis Binks (Coventry City) – 278
Shane Duffy (Norwich City) – 270
Marcelino Nunez (Norwich City) – 265
Matthew Pollock (Watford) – 264
Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) – 263

 

Who has the most touches in the attacking penalty area in the Championship this season?

Haji Wright (Coventry City) – 29
Emmanuel Latthe Lath (Middlesbrough) – 24
Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) – 23
Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) – 19
Five players – 17
Three players – 16

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Who has the most successful take-ons in the Championship this season?

Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday) – 11
Ronald (Swansea City) – 8
Ibrahim Cissoko (Plymouth Argyle) – 8
Four players – 7
Two players – 6

 

Who has the most progressive carries in the Championship this season?

Haji Wright (Coventry City) – 19
Tom Fellows (West Brom) – 16
Three players – 15
Karlan Grant (West Brom) – 14
Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) – 13
Ronald (Swansea City) – 13
Josh Tymon (Swansea City) – 12
Chris Willock (Cardiff City) 12

 

Who has played the most minutes in the Championship this season?

106 players – 270 minutes

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Who has the most offsides in the Championship this season?

Oscar Estupinan (Hull City) – 4
Emmanuel Latthe Lath (Middlesbrough) – 4
Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) – 4
Seven players – 3

 

Who has the most red cards in the Championship this season?

Five players – 1

 

Who has the most yellow cards in the Championship this season?

Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle) – 3
Josh Laurent (Stoke City) – 3
25 players – 2

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Who has committed the most fouls in the Championship this season?

Josh Brownhill (Burnley) – 10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen (Preston) – 9
Four players – 8
Ten players – 7

 

Who has drawn the most fouls in the Championship this season?

Tahith Chong (Luton Town) – 12
Junior Firpo (Leeds United) – 10
Four players – 9
Seven players – 9

 

Who has won the most penalties in the Championship this season?

Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) – 2
Marvin Mehlem (Hull City) – 1
Daniel James (Leeds United) – 1
Christian Saydee (Portsmouth) – 1

 

Who has conceded the most penalties in the Championship this season?

Joe Williams (Bristol City) – 1
Liam Lindsay (Preston) – 1
Jayden Bogle (Leeds United) – 1
Conor Ogilvie (Portsmouth) – 1
George Tanner (Bristol City) – 1
Owen Moxon (Portsmouth) – 1

 

Who has the most own goals in the Championship this season?

Brendan Galloway (Plymouth Argyle) – 1
Ethan Horvath (Cardiff City) – 1

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Who has won the most aerial duels in the Championship this season?

Matthew Pollock (Watford) – 28
Jimmy Dunne (QPR) – 21
Three players – 16
Two players – 14
Two players – 13

 

Which goalkeeper has made the most saves in the Championship this season?

Conor Hazard (Plymouth Argyle) – 17
Will Norris (Portsmouth) – 16
Ivor Pandur (Hull City) – 13
Jamie Cumming (Oxford United) – 11
Three players – 8
Three players – 7

 

Which goalkeeper has the best save percentage in the Championship this season?

Vaclay Hladky (Burnley) – 100%
Anthony Patterson (Sunderland) – 100%
Lawrence Vigourtoux (Swansea City) – 87.5%
Ivor Pandur (Hull City) – 86.7%
Will Norris (Portsmouth) – 85.7%

 

Which goalkeeper has kept the most clean sheets in the Championship this season?

Anthony Patterson (Sunderland) – 3
Illan Meslier (Leeds United) – 2
15 players – 1

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