The Premier League’s best performing defenders so far, including Danny Rose

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Stars from Arsenal, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur all feature at the top of the charts.

With an international break once again bringing the domestic season to a halt, now seems a perfect time to assess how things are going.

Liverpool are top of the table, two points clear of second-placed Chelsea, while Arsenal and Manchester City make up the rest of the top four.

Everton’s Seamus Coleman

Tottenham Hotspur sit in in fifth and Manchester United are sixth, eight points behind the league leaders.

At the other end of the table, Sunderland are bottom with just one win to their name, while Swansea City and Hull City make up the rest of the bottom three.

Tottenham’s Danny Rose

So how have the players been faring? We decided to take a look, starting with the best performing defenders so far. To make things fair, the players we looked at have all played at least half of the game so far.

Everton’s Seamus Coleman tops the charts when it comes to tackles won, having won more per game than any defender so far. Hull City’s Curtis Davies tops the interceptions charts, with 4.4 per game to his name.

Tottenham Hotspur’s Danny Rose is in first place for defensive duels won, with a tally of 9.5 per game, just ahead of Manchester City’s Nicholas Otamendi and Middlesbrough’s George Friend.

Crystal Palace centre-back Scott Dann has won the most aerial duels per game with a score of 4.57 but is only narrowly ahead of Liverpool’s Dejan Lovren on 4.5 and Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk on 4.3.

Clearances are Burnley defender Michael Keane’s domain as he has posted more effective clearances and effective headed clearances per game than any other defender.

Last but not least it is ball recoveries and this time it is Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny who is top with a score of 7.5 per game, with Nicholas Otamendi again finding himself in second place in this regard.

Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny celebrates at full time