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Adam Wharton 20

Crystal Palace Defensive Midfield Age 22 Height 182 cm Left foot England

Deployed as Central Midfield in 10 of last 10 starts · declared Defensive Midfield

77% of team minutes · 3844 minutes, 43 starts in 55 team matches 84th percentile
1 + 7 goals and assists · 0.19 per 90 · 11% of team goals 34th percentile
6.99 average rating over 51 rated matches 73rd percentile
0 no injury or suspension spells recorded in the last 12 months
Progresses playSwitches play wellCreates big chances Rarely dribblesFew chances

DNA strand · vs Premier League midfielders (n = 136) · 3844 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 6.99 73 Goals + assists /90 0.19 34 Share of team minutes 77% 84 Cards /90 0.21 44 Fouls /90 1.24 40

Creation

Chances created /90 2.01 73 Key passes /90 1.57 69 Big chances created /90 0.44 85 Assists /90 0.16 70 Passes /90 46.12 64 Pass accuracy 79% 21 Final-third passes /90 8.45 92 Accurate crosses /90 0.94 78 Long balls won /90 2.36 87

Defence

Defensive actions /90 5.13 65 Tackles /90 2.43 81 Tackle success 56% 30 Interceptions /90 1.10 69 Recoveries /90 5.27 77 Duel success 50% 51 Possession lost /90 14.35 25

Threat

Goals /90 0.02 20 xG /90 0.06 18 Shots /90 1.26 40 Dribbles /90 0.35 15 Dribble success 48% 54 Touches /90 62.23 56

Each rung is a percentile among Premier League midfielders over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · Crystal Palace results by his involvement

43 matches · 18–8–17 · 1.44 ppg · 1.44 scored, 1.37 conceded per game · 3595 minutes

Team 1.44 ppg when he starts (43) v 1.08 when he does not (12)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 20 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 6.99 6.96.67.47.26.56.57.17.16.97.26.86.68.16.57.26.87.26.46.87.9
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-09-17 W 4–0 v Lech Poznań · Europa League Central Midfield © 90 1 0.03 1.0 3.0 7.9
2026-09-12 L 2–3 v Ipswich Town · Premier League Central Midfield © 77 0.02 1.0 1.0 6.8
2026-09-05 W 3–2 at Fulham · Premier League Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-08-28 L 1–4 v Manchester City · Premier League Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 2.0 7.2
2026-08-22 L 0–2 at Everton · Premier League Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 2.0 6.8
2026-05-27 W 1–0 v Rayo Vallecano · Europa Conference League Central Midfield 90 0.02 1.0 2.0 7.2
2026-05-24 L 1–2 v Arsenal · Premier League Midfielder sub 16 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2026-05-17 D 2–2 at Brentford · Premier League Central Midfield 90 1 0.13 4.0 4.0 8.1
2026-05-13 L 0–3 at Manchester City · Premier League Midfielder sub 30 0.0 0.0 2.0 6.6
2026-05-10 D 2–2 v Everton · Premier League Central Midfield 90 0.08 2.0 2.0 6.8
2026-05-07 W 2–1 v Shakhtar Donetsk · Europa Conference League Central Midfield 89 0.06 2.0 0.0 7.2
2026-05-03 L 0–3 at AFC Bournemouth · Premier League Midfielder sub 44 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.9
2026-04-30 W 3–1 at Shakhtar Donetsk · Europa Conference League Central Midfield 90 0.07 2.0 0.0 7.1
2026-04-25 L 1–3 at Liverpool · Premier League Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 3.0 7.1
2026-04-16 L 1–2 at Fiorentina · Europa Conference League Central Midfield 30 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.5
2026-04-12 W 2–1 v Newcastle United · Premier League Midfielder sub 26 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2026-04-09 W 3–0 v Fiorentina · Europa Conference League Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 2.0 7.2
2026-03-19 W 2–1 at AEK Larnaca · Europa Conference League Central Midfield 119 0.19 4.0 2.0 7.4
2026-03-15 D 0–0 v Leeds United · Premier League Midfielder sub 30 0.08 2.0 1.0 6.6
2026-03-12 D 0–0 v AEK Larnaca · Europa Conference League Central Midfield 90 0.01 1.0 0.0 6.9

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Crystal Palace

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Europa League current 1 1 90 100% 0 1 0.0 7.91
2026/2027 · Premier League current 4 4 347 96% 0 0 0.0 6.79 29th
2025/2026 · Europa Conference League 16 13 1163 75% 0 1 0.9 7.06 50th #239 (1)
2025/2026 · Premier League 34 29 2562 75% 1 5 1.4 6.97 73th #184 (1) #36 (5)
2025/2026 · FA Cup 1 1 90 100% 0 0 0.1 6.27

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 2 moves · €21.1m in fees

  1. 1 Feb 2024 Transfer Blackburn RoversCrystal Palace €21.1m Central Midfield
  2. 1 Jul 2022 Transfer Blackburn Rovers U21 → Blackburn Rovers Midfielder

Injuries and suspensions · 2 spells · 2 injuries · 44 games missed

  • injury Groin Surgery at Crystal Palace 1 Nov 2024 → 1 Feb 2025 6 missed · 92 days
  • injury Unknown Injury at Blackburn Rovers 26 May 2023 → 1 Feb 2024 38 missed · 251 days

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