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Ben Pearson 4

Stoke City Defensive Midfield Age 31 Height 176 cm Right foot England

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

41% of team minutes · 1825 minutes, 21 starts in 50 team matches 57th percentile
1 + 0 goals and assists · 0.05 per 90 · 2% of team goals 16th percentile
6.61 average rating over 31 rated matches 10th percentile
0 no injury or suspension spells recorded in the last 12 months
Keeps the ballReads the game No big chances createdRarely assists

DNA strand · vs Championship midfielders (n = 161) · 1825 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 6.61 10 Goals + assists /90 0.05 16 Share of team minutes 41% 57 Cards /90 0.54 5 Fouls /90 1.58 24

Creation

Chances created /90 0.20 2 Key passes /90 0.20 2 Big chances created /90 0.00 0 Assists /90 0.00 0 Passes /90 41.92 68 Pass accuracy 85% 76 Final-third passes /90 5.33 57 Accurate crosses /90 0.05 16 Long balls won /90 1.92 69

Defence

Defensive actions /90 5.62 72 Tackles /90 1.97 64 Tackle success 57% 37 Interceptions /90 1.33 83 Recoveries /90 3.80 33 Duel success 51% 59 Possession lost /90 7.35 97

Threat

Goals /90 0.05 35 xG /90 0.01 1 Shots /90 0.15 0 Dribbles /90 0.25 16 Dribble success no sample Touches /90 51.73 41

Each rung is a percentile among Championship 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 · Stoke City results by his involvement

21 matches · 5–6–10 · 1.0 ppg · 0.95 scored, 1.19 conceded per game · 1638 minutes

Team 1.0 ppg when he starts (21) v 1.21 when he does not (29)

"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 6.61 6.56.96.96.46.66.36.57.06.76.46.77.07.46.76.56.66.76.5
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-09-12 W 2–1 at Watford · Championship Midfielder sub 1 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.5
2026-09-05 W 4–0 v Charlton Athletic · Championship Midfielder sub 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
2026-09-01 W 1–0 v Norwich City · Championship Midfielder sub 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 –
2026-05-02 L 0–2 at Bristol City · Championship Central Midfield 46 0.02 1.0 0.0 6.6
2026-04-25 L 1–3 v Portsmouth · Championship Central Midfield © 71 0.07 1.0 1.0 6.5
2026-04-21 L 1–3 v Millwall · Championship Midfielder sub 16 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
2026-04-18 L 0–2 at Wrexham · Championship Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.4
2026-04-11 D 1–1 v Blackburn Rovers · Championship Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0
2026-03-20 L 1–3 at Preston North End · Championship Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
2026-03-14 W 3–1 v Watford · Championship Midfielder sub 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-02-28 L 1–2 at Coventry City · Championship Central Midfield 89 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.7
2026-02-21 D 2–2 v Leicester City · Championship Central Midfield 54 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0
2026-02-15 L 1–2 v Fulham · FA Cup Midfielder sub 12 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2026-02-07 D 0–0 at West Bromwich Albion · Championship Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3
2026-01-31 L 0–2 v Southampton · Championship Midfielder sub 44 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6
2026-01-24 D 1–1 at Birmingham City · Championship Midfielder sub 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 –
2026-01-21 L 1–2 v Middlesbrough · Championship Central Midfield 75 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-01-17 D 0–0 v Queens Park Rangers · Championship Central Midfield 87 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.9
2026-01-10 W 1–0 v Coventry City · FA Cup Central Midfield 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.9
2026-01-04 W 2–0 at Norwich City · Championship Central Midfield 89 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5

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

Stoke City

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Championship current 3 0 15 2% 0 0 0.0 6.58 – –
2025/2026 · Championship 31 22 1878 45% 1 0 0.1 6.61 8th #372 (1) –
2025/2026 · FA Cup 2 1 102 57% 0 0 0.0 6.67 – –

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 · 9 moves · €135k in fees

  1. 8 Jul 2023 Transfer AFC Bournemouth → Stoke City Central Midfield
  2. 31 May 2023 End of loan Stoke City → AFC Bournemouth Midfielder
  3. 31 Jan 2023 Loan AFC Bournemouth → Stoke City Central Midfield
  4. 29 Jan 2021 Transfer Preston North End → AFC Bournemouth Central Midfield
  5. 11 Jan 2016 Transfer Manchester United U23 → Preston North End €135k Central Midfield
  6. 3 Jan 2016 End of loan Barnsley → Manchester United U23 Midfielder
  7. 18 Jul 2015 Loan Manchester United U23 → Barnsley Midfielder
  8. 31 May 2015 End of loan Barnsley → Manchester United U23 Midfielder
  9. 8 Jan 2015 Loan Manchester United U23 → Barnsley Midfielder

Injuries and suspensions · 2 spells · 2 injuries · 24 games missed

  • injury Hamstring Injury at Stoke City 1 Jun 2024 → 15 Oct 2024 18 missed · 136 days
  • injury Groin Injury at Preston North End 19 Oct 2020 → 9 Nov 2020 6 missed · 21 days

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