The Top Performers in the EFL: Saturday's key statistics | OneFootball

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 - Dom Ballard (Leyton Orient) / Isaac Fletcher (Barrow AFC) / Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury Town)

Most tackles won: 7 - Odel Offiah (Preston North End)

Most aerials won: 15 - Ashley Phillips (Stoke City)

Most passes completed: 94 - Ben Wilmot (Stoke City)

Most key passes: 7 - Léo Scienza (Southampton)

Most saves: 7 - Henry Gray (Harrogate Town)

Most interceptions: 8 - Sean Fusire (Sheffield Wed.)

Most successful dribbles: 5 - Romain Esse (Coventry City) / Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) / Reyes Cleary (Barnsley)

Most big chances created: 3 - Ryan Woods (Oldham Athletic)

Player of the Day (16/17 January, 2026)

Player of the Day

Dom Ballard

Forward - Leyton Orient

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Final Scores from the Football Leagues

EFL Championship 2025/26

EFL League One 2025/26

EFL League Two 2025/26