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

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·22 March 2026

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

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.

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Top performers in the EFL

Most shots on target: 4 - Cameron McGeehan (Northampton Town) / Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) / Josh March (Crewe Alexandra)

Most tackles won: 8 - Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City)

Most aerials won: 14 - Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United)

Most passes completed: 118 - Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough)

Most key passes: 7 - Mitch Pinnock (Bromley)

Most saves: 6 - Joe Walsh (QPR) / Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham) / Alex Bass (Peterborough United) / Ryan Boot (Chesterfield) / Matt Young (Salford City) / Jake Turner (Gillingham) / Connor Ripley (Swindon Town)

Most interceptions: 8 - Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United)

Most successful dribbles: 6 - Andy Moran (Preston North End)

Most big chances created: 2 - Tyreece Campbell (Charlton Athletic) / Harvey Vale (QPR) / Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) / Reeco Hackett (Lincoln City) / Charlie Brown (Accrington Stanley) / Tom Naylor (Chesterfield) / Reece Staunton (Grimsby Town)