The Top Performers in the EFL: New Year Day's key statistics | OneFootball

It has been an action-packed New Year's Day 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 (01 January, 2026)

Most shots on target: 4 - Tom Ince (Watford)

Most tackles won: 10 - Jamie McDonnell (Mansfield Town)

Most aerials won: 10 - Sam Smith (Wrexham) / Anthony O’Connor (Harrogate Town) / Joe Quigley (Oldham Athletic) / Will Boyle (Shrewsbury Town) / Jayden Stockley (Port Vale)

Most passes completed: 107 - Zak Vyner (Bristol City)

Most key passes: 6 - Ronan Curtis (Port Vale)

Most saves: 7 - Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City)

Most interceptions: 6 - James Wilson (Cheltenham Town) / Ollie Norburn (Notts County)

Most successful dribbles: 4 - Josh Flint (Crawley Town) / Taylor Richards (Crawley Town) / Sullay Kaikai (Cambridge United) / Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers) / Andre Brooks (Sheffield United)

Most big chances created: 2 - Liam Millar (Hull City) / Karlan Grant (West Bromwich) / Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) / Armani Little (Gillingham)

Player of the Day (01 January, 2026)

Player of the Day

Lawrence Vigouroux

Goalkeeper - Swansea City

9.8

Final Scores

EFL Championship 2025/26

EFL League One 2025/26

EFL League Two 2025/26