6) Joe Allen – 52/71 tackles
Allen continues to patrol the midfield area just in front of the back line extremely well judging by this statistic. He has managed to break up the attacking play of the opposition with 52 challenges. Only on 19 occasions has the Welshman been unsuccessful.
5) Alberto Moreno – 54/65 tackles
Featuring down the left-hand side, usually in a slightly more defensive position, the Spaniard has had to deal with many tricky wingers in the Premier League, and he has managed to snuff out many attacks with 54 tackles.