Liam
Kitching

Centre-back · age 27 · England · 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)

Apps
10
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.73
2026/27

Ben
Nelson

Centre-back · age 22 · England · 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) · contract to Jun 2027

Apps
24
Goals
1
Assists
1
Rating
6.78
2025/26
Change Kitching
Change Nelson

Attributes

2025/26 and 2026/27 · rated out of 99

Liam KitchingBen Nelson
SHO33 · 30CRE19 · 15PAS52 · 62DRI19 · 17DEF70 · 70PHY71 · 70
33Shooting30
19Creating15
52Passing62
19Dribbling17
70Defending70
71Physical70

Each number out of 99, against the players each was rated with. Both rated against the Championship.

Per 90 minutes

League matches · 2025/26 and 2026/27

Liam KitchingBen Nelson
4,238 minutes1,911 minutes
6.96Average rating6.78
0.04Goalsper 900.05
0.00Assistsper 900.05
1.19Shotsper 900.38
0.34Shots on targetper 900.14
29%Shot accuracy38%
0.04Big chances createdper 90–
0.53Key passesper 900.14
0.21Dribbles completedper 900.19
53.3Passesper 9046.1
84%Pass accuracy82%
0.02Through ballsper 90–
2.40Tackles + interceptionsper 903.30
55%Duels won61%
3.50Aerials wonper 902.78
5.92Clearancesper 907.86
0.55Blocksper 900.94
0.62Fouls wonper 900.57
0.13Dispossessedper 900.28

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

Liam KitchingBen Nelson
Liam Kitching
CBRMLM

Centre-back 98% · Right midfielder 1% · Left midfielder 1%

Ben Nelson
CBLBFW

Centre-back 92% · Left-back 6% · Forward 2%

Career

League seasons in the competitions we cover

Liam KitchingBen Nelson
191League apps71
9League goals3
5League assists1
0.05Goals per game0.04
1808Minutes per goalfewer is better1792
Clean sheets a season, season by season
  1. 0
    2
    20/21
  2. 4
    0
    320
    21/22
  3. 18
    3
    4825
    22/23
  4. 10
    2
    325
    23/24
  5. 10
    6
    2917
    24/25
  6. 13
    2
    3824
    25/26
  7. 3
    10
    26/27

Each pair: clean sheets above, league games below. By the year each season began.

The tale of the tape

League careers in the competitions we cover

Liam KitchingBen Nelson
27
Age
22
6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Left
Foot
Right
–
Contract to
Jun 2027
7
League seasons
5
1
League titles
1
€4.6m, 2023
Last move
Fee undisclosed, 2023

League matches in the competitions we cover. Cups, Europe and internationals aren’t included. Fees are reported figures, credited on each player’s page.