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Defensive midfielder · age 31 · England · 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) · right foot · contract to Jun 2027
Career 251 apps · 14 goals · 7 assists · league games since 2011/12
Runner-up: Championship 2020/21 · Serie A 2015/16
279 minutes · 4 starts · 56 a game
Defensive midfielder 53% · Central midfielder 48% · of his last 40 starts
Each attribute, out of 99: how he compares with the 607 outfield players in Championship with ten full games or more, over 2025/26, marked down when he's below par among midfielders (so playing up front alone doesn't make a shooter); passing against other midfielders only, since where you play decides how safe your passes are. Rating is his average match rating. League matches only.
League matches in the competitions we cover. Per 90 shown from five full games. Cups, Europe and internationals aren’t included.
| Season | Club | Apps | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Charlton AthleticChampionship | 5 (4) | 279 | 0 | 0 | 6.37 |
| 2025/26 | Sheffield WednesdayChampionship | 13 (7) | 582 | 2 | 1 | 6.66 |
| 2024/25 | Sheffield WednesdayChampionship | 16 (4) | 436 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 2023/24 | West Bromwich AlbionChampionship | 33 (7) | 883 | 0 | 1 | 6.78 |
| 2022/23 | West Bromwich AlbionChampionship | 13 (7) | 609 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 |
| 2022/23 | FulhamPremier League | 4 (1) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4.75 |
| 2021/22 | FulhamChampionship | 20 (11) | 940 | 0 | 1 | 6.79 |
| 2020/21 | WatfordChampionship | 38 (32) | 2,639 | 3 | 1 | 6.99 |
| 2019/20 | WatfordPremier League | 22 (10) | 925 | 0 | 1 | 6.86 |
| 2018/19 | WatfordPremier League | 9 (3) | 267 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 |
| 2017/18 | WatfordPremier League | 6 (5) | 448 | 0 | 0 | 7.02 |
| 2016/17 | ChelseaPremier League | 10 (1) | 159 | 0 | 1 | 6.78 |
| 2015/16 | NapoliSerie A | 5 (0) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 |
| 2014/15 | ReadingChampionship | 0 (0) | 1,019 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 2014/15 | BurnleyPremier League | 4 (0) | 65 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2013/14 | MiddlesbroughChampionship | 5 (1) | 1,283 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2013/14 | Nottingham ForestChampionship | 7 (2) | 596 | 2 | 0 | 6.66 |
| 2012/13 | WatfordChampionship | 41 (37) | 3,238 | 5 | 0 | – |
| 2011/12 | ChelseaPremier League | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| All 16 seasons | 251 (132) | 14,409 | 14 | 7 | 6.82 | |
Apps (starts). Ratings are match ratings, averaged over the season. League matches in the competitions we cover.
From the historical record: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia’s transfer lists (CC BY-SA 4.0), each fee credited to the outlet or club that reported it. Dates are only as exact as the record; “Move” means the type wasn’t recorded. Retrospective record, not Swoop intelligence.
Latest matchday: not in the squad v Sheffield United, Sat 7 Nov
Games he started or came on in; league games only (cups and European games aren’t in our data).