Willian Pacho

Key strength: Aerial dominance

Defensive anchor

In an era of defensive chaos, Willian Pacho is rewriting the centre-back playbook. The 24-year-old Ecuadorian has been ever-present for Fulham FC—anchoring a side steady at 11th with form reading WDLWD—and his numbers border on supernatural. Across 35 appearances and 2,999 minutes of relentless top-flight combat, Pacho has accumulated precisely zero yellow cards. None. While elite defenders rack up weekly bookings, this €70m-rated sentinel combines 75-rated defensive intelligence with discipline so perfect it defies belief. Yet restraint hasn't meant irrelevance: he's chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist, using his aerial dominance to punish set pieces. Wearing jersey 51, Pacho reads the game with maturity beyond his years—rarely needing to foul because he's already intercepted. As Harry Wilson and Alex Iwobi push forward, they operate knowing this 78-rated anchor is sweeping behind with robotic efficiency. At 24, Pacho isn't just surviving English football. He's perfecting it.