Who has been the Premier League's best defender so far this season

His total of 80 have come at an unrivalled rate of 3.8 per game.

Stoke's Erik Pieters (right) ranks highly in a number of defensive categories

In terms of tackle success, however, Bournemouth's Adam Smith ranks as the most efficient among defenders to have made at least 30. The 24 year old has won 39 of the 42 he has attempted, giving him an impressive success rate of 92.86 per cent.

Tackle success (min 30 tackles) Player Team Tackle success Adam Smith Bournemouth 92.86% Leandro Bacuna Aston Villa 90.00% Allan Nyom Watford 87.72% Kyle Walker Tottenham 86.96% Joel Ward Crystal Palace 84.85% Danny Rose Tottenham 83.87% Charlie Daniels Bournemouth 83.33% Jordan Amavi Aston Villa 83.33% Sebastian Coates Sunderland 82.22% Matteo copy enamel gold jewelry Darmian Man Utd 80.77%

Bournemouth defender Adam Smith (left) has been one of the Premier League's top tacklers

He is followed in second place by Watford's Allan Nyom (87.72 per cent of 57 tackles) and Tottenham's Kyle Walker (86.96 per cent of 46 tackles). Norwich's Sebastian Bassong has made the most (181) followed by Swansea's Ashley Williams (163) and Spurs' Alderweireld (159).

Toby Alderweireld has impressed since joining Spurs in the summerMost blocks Player Team Ashley Williams Swansea 28 Scott Dann Crystal Palace 26 Fabricio Coloccini Newcastle 26 Wes Morgan Leicester 23 John Stones Everton 20 Chancel Mbemba Newcastle 18 Steve Cook Bournemouth 18 Damien copy black enamel jewelry Delaney Crystal Palace 18

A brave block can be as valuable as scoring a goal, and no defender has made more of them than Swansea's Williams (28) this season. Crystal Palace's Scott Dann has also got his body in the way on plenty of occasions (26), along Knockoff orange hermes bag with Fabricio Coloccini of Newcastle (26) and Leicester's Morgan (23).

Swansea's Ashley Williams (right) has made the most blocks of any Premier League defenderMost duels Player Team Erik Pieters Stoke 244 Simon Francis Bournemouth 233 Billy Jones Sunderland 221 Bacary Sagna Man City 190 Chancel Mbemba Newcastle 187 Nacho Monreal Arsenal 187 Daryl Janmaat Newcastle 186 Adam Smith Bournemouth 182 Nicolas Otamendi Man City 181

Which defenders do strikers hate coming up against in a duel? Stoke's Pieters would be right up there. He never shies away from a challenge and has competed a whopping 244 duels this season.

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Duel success (min 75 duels) Player Team Duel success Winston Reid West Ham 75.00% Micah Richards Aston Villa 72.86% Per Mertesacker Arsenal 71.91% Virgil van Dijk fake enamel gold jewelry Southampton 71.02% John O'Shea Sunderland 70.24% Craig Cathcart Watford 69.89% John Terry Chelsea 69.74% Sylvain Distin Bournemouth 69.41% Philipp Wollscheid Stoke 69.29% Angelo Ogbonna West Ham 68.87%

But while Pieters has won well over half of his duels, his success rate falls below a number of other defenders. Of those to have been involved in at least 75 duels, West Ham's Reid sits at the top of the pile with a 75 per cent success rate from his total of 104. Aston Villa's Micah Richards is next on 72.86 per cent, followed by Arsenal's Per Mertesacker on 71.91 per cent.

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