Jamie Carragher names four former Chelsea players in his top 10 list of PL midfielders

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Jamie Carragher names four former Chelsea players in his top 10 list of PL midfielders

Originally posted on Chelsea News | By Simon Phillips | Last updated Apr 14, 2026 9:24 AM ET

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has named FOUR former Chelsea players in his top 10 list of Premier League midfielders.

He has gone with centre midfielders, which you can assume misses out attacker midfielders to save any confusion here.

Carragher has ordered them from 1 to 10, and of course Frank Lampard is in the top 10. What will surprise Chelsea fans though is just how far down the list he has been put by Carragher.

Lampard for me is easily one of the best ever players to play in the world let alone the Premier League. In terms of all round quality, Lampard had it all as a player.

N’Golo Kante also makes Carragher’s list, but he isn’t that high in it either.

Let’s have a look

As cited on X last night, Jamie Carragher’s top 10 Premier League ‘Central’ midfielders of all time :

1) Steven Gerrard
2) Roy Keane
3) Kevin De Bruyne
4) Patrick Vieira
5) Frank Lampard
6) N’Golo Kante
7) Paul Scholes
8) Yaya Toure
9) Rodri
10) Cesc Fabregas

So we have Kevin De Bruyne, Lampard, Kante, and Cesc Fabregas who all once played for Chelsea.

The London is Blue podcast have been looking at Chelsea’s struggles in attack against Man City on Sunday. They honed in on Marc Cucurella’s xG for the game, highlighting the serious issues we had up top.

Andrey Santos has spoken about Chelsea’s defeat to Man City and pointed out what his team need to improve. He also claims that they are ‘doing well’.

This article first appeared on Chelsea News and was syndicated with permission.

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