Stats: Tom Cleverley vs Jack Wilshere vs Oscar vs Jonjo Shelvey

The Battle for the Midfield

Category	Tom Cleverley	Jack Wilshere	Oscar dos Santos Emboada Junior	Jonjo Shelvey
Matches Played	18	16	23	15
Minutes Played	1306	1327	1539	765
Pass Completion	88.68%	83.74%	81.29%	78.13%
Accurate Open Play Passes	862	810	310	786
Goal Assists	1	3	4	0
Goals	2	0	1	1
Interceptions	13	21	13	5
Tackle Success	77.78%	83.74%	81.29%	78.13%

Tom Cleverly and Oscar are very balanced players. Both players have high pass completion percentages, have scored goals and also have a high number of interceptions. Both of them allow their rescpective teams to push the opposition defense back.

Jack Wilshere seems to be the one playing the role of the play maker in the midfielder. Wilshere may not have scored a single goal this season, but he has an overall better performance as a play maker as compared to the other players. He also has the highest interceptions. Wilshere is the best over-all midfielder on the list.