Top 5 centre-backs in the league this season | Premier League 2019-20

#5 Jonny Evans

Evans' experience has been vital for Leicester City this season

The departure of Harry Maguire to Manchester United for a world-record fee meant that the centre-back spots at Leicester City were up for grabs at the start of the season. Although the way Caglar Soyuncu has stepped up in Maguire’s absence has been admirable, Jonny Evans' calming influence at the back alongside the at-times excitable Turk has been the key to Leicester’s seamless transition into life without Maguire in the Premier League.

The veteran centre-back has started every Premier League game this season and has formed one of the league’s most formidable central defensive partnerships with Soyuncu. Not only has Evans helped Leicester keep nine clean sheets this season, but he has also done so in great style, having been booked just four times in 28 games.

And if that wasn’t enough to warrant him a place on this list, Evans has even contributed at the other end of the pitch, popping up with one goal and two assists. Once again, the former Manchester United man has proved that he is one of the most underrated operators in the league, one who deserves much more recognition for his performances than he gets.