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Will Hughes

TactiQ Score, per-90 performance stats, and multi-season form — with direct routes into compare and rankings.

Current Team
Crystal Palace
Position
Central Midfield
Also: Central Midfielder
Date of Birth
Apr 17, 1995 (31)
Jersey Number
#19
League
Premier League
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Will Hughes
Will Hughes
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Current Team
Crystal Palace
Position
Central Midfield
Also: Central Midfielder
Date of Birth
Apr 17, 1995 (31)
Jersey Number
#19
TactiQ Score
66.2
82% confidence
TactiQ Score v2
66.2
Form Score
62.6
Confidence
82%
Role
central_midfielder
League
Premier League
Per 90 minutes
Goals
—
Assists
—
Key Pass
1.20
Tackles
1.58
Rating
6.69
Multi-season trend
AI Analysis
Generated May 6, 2026

A fringe-level central midfielder in the Premier League with an FQ Score of 48.66, placing them in the bottom half of all scored players globally. Across 29 matches and 1,421 minutes this season, output is limited — 1.2 key passes and 1.58 tackles per 90 are the only available production markers, and both sit below what is typically expected of a starting central midfielder at this level. The score confidence of 0.78 is adequate, but the complete absence of sub-score data (creation, progression, defense, possession control) means this assessment is built on a thin analytical foundation.

Why this score

The FQ Score of 48.66 reflects below-baseline participation with no standout dimension to offset it — all role-critical sub-scores (creation, progression, defense) are null, leaving the composite score driven entirely by low-volume surface metrics. A match rating of 6.69 per 90 is consistent with a player contributing at the margins rather than influencing games.

Form Trajectory

Form score (47.68) sits just -0.98 below the FQ Score (48.66), a delta well within the ±5 stable band — this player is not declining, but equally shows no upward momentum. Consistency here means consistently average, with no recent surge to suggest a breakout.

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Latest available season snapshot

Live statistics currently available for this profile

7 metrics surfaced
Appearances
29
Minutes
1421
Key passes
19
Rating
6.69
Tackles
25
Successful dribbles
11
Clean sheets
12
Current indicators
What the live season sample is surfacing right now
Creative involvement
Current snapshot shows meaningful chance supply and final-third contribution.
Defensive activity
2 Seasons Ago
TQ 63.0Form 62.7
Previous
TQ 64.5Form 64.3
Current
TQ 62.6Form 62.6
Per 90 minutes
Goals
—
Assists
—
Key Passes
1.20
Tackles
1.58
Rating
6.69
Emanuele Giaccherini

A 49.15 FQ Score puts Giaccherini at the same performance band; Giaccherini historically offered more positional versatility, which this player's data does not currently reflect.

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Sean Longstaff

Longstaff's 49.81 FQ Score is the closest ceiling in this comparable set and shares the Premier League context; Longstaff has shown more defined defensive engagement metrics, a dimension absent here.

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25 tackles indicate active intervention volume in the current season sample.
Defensive outcomes
12 clean sheets are surfacing in the current live snapshot.
Strengths
Where this player is genuinely above baseline
No clearly elite traits identified in current data.
Watchpoints
Real gaps relative to this player's role
Attacking contribution

1.2 key passes per 90 is the sole available creation indicator, and for a central midfielder in the Premier League, this volume is low — creation and progression sub-scores are entirely absent, so the true extent of the gap cannot be fully measured.

Defensive output

1.58 tackles per 90 is modest for a central midfielder role where defensive engagement is a primary expectation. The defense sub-score is null, preventing a fuller read, but this rate does not suggest a high-press or ball-winning profile.

Reading the score

What each number means

TactiQ Score

A 0–100 measure of overall quality. Combines statistical output with league difficulty, multi-season weighting, and a consistency factor. Target range for strong players: 70–85.

Form Score

Weighted toward recent matches. Can diverge from the TactiQ Score when current form is meaningfully stronger or weaker than the multi-season average.

Confidence

How much evidence supports this score. Lower confidence means thinner data — fewer seasons, fewer appearances, or gaps in coverage. A provisional score is real signal with appropriate caveats.

Methodology

TactiQ Scores are deterministic — given the same evidence, they produce the same output. The evidence packet system, confidence labels, and publication gate are all explained in full.

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