Sam Byram has been a standout in the 2025/26 League Cup, delivering a season so far that far exceeds the typical output for a defender. In five appearances, he has accumulated 100 minutes of play, during which he has produced four key passes, translating to a remarkable 3.6 key passes per 90 minutes compared with the baseline of 0.55. His offensive contribution is further highlighted by 0.9 successful dribbles per 90, well above the defender average of 0.37. Defensively, Byram has recorded two tackles, equating to 1.8 tackles per 90, slightly above the baseline of 1.57. With an average match rating of 6.53, Sam Byram’s season so far underscores his role as a catalyst in creating chances from the back.
Sam Byram has played 100 minutes across 5 appearances in League Cup, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.05 and averaging 6.53 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | F | 39 | 2957 | 15 | 1 | 74 | 39 | 20% | 22 | 58% | 8 | 27% | 11 | 5 | 9 | 39% | 48 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | 5.4 |
| Noah Okafor | F | 33 | 1971 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 25% | 31 | 77% | 49 | 42% | 30 | 12 | 1 | 41% | 19 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | 8.6 |
| Lukas Nmecha | F | 37 | 1483 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 20% | 16 | 65% | 11 | 48% | 13 | 3 | 2 | 43% | 24 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 7.2 |
| Anton Stach | M | 34 | 2507 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 14% | 66 | 78% | 22 | 48% | 71 | 20 | 9 | 53% | 38 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.12 | 2.9 |
| Brenden Aaronson | M | 42 | 2752 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 12% | 37 | 81% | 34 | 36% | 61 | 16 | 4 | 40% | 23 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.77 | 5.9 |
| Ao Tanaka | M | 33 | 1707 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 20% | 22 | 86% | 7 | 47% | 40 | 29 | 3 | 51% | 21 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | 3.8 |
| James Justin | D | 34 | 2291 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 15% | 12 | 76% | 4 | 24% | 62 | 32 | 11 | 61% | 16 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 | 5.3 |
| Sean Longstaff | M | 28 | 1363 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 18% | 28 | 86% | 2 | 25% | 47 | 15 | 6 | 52% | 20 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.95 | 4.8 |
| Jayden Bogle | D | 39 | 3087 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 14% | 24 | 76% | 24 | 36% | 73 | 35 | 6 | 45% | 44 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 | 7.4 |
| Joe Rodon | D | 38 | 3080 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14% | 10 | 87% | 2 | 67% | 38 | 30 | 22 | 55% | 18 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.69 | 1.4 |
| Ethan Ampadu | M | 40 | 3588 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6% | 22 | 86% | 13 | 62% | 93 | 61 | 20 | 62% | 55 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7.18 | 4.0 |
| Gabriel Gudmundsson | D | 35 | 2939 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 7% | 25 | 77% | 39 | 49% | 74 | 35 | 8 | 54% | 34 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6.76 | 4.3 |
| Jaka Bijol | D | 31 | 2474 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 8% | 9 | 86% | 3 | 75% | 33 | 33 | 19 | 60% | 25 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.98 | 3.3 |
| Wilfried Gnonto | F | 29 | 884 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 7% | 15 | 79% | 8 | 36% | 23 | 3 | 0 | 49% | 12 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 2.8 |
| Joël Piroe | F | 21 | 647 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 6% | 8 | 76% | 6 | 67% | 6 | 2 | 0 | 33% | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 7.1 |
| Pascal Struijk | D | 37 | 3167 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 0% | 16 | 88% | 5 | 71% | 43 | 34 | 21 | 55% | 32 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 | 3.6 |
| Karl Darlow | G | 24 | 2166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 59% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 7.02 | 7.3 |
| Lucas Perri | G | 20 | 1860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 55% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79% | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 6.86 | 7.4 |
| Ilia Gruev | M | 26 | 1529 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0% | 14 | 90% | 6 | 86% | 25 | 17 | 6 | 47% | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 4.2 |
| Sebastiaan Bornauw | D | 17 | 783 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 85% | 1 | 50% | 12 | 10 | 8 | 47% | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | 4.3 |
| Daniel James | M | 21 | 648 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0% | 10 | 61% | 6 | 35% | 8 | 1 | 0 | 49% | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.61 | 4.0 |
| Jack Harrison | F | 13 | 449 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0% | 7 | 84% | 3 | 38% | 8 | 6 | 0 | 55% | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 | 3.1 |
| Sam Byram | D | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 87% | 1 | 50% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | – |
| Facundo Buonanotte | M | 4 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 70% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Middlesbrough | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025/26 | Leeds | League Cup | 1 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 91% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 83% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 2025/26 | Leeds | Premier League | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 |
| 2025/26 | Leeds | FA Cup | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 2024/25 | Leeds | Championship | 36 | 1437 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 9% | 7 | 83% | 4 | 31 | 24 | 56% | 19 | 4 | 0 | 6.95 |
| 2024/25 | Leeds | FA Cup | 1 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 86% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| 2024/25 | Leeds | League Cup | 1 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 87% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 2023/24 | Leeds | Championship | 34 | 2043 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 11% | 20 | 80% | 11 | 67 | 39 | 56% | 32 | 3 | 0 | 7.17 |
| 2022/23 | Norwich | Championship | 15 | 1079 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33% | 8 | 77% | 7 | 31 | 12 | 58% | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6.87 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May | v Brighton | – | 10 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 08 Mar | v Norwich | W | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 11 Jan | a Derby | W | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 26 Aug | a Sheffield Weds | D | 71 | – | – | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 23 Aug | a Arsenal | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 03 May | a Plymouth | – | 69 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| 28 Apr | v Bristol City | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 21 Apr | v Stoke | – | 12 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 12 Apr | v Preston | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 08 Apr | a Middlesbrough | – | 22 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.30 | – |
| 05 Apr | a Luton | – | 12 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 29 Mar | v Swansea | – | 72 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| 12 Mar | v Millwall | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 09 Mar | a Portsmouth | – | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 24 Feb | a Sheffield United | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – |