Tennai Watson has been a standout defender in the League One 2025/26 season, appearing in 40 matches and logging 2,644 minutes. He has not scored but delivered one assist, and his 9 key passes total 0.31 per 90 minutes, below the baseline of 0.53. Watson has made 65 tackles and 37 interceptions, translating to 2.21 tackles per 90 minutes, well above the baseline of 1.55, and his 0.71 successful dribbles per 90 minutes surpass the baseline of 0.30. Despite not registering any shots or shots on target, his defensive contributions and ability to carry the ball past opponents more frequently than his peers have been a consistent feature of his season so far.
Tennai Watson has played 2,644 minutes across 40 appearances in League One, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.05 and averaging 6.59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David McGoldrick | F | 38 | 2548 | 15 | 3 | 74 | 32 | 20% | 20 | 78% | 36 | 47% | 30 | 8 | 2 | 36% | 43 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 | 6.6 |
| Davis Keillor-Dunn | F | 29 | 2314 | 13 | 1 | 50 | 30 | 26% | 20 | 76% | 22 | 54% | 10 | 7 | 2 | 36% | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 | 5.8 |
| Adam Phillips | M | 47 | 3167 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 24 | 23% | 49 | 75% | 10 | 34% | 29 | 30 | 12 | 41% | 36 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.76 | 5.6 |
| Reyes Cleary | M | 46 | 2965 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 21 | 21% | 55 | 65% | 62 | 43% | 45 | 15 | 0 | 38% | 68 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.86 | 4.2 |
| Luca Connell | M | 44 | 3638 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 12% | 75 | 80% | 17 | 63% | 79 | 44 | 12 | 56% | 53 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | 5.3 |
| Patrick Kelly | M | 44 | 3064 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 12% | 57 | 83% | 55 | 46% | 61 | 12 | 9 | 46% | 33 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 | 2.7 |
| Vimal Yoganathan | M | 38 | 1900 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 16% | 9 | 73% | 18 | 47% | 55 | 22 | 6 | 57% | 22 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6.59 | 6.2 |
| Scott Banks | M | 22 | 1232 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 16% | 22 | 78% | 15 | 47% | 19 | 6 | 0 | 42% | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.76 | 4.2 |
| Tom Bradshaw | F | 19 | 1140 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 16% | 7 | 62% | 1 | 20% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33% | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.42 | 2.9 |
| Jon Russell | M | 16 | 562 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 30% | 3 | 86% | 10 | 62% | 8 | 2 | 0 | 57% | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 | 6.8 |
| Caylan Vickers | M | 18 | 1182 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 20% | 19 | 84% | 14 | 58% | 11 | 7 | 0 | 38% | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.62 | 4.1 |
| Eoghan O'Connell | D | 26 | 2062 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10% | 5 | 81% | 5 | 100% | 25 | 21 | 18 | 75% | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 7.7 |
| Josh Earl | D | 23 | 1821 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9% | 8 | 77% | 5 | 38% | 37 | 24 | 10 | 60% | 24 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 | 5.1 |
| Leo Farrell | F | 13 | 220 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33% | 1 | 54% | 0 | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30% | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.53 | 6.1 |
| Charlie Lennon | F | 3 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 2 | 90% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Jack Shepherd | D | 43 | 3460 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0% | 9 | 79% | 9 | 75% | 26 | 35 | 44 | 66% | 28 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6.91 | 2.3 |
| Jonathan Bland | M | 50 | 3284 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 0% | 24 | 78% | 13 | 57% | 70 | 35 | 16 | 50% | 47 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | 2.6 |
| Tennai Watson | D | 40 | 2644 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 86% | 21 | 57% | 65 | 37 | 14 | 61% | 28 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 4.8 |
| Murphy Cooper | G | 26 | 2340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 54% | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | 0 | 81% | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 64 | 6.73 | 2.7 |
| Maël de Gevigney | D | 34 | 2320 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0% | 9 | 83% | 3 | 43% | 46 | 35 | 25 | 64% | 30 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.81 | 6.3 |
| Corey O'Keeffe | D | 24 | 1996 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0% | 28 | 76% | 23 | 51% | 37 | 26 | 3 | 52% | 36 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 | 2.4 |
| Owen Goodman | G | 22 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 44% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 6.73 | 5.7 |
| Nathanael Ogbeta | D | 27 | 1722 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0% | 11 | 85% | 11 | 42% | 39 | 20 | 5 | 50% | 13 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 | 3.1 |
| Marc Roberts | D | 17 | 1045 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0% | 4 | 73% | 0 | 0% | 12 | 9 | 8 | 70% | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.86 | 3.8 |
| Neil Farrugia | F | 16 | 646 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0% | 7 | 81% | 5 | 22% | 23 | 5 | 1 | 44% | 17 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.61 | 6.1 |
| Georgie Gent | D | 6 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 77% | 1 | 100% | 15 | 2 | 1 | 69% | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.86 | 3.2 |
| Kieran Flavell | G | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 48% | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7.00 | – |
| Connor Barratt | D | 4 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 87% | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 56% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Jake Rooney | D | 3 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 95% | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.47 | – |
| Fabio Jaló | F | 4 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 94% | 1 | 25% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27% | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.38 | – |
| Kelechi Nwakali | M | 4 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 89% | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 | – |
| Tawanda Chirewa | F | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 33% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Robson Woodcock | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Barnsley | League One | 36 | 2424 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 85% | 19 | 62 | 34 | 60% | 27 | 3 | 0 | 6.59 |
| 2025/26 | Barnsley | FA Cup | 2 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 95% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 67% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| 2025/26 | Barnsley | League Cup | 2 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 87% | 2 | 2 | 1 | 86% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 |
| 2024/25 | Charlton | League Cup | 1 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 78% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 40% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr | v Bradford | – | 11 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1.5 |
| 11 Apr | a Rotherham | – | 12 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 3.3 |
| 03 Apr | a Burton | – | 74 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 5.7 |
| 21 Mar | v Doncaster | – | 81 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | 6.60 | 6.5 |
| 14 Mar | a Mansfield | – | 51 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | 7.4 |
| 10 Mar | v Cardiff | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 2.7 |
| 07 Mar | v Exeter | – | 9 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | 1.4 |
| 03 Mar | v Wycombe | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | 4.1 |
| 28 Feb | a Leyton Orient | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | 4.0 |
| 21 Feb | a Huddersfield | – | 23 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 10.0 |
| 17 Feb | v Peterboro | – | 26 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 2.1 |
| 14 Feb | v AFC Wimbledon | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 5.4 |
| 07 Feb | a Bolton | – | 45 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | 4.2 |
| 03 Feb | v Northampton | – | 77 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 4.3 |
| 31 Jan | v Stevenage | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.90 | 8.7 |