Best Alternatives to Tommy Doyle

Playing Style Analysis

Doyle is the kind of midfielder who makes a Championship press box lean forward — not because he's flashy, but because he moves the game forward with quiet, persistent intent. His passes into the final third rank in the top 10% of Championship midfielders, and his 1.94 key passes per 90 place him in the top 20% — numbers that reveal a player consistently unlocking defensive lines rather than recycling possession sideways. Here's the counterintuitive part: his 78.3% pass accuracy looks damning until you realise it's the price of ambition — he's attempting the difficult ball others don't bother with. The three closest DNA matches to Tommy Doyle:

• Tim Iroegbunam(84% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (4.1 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (55% duel success), wins the ball cleanly (2.7 successful tackles/90), a high-intensity presser (press score 3.0/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up and top 10% tackler in the league.
• Josh Cullen(84% match) — A Balanced Midfielder. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (1.8 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (55% duel success), penetrates with forward passing (9.2 final-third passes/90), heavily involved in play (64 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.7/90) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Ryan Yates (84% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as a prolific assist provider (0.30 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.4 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (62% duel success) and heavily involved in play (56 touches/90).

Similarity uses per-90 performance across playing-style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →