Midfield maestro on target

Leeds United's Pablo Hernandez is the most productive midfielder in the top four tiers of English football over the past two seasons - and he has started the season on fire.

The 34-year-old Spaniard provides the flair to complement the intensity of Marcelo Bielsa's Championship promotion hunters, and his cool finish gave Leeds the lead in their 1-1 draw against Forest on Saturday. 

A scruffy goal from Lewis Grabban spoiled the party at Elland Road, but there is no taking away the quality of Hernandez's stats since Bielsa took charge of the Whites in 2018/19. 

Hernandez also scored in Leeds' Championship opener against Bristol City and the playmaker has scored 14 league goals and provided 13 league assists from 2018/19...which, to provide some context, is more than Manchester United's Paul Pogba. 

To view the full list of productive midfielders over the last two seasons, check out the Playmaker stat below. 

📈 Involved in most league goals fr. 2018/19 (MIDs; top 4 tiers):
27⚽: 💥HERNANDEZ (14G 13A)💥
24⚽: Pogba (13G 11A), Benrahma (10G 14A), M Maddision (8G 16A)
22⚽: Dack (15G 7A), Grosicki (10G 12A), Lolley (11G 11A), McConville (15G 7A), R Brown (11G 11A)#LUFC @LUFC pic.twitter.com/w0mToKraN3

— playmakerstats (@playmaker_EN) August 12, 2019