# Jurriën Timber or Myles Lewis-Skelly, Arsenal 2024-25: who was the better Defender? | La Lente trivia

> Jurriën Timber or Myles Lewis-Skelly, Arsenal 2024-25: who was the better Defender? The answer and the context, with La Lente data.

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Datos al: 2026-10-25
Fuente de los datos: Sportmonks (https://www.sportmonks.com/). Métricas, notas y textos: La Lente, de Sir Balone, a cargo de Juan Carlos Vasquez (https://sirbalone.com/authors/juan-carlos-vasquez/).

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## Jurriën Timber or Myles Lewis-Skelly, Arsenal 2024-25: who was the better Defender?

Premier League · 2024-25

| Stat | Jurriën Timber | Myles Lewis-Skelly |
|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 2423 | 1378 |
| Tackles per 90 | 2.15 | 1.44 |
| Duels won | 55 % | 70 % |
| Times dribbled past per 90 | 0.52 | 0.33 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 0.85 | 0.52 |

- Jurriën Timber
- Myles Lewis-Skelly

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Answer

Myles Lewis-Skelly: Defender B (percentile 66), against C (percentile 42) for Jurriën Timber. Jurriën Timber has more tackles per 90, but Myles Lewis-Skelly wins more duels and is dribbled past less.

Context

Effective defending prioritizes success rate over sheer activity. Timber tallied more tackles per 90, but Lewis-Skelly won out with a 70% duel win rate and fewer times beaten.

[Profile of Jurriën Timber →](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jurrien-timber-5270466/) [Profile of Myles Lewis-Skelly →](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/myles-lewis-skelly-37568815/)

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