7th November 2011 Our man is one of PL's top tacklers Steve Hunter @Shunter77 Lucas Leiva is currently second in the Barclays Premier League tackling table. The Brazilian midfielder has made an average of 5.83 tackles per league game so far this term, according to Opta. Tottenham and England middle man Scott Parker is the only player who can better this with an average of 5.96 tackles per outing.