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From Toure to Fletcher: Brother pairs to watch out for in Premier League

Jack and Tyler Fletcher

Manchester United’s Jack and Tyler Fletcher are in line to play for the club regularly in the new Premier League season having taken part in pre-season.

Tyler has made the bench on several occasions while Jack was used by Amorim in United’s last three matches of 2025 as a substitute against Aston Villa.

They are both central midfielders and they are the children of former Manchester United midfielder, Darren Fletcher.

Elsewhere, Lewis and Mason Miley started for Newcastle United in their pre-season clash against Bayer Leverkusen and they are in line to make their debut for the club in the Premier League this season.

Lewis is a 20-year-old central midfielder, who made his Premier League debut for Newcastle United against Bournemouth in February 2023.

Mason is a 17-year-old defensive midfielder, who signed his first professional contract with Newcastle United in July.

He is in line to be part of the squad for the 2026-27 Premier League season.

In the light of this, FirstDailySports takes a look at some of the brother pairs who have played in the Premier League in the past.

1. Gary and Phil Neville

The Neville brothers made a combined 905 appearances in the Premier League for Manchester United and Everton respectively.

Gary played 400 matches for Manchester United in the Premier League, scoring five goals while recording 35 assists and was a part of a defence line that kept 148 clean sheets.

He won eight Premier League titles for the Red Devils in 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2008–09)

Phil made 505 appearances for Manchester United and Everton in the Premier League, recording nine goals and 25 assists.

He won six Premier League titles for Manchester United in 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03.

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2. Rio and Anton Ferdinand

The Ferdinand brothers fulfilled a family dream by making 722 appearances in the Premier League.

Rio made 504 appearances for Manchester United, and 127 for West Ham United, chipping in 11 goals and eight assists and was part of a defence that kept 189 clean sheets.

He was inducted in the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2023.

He kept the third-most clean sheets of any defender in Premier League history (189), behind John Terry and Jamie Carragher.

Among the 50 players to play at least 50 Premier League matches for Leeds United, Ferdinand has the best win percentage of any (54 per cent – played 54, won 29).

Anton Ferdinand made 158 Premier League appearances for West Ham, Sunderland, and QPR in the Premier League, scoring five goals and three assists. He was part of a defence that kept 37 clean sheets.

3. Kolo and Yaya Toure

Kolo Toure made 353 appearances For Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool, scoring 12 goals and recording 10 assists and was part of a defence that kept 108 clean sheets.

He won two Premier League titles for Arsenal in 2004 and Manchester City in 2012.

Yaya Toure made 230 appearances for Manchester City, scoring 62 goals and recording 32 assists in the Premier League.

He won three Premier League titles in 2011/12, 2013/14, 2017/18.

Yaya Toure is one of only two central midfielders to score 20 goals in a single Premier League campaign. He achieved this with Man City in 2013/14, four years after Frank Lampard did so for Chelsea in 2009/10.

During his time in the Premier League from 2010/11 to 2017/18, Toure attempted 15,745 passes, completing 13,995 – both totals were the most of any player in the competition.

He was inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2025.

4. Shaun & Bradley Wright-Phillips

Shaun Wright-Phillips made 317 appearances for Manchester City, Chelsea and QPR, scoring 32 goals and recording 35 assists in the Premier League.

He was part of the Chelsea squad that won the Premier League title in the 2005-06 season.

Bradley Wright-Phillips made 32 appearances for Manchester City, he scored just twice for the club in the Premier League.

5. John Arne & Bjorn Helge Riise

Arne Riise made 321 appearances for Liverpool and Fulham, chipping in 21 goals and 30 assists in the Premier League.

He spent seven years at Liverpool but he never won the Premier League title with the club.

Bjørn Helge Riise made 15 appearances in the English Premier League for Fulham FC without recording a goal nor an assist in the competition.

6. Christian and Jonathan Benteke

Christian Benteke scored 86 goals and recorded 23 assists in 280 Premier League appearances for the likes of Aston Villa, Liverpool and Crystal Palace.

Jonathan Benteke made just one appearance for Crystal Palace in 2016 when he came off the bench to replace Christian Benteke.

7. Jordan and Andre Ayew

Jordan Ayew made 300 Premier League appearances for Aston Villa, Swansea, Crystal Palace and Leicester City, scoring 42 goals and recording 25 assists.

Andre Ayew made 102 appearances for Swansea, West Ham and Nottingham Forest, producing 21 goals and nine assists.

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8. Fabio and Rafael Da Silva

The duo made 226 appearances for Manchester United after joining the club at the age of 20 in 2008.

Rafael Da Silva made 109 Premier League appearances for Manchester United, scoring five goals and recording 12 assists.

He won three Premier League titles at Old Trafford.

Fabio made 80 Premier League appearances for Manchester United, QPR and Cardiff in the Premier League with just one goal to his name and one Premier League title in 2011.

9. Nathaniel and Trevoh Chalobah

Nathaniel Chalobah made 56 appearances for Chelsea and Watford in the Premier League with only two assists to his name while also winning the Premier League title in 2017 under Antonio Conte.

Trevoh Chalobah represented Chelsea 105 times, scoring seven goals and two assists before joining Como in August 2026. He was part of a defence line that kept 27 clean sheets.

10. Kevin-Prince and Jerome Boateng

Kevin-Prince Boateng made 36 Premier League appearances for Tottenham and Portsmouth in the Premier League, scoring three goals and two assists.

Jerome Boateng appeared just 16 times for Manchester City in the Premier League.

The 2026-27 Premier League season kicks off on Friday with the defending champions, Arsenal taking on newly-promoted Coventry City at the Emirates Stadium.

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