It’s a hard life being a goalkeeper.
Wait, did that say ‘hard’? I meant to say ‘privileged’. They get to use their hands, breaking the one golden rule of football for crying out loud. Pull yourselves together.
Anyway, some players are better at legally using their hands and arms than others. Good for them. How about getting a real job, like writing a list about every Premier League goalkeepers’ save percentage prior to the November international break?
On an unrelated note, here’s a list of every Premier League goalkeeper’s save percentage prior to the November international break.
*Note: Goalkeepers must have played more than three Premier League matches this season to qualify, stats via FBRef
Club: Arsenal
Games played: 4
Goals conceded: 4
Saves made: 5
Save percentage: 55.6%
Aaron Ramsdale’s stats are slightly skewed because he’s only played four games this season. They weren’t particularly pretty in that small sample size, though.
Club: Burnley
Games played: 12
Goals conceded: 30
Saves made: 40
Save percentage: 60.6%
Burnley agreed to pay Manchester City a fee that could reach a club-record £19m for James Trafford back in July. I’m not sure they were banking on him being second-bottom of this list three months into the season.
Club: Brighton & Hove Albion
Games played: 7
Goals conceded: 13
Saves made: 21
Save percentage: 62.5%
Keep this up Jason and it’s straight back to Sunderland Til I Die with you.
Club: Aston Villa
Games played: 11
Goals conceded: 16
Saves made: 30
Save percentage: 63.6%
Best goalkeeper in the world? How about being top half on this list first, Emi?
Club: Brighton & Hove Albion
Games played: 5
Goals conceded: 8
Saves made: 12
Save percentage: 65.0%
So Brighton have two goalkeepers apparently worthy of playing in the top flight, and neither are that good at keeping the ball out of the net. Gotcha.
Club: Sheffield United
Games played: 12
Goals conceded: 31
Saves made: 57
Save percentage: 65.5%
Type ‘League One Wes’ into YouTube and thank me later.
Club: Manchester City
Games played: 11
Goals conceded: 11
Saves made: 19
Save percentage: 65.5%
It’s only fair that Manchester City are nerfed by their 11th outfielder not being too good at the primary part of his game.
Club: Brentford
Games played: 11
Goals conceded: 15
Saves made: 27
Save percentage: 66.7%
Apparently Mark Flekken’s 30? Did Brentford know that when they signed him?
Club: Luton Town
Games played: 12
Goals conceded: 22
Saves made: 43
Save percentage: 67.2%
Thomas Kaminski’s highlight reel so far this season is unbelievable. Luton should really commit to doing some actual defending.
Club: Everton
Games played: 12
Goals conceded: 17
Saves made: 28
Save percentage: 67.4%
Must make a list of the Premier League’s biggest moaners. Must make a list of the Premier League’s biggest moaners. Must make a list of the Premier League’s biggest moaners.
Club: Crystal Palace
Games played: 12
Goals conceded: 16
Saves made: 29
Save percentage: 68.2%
Despite the arrival of good pal Dean Henderson, Sam Johnstone has managed to keep his place as Crystal Palace’s starting goalkeeper.
Don’t check Henderson’s injury history.
Club: Nottingham Forest
Games played: 10
Goals conceded: 15
Saves made: 30
Save percentage: 68.9%
Matt Turner left Arsenal in search of regular football. He was dropped by Steve Cooper for Nottingham Forest’s last two games before the international break. Sometimes it do be your own.
Club: West Ham United
Games played: 12
Goals conceded: 22
Saves made: 43
Save percentage: 69.2%
Congratulations to Alphonse Areola for finally being able to displace 38-year-old Lukasz Fabianski from West Ham’s starting lineup.
Club: Bournemouth
Games played: 10
Goals conceded: 20
Saves made: 43
Save percentage: 71.4%
When Neto picked up an ankle injury a few weeks ago, Bournemouth recalled Mark Travers from his loan spell Stoke City, where he was a regular starter. The Cherries started Ionut Radu in Neto’s absence and the Brazilian is already fit again, with Travers now third-choice.
Funny.
Club: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Games played: 12
Goals conceded: 20
Saves made: 41
Save percentage: 71.7%
Every game without fail, Jose Sa manages to get himself into a situation that requires extensive injury treatment. Sit back down, Dan Bentley.
Club: Arsenal
Games played: 8
Goals conceded: 6
Saves made: 12
Save percentage: 72.2%
Stat nerds have all the ammunition they need to show that David Raya deserves to remain a starter for Arsenal. I hope everyone’s happy.
Club: Chelsea
Games played: 12
Goals conceded: 16
Saves made: 35
Save percentage: 72.5%
Hardcore Bob Sanchez. That is all.
Club: Newcastle United
Games played: 12
Goals conceded: 13
Saves made: 35
Save percentage: 72.9%
England’s highest-ranking goalkeeper on this list can’t buy his way into the Three Lions squad at the minute. Very interesting.
Club: Fulham
Games played: 12
Goals conceded: 20
Saves made: 47
Save percentage: 73.8%
Once again, the primary reason Fulham aren’t about 10 places lower down the table is because of Bernd Leno.
Club: Manchester United
Games played: 12
Goals conceded: 16
Saves made: 45
Save percentage: 76.7%
Yeah, bet you weren’t expecting to see him up here, were ya?
Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Games played: 12
Goals conceded: 15
Saves made: 38
Save percentage: 76.9%
Guglielmo Vicario’s nickname is ‘Venom’. As opposed to ‘googly Elmo’.
Club: Liverpool
Games played: 12
Goals conceded: 15
Saves made: 38
Save percentage: 78.7%
Liverpool often get away with some crap defending because their goalkeeper is a massive freak of nature. Analysis over.
