Courtesy of the wonderful FBREF we’ve used the PSxG minus goals allowed metric to rank Premier League goalkeepers. ‘What the f*** is that?’ you might reasonably ask…
Post-shot expected goals is expected goals based on how likely the goalkeeper is to save the shot. When the number of goals they have conceded is subtracted, we are left with the figures below.
FBREF explains that positive numbers suggest better luck or an above-average ability to stop shots.
Including only those who have played three or more games, here’s how the Premier League shot-stoppers are performing this season.
And here’s who was the best goalkeeper in 2024/25.
=1) Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur) +3.7
Spurs being wretched against Chelsea wasn’t bad news for everyone at Spurs – Vicario padded his stats by conceding just one from a PSxG of 3.2. Though against Manchester United, you might wonder if he could have done more to keep out the two headers that beat him.
=1) Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace) +3.7
Henderson had serene outings against Brentford and Brighton, keeping consecutive clean sheets as Palace firm up again. The England keeper will doubtless fancy himself as Thomas Tuchel’s No.1 in USA next summer. Any chance?
3) Martin Dubravka (Burnley) +2.2
Replacing clean sheet machine Trafford at Burnley, Dubravka has made a very solid start at Turf Moor. Which is handy since he has faced more shots than any other goalkeeper. Might already have save of the season tied up after preserving Burnley’s win at Wolves in the dying seconds but should have done more to prevent West Ham’s second and third goals.
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— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 26, 2025
4) James Trafford (Manchester City) +1.9
Fat lot of good topping this list after the first three games did Trafford. This is likely to be his number for the rest of the season unless Gianluigi Donnarumma suffers a misfortune.
5) Robin Roefs (Sunderland) +1.7
Sunderland fans have been raving about Roefs after his start to life on Wearside and everyone else is starting to see what the fuss is about. A slight fall here after conceding two to Arsenal. Leandro Trossard’s rocket was unstoppable, but Roefs never quite got himself in the right shape to deal better with Bukayo Saka’s leveller. He retains the highest saves percentage in the league, though.
=6) Senne Lammens (Manchester United) +1.5
Lammens continues to dazzle United fans with simple competency. The Belgian made a couple of fine saves at Spurs and could do little to stop either of the hosts’ goals.
=6) Jordan Pickford (Everton) +1.5
A first clean sheet in seven sees Pickford climb here. The England keeper just needs to avoid a crash in form to cruise into the World Cup as Tuchel’s No.1.
=6) Bart Verbruggen (Brighton) +1.5
Verbruggen’s rotten record last season didn’t stop him once again being linked with the likes of Bayern Munich in the summer. In recent weeks, he’s looked more like a goalkeeper who might catch the eye of the big boys after a shakier start to the season.
9) Nick Pope (Newcastle) +1.3
Still only David Raya has kept more clean sheets than Pope whose England recall has been scuppered by a concussion suffered at Brentford.
10) Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) +0.5
The massive Italian has emerged as City’s undisputed No.1 to the shock of no one and the horror of James Trafford. Donnarumma has made a solid start to life in the Premier League but showed for the first time against Bournemouth some vulnerability to crosses.
11) Lucas Perri (Leeds United) -0.1
One of the biggest climbers in recent weeks. Conceded six over trips to Brighton and Forest but the combined PSxG was 7.9.
12) Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa) -0.2
Life is rarely quiet when Martinez has the mitts on. He began the season well, then tailed off quite alarmingly, but a clean sheet and a penalty save against Bournemouth was more like it.
13) Sam Johnstone (Wolves) -0.3
Johnstone has been more reliable than Jose Sa but Sunderland’s opener cut the ex-England keeper in half; Burnley’s first took him by surprise; and he might feel he could have kept out the first of Fulham’s three. Harsh? Probably. At Chelsea, he was powerless to stop any of the Blues’ three second-half goals.
=14) Alisson (Liverpool) -0.5
The Liverpool keeper enhanced his standing in this metric during his last Prem appearance at Palace – not that it did Liverpool much good in the first of their four consecutive Premier League defeats – before feeling a twang in the next game at Galatasaray.
=14) David Raya (Arsenal) -0.5
Raya faced more shots on his target at Sunderland than the previous four games combined. He kept out neither of them. No biggie for Dan Ballard’s opener, but the Black Cats’ late leveller would have been prevented had Raya not rushed from his goal.
=16) Robert Sanchez (Chelsea) -0.9
It almost doesn’t matter what Sanchez does, everyone has already decided that Chelsea need an upgrade. And they are probably correct. There is a keeper at the club who might do a job.
=16) Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest) -0.9
Prior to a comparatively comfortable outing against Leeds, last season’s joint winner of the Golden Glove award had a wretched few weeks, falling 13 places in this list, from a position of strength to somewhere a lot less competent. Conceding direct from a corner against Bournemouth and then from around 30 yards didn’t help his cause. Little Sels could do about either of Manchester United’s goals but Big John is still breathing down his neck.
18) Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth) -1.0
The Bournemouth keeper is a big faller after conceding four at Villa from a PSxG of 2.3. Perhaps to be expected that after selling most of their defence, the Cherries have allowed more shots on their goal than all but Burnley and Forest.
19) Bernd Leno (Fulham) -1.2
Leno was bouncing back from a poor season by his own high standards with an impressive start to this campaign but defeats at Villa and Bournemouth were expensive for the German when it comes to this particular metric.
20) Altay Bayindir (Manchester United) -1.6
Literally no one views Bayindir as a credible No.1, including Ruben Amorim. Since he was dropped for Lammens, United haven’t lost. Coincidence?
21) Mads Hermansen (West Ham) -1.7
You have to feel for Hermansen. He seemed to be bought on the hop by the Hammers and was thrown into a team flailing badly. Taken out of the firing line now, with Areola back in under Nuno. Though perhaps not for long.
22) Karl Darlow (Leeds United) -1.8
Darlow replaced Lucas Perri after the Brazilian sustained an injury and the stand-in’s form kept him in Daniel Farke’s XI. But Spurs and Burnley scoring four goals from an xG of 1.05 was not a good look on Darlow.
23) Alphonse Areola (West Ham) -1.9
Back in the West Ham side after Hermansen’s ropey start to his Hammers career, Areola has done little to suggest he should stay there. Dropped another bollock against Burnley.
24) Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool) -2.3
Mamardashvili came into the side just as Liverpool had forgotten the basics of defending. There have been goals for which the big Georgian was beaten rather easily so a clean sheet against Villa was much-needed for his confidence. Only to be stitched up by Virgil van Dijk at City, where saving an Erling Haaland penalty couldn’t spare him from falling here.
25) Caoimhin Kelleher (Brentford) -2.4
Brentford were widely assumed to have got a bargain in Kelleher, and they probably have, even if he is currently keeping the wrong company down here.
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26) Jose Sa (Wolves) -3.9
The feeling remains that Wolves would have sold Sa this summer if they received an acceptable bid. Perhaps they should have been more open to offers. Allowing Leeds to score three from an xG of 0.5 was especially damning.
