David de Gea, David Raya, Bernd Leno: Who've been the Premier League's greatest performing goalkeepers?

It was a withering putdown amid an everyday Premier League weekend dominated by the trials and tribulations of a high flight goalkeeper.

Aston Villa supervisor Unai Emery chided his World Cup winner Emiliano Martinez for permitting Arsenal a straightforward fourth objective of their Premier League sport on Saturday after the Argentina goalkeeper left his internet to assist search a last-ditch equaliser.

“I’ve by no means advised my goalkeeper to go to attain one objective within the 92nd minute,” stated Emery.

“As a result of perhaps, I do not know the info, perhaps you rating one objective in 100. And perhaps 20 instances they do the transition and so they rating objectives 10 instances. And right now it occurred. We are able to lose 2-3, however 2-4 it is not good.”

In a unprecedented finale, first Martinez scored an unlucky personal objective after the ball bounced off his head through the crossbar from a Jorginho shot – drawing joyful mockery from followers of Arsenal, his former membership.

Then he joined team-mates up entrance within the dying seconds, leaving his objective open for Arsenal to interrupt and bag their fourth from Gabriel Martinelli into an empty internet for a 4-2 win.

On the identical day, Nick Pope was dropping his head at St James’ Park after dealing with exterior his penalty space. The Newcastle man has made 24 keeper sweepings this time period – greater than any of his friends.

Twenty-three have been correct. The one exception misplaced him his place within the Carabao Cup closing.

Pope had hoped to face David de Gea this weekend, the Manchester United goalkeeper who levelled Peter Schmeichel’s membership file of 180 clear sheets in Sunday’s 3-0 win over Leicester.

Newcastle’s hopes of a primary main trophy since 1969 might relaxation on Loris Karius, whose final aggressive sport of soccer was in February 2021 for Union Berlin towards Hoffenheim in Germany’s Bundesliga.

So simply how huge a loss will Pope be? With the assistance of Opta, Sky Sports activities takes a have a look at how the Premier League’s goalkeepers have carried out up to now this season.

Pope the King of the Clear Sheets

Pope’s 12 clear sheets has him high of the pile, regardless of his failure to file a shutout in any of his final three fixtures.

De Gea is second on the checklist with 10, two of these coming up to now two matches to supply the Spaniard with the right preparation heading into Sunday’s Wembley showpiece.

Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsdale is in third place on 9 clear sheets, whereas on the different finish of the size Southampton goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu has managed simply two in 23 begins.

Alisson shining in shaky Liverpool defence

The ‘objectives prevented fee’ is the variety of objectives {that a} goalkeeper was anticipated to concede as a proportion of the variety of objectives they really conceded.

Liverpool’s Alisson has impressed, conceding on 26 events regardless of an anticipated objectives on track conceded determine of 35.8 – a league-high distinction of 9.8.

In response to the statistics, Alisson has prevented at the very least two extra objectives than another Premier League goalkeeper with Fulham’s Bernd Leno’s 7.74 objectives prevented subsequent on the checklist.

Bazunu nonetheless establishing himself at high stage

Southampton’s place on the backside of the desk is partially on account of their lowest huge probability conversion fee of 20.8 – however it’s in each bins the place the Saints have underperformed.

Goalkeeper Bazunu has conceded 40 objectives in 23 begins – solely Leicester’s Danny Ward has conceded extra (41) – however Bazunu must have stored extra out based mostly on the standard of the probabilities he has confronted.

After being voted Portsmouth’s participant of the season, Bazunu has undergone a steep studying curve this time period in mustering the bottom save share of any goalkeeper to have began greater than 10 video games (56.52), whereas he’s almost 10 down on the anticipated objectives on track conceded.

Surprisingly, Manchester Metropolis’s Ederson is within the backside three having solely fared marginally higher on a lowly 57.89 together with his 33 saves from 24 begins.

Kepa’s save share redemption arc

It was throughout Undertaking Restart that Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga was mocked and labelled as one in every of worst goalkeepers within the historical past of the Premier League.

Kepa had recorded a save share of simply 54.5 per cent and was a part of the west London membership’s worst defensive file in over 20 years.

Certainly, based mostly on Opta’s anticipated objectives on track information through the 2019/20 season, Kepa conceded 11 Premier League objectives greater than the mannequin would anticipate the common goalkeeper to permit – the worst determine of any keeper within the division.

However fast-forward to the current day, and it’s clear to see why Graham Potter has made the ball-playing Spaniard his No 1 alternative even regardless of Edouard Mendy’s ongoing health points.

Given he has solely performed 1,305 minutes, Kepa truly boasts the most effective objectives prevented fee this time period of 1.79 per sport – superior to Alisson – whereas his 81.67 save share surpasses that of Pope (78.26).

Raya overworked at Brentford

Thomas Frank has been singing David Raya’s praises for a while, lengthy earlier than his call-up to the Spain squad for final 12 months’s World Cup.

The Brentford goalkeeper has made 100 saves this season, greater than another goalkeeper, which signifies opponents are being pressured to shoot from vary, with Fulham’s Leno in second place on 92 saves.

This was the case for Pope when he was at Burnley, with defender Ben Mee the widespread thread between Pope and Raya, given the previous Burnley skipper is now taking part in in entrance of Raya at Brentford.

Following a high-profile error within the defeat at Newcastle earlier within the season, Frank stated of Raya: “One in every of his greatest strengths is his potential in video games, from training-to-training, to maneuver on rapidly and do not get affected by it.

“That could be a key factor as a footballer normally, much more necessary as a goalkeeper. Perhaps he did not play it brief the following three passes however the second half he did once more and that’s key.

“It’s like once you fall over on the bike, it is advisable to stand up and you then transfer ahead once more.”

Given he has made extra saves than any of the edges battling relegation, Brentford’s greatest probability of retaining their European aspirations on monitor will probably be to supply better safety to Raya.

Lloris punished for particular person errors

Higo Lloris has been performing on the highest stage for a few years, and showcased his qualities as France simply fell wanting a second successive World Cup in Qatar – however his membership type has been shaky at greatest this time period.

An unimaginable servant to Tottenham for a decade, Lloris made high-profile errors towards Newcastle, Arsenal, Aston Villa and Manchester Metropolis which have instantly led to objectives conceded and dropped factors.

On his erratic type this season, Lloris advised the Night Normal: “I am unable to complain. You are knowledgeable and also you simply comply with a rhythm. However clearly once you’re concerned with the nationwide staff and also you go till the final day of the World Cup, you come again and miss psychological freshness. However it is advisable to get again on monitor and assist your staff.

“If you have a look at the Arsenal objective [against Spurs in January], I could be in a very good place however the deflection hit the ball on my chest and with the spin it goes over [the line]. It is one thing that even when I needed to do on function, I am unable to. Even final evening, once you have a look at the third [City] objective, a deflection makes the ball go over my knee.

“At any second I attempt to anticipate, simply setting and ready. There are plenty of issues like that taking place to our staff. It is a interval the place we have to stick collectively, hold working and hopefully carry the luck again.”

Arsenal’s Ramsdale has made as many errors resulting in photographs as Lloris, however conceded solely on half as many events.