Thought this might be of interest, stats for the year to date among first choice goalkeepers
| Shot Stopping (PSxG+/-) |
Nick Pope | 6.4 |
Alphonse Areola | 5.3 |
Emiliano Martínez | 4.3 |
Robert Sánchez | 4.1 |
Bernd Leno | 3.6 |
Hugo Lloris | 3.5 |
Alisson | 3.3 |
Kasper Schmeichel | 3.1 |
Illan Meslier | 2.1 |
Sam Johnstone | 1.4 |
Ederson | 0.6 |
Łukasz Fabiański | 0.2 |
Vicente Guaita | 0 |
Edouard Mendy | -0.7 |
David de Gea | -1.3 |
Karl Darlow | -1.6 |
Aaron Ramsdale | -2 |
Jordan Pickford | -2.9 |
Alex McCarthy | -4.3 |
Rui Patrício | -5.6 |
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| Sweeping (% interventions) |
Alisson | 1.39 |
Nick Pope | 1.24 |
Ederson | 0.9 |
Alex McCarthy | 0.81 |
Edouard Mendy | 0.78 |
Bernd Leno | 0.69 |
Robert Sánchez | 0.67 |
Illan Meslier | 0.65 |
Aaron Ramsdale | 0.64 |
Alphonse Areola | 0.62 |
Sam Johnstone | 0.62 |
Jordan Pickford | 0.53 |
Emiliano Martínez | 0.5 |
Kasper Schmeichel | 0.45 |
Vicente Guaita | 0.45 |
Hugo Lloris | 0.43 |
Łukasz Fabiański | 0.36 |
David de Gea | 0.34 |
Karl Darlow | 0.09 |
Rui Patrício | 0.05 |
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| % of crosses taken |
Nick Pope | 13.1 |
Alphonse Areola | 12 |
Aaron Ramsdale | 10.3 |
Karl Darlow | 9.3 |
Alisson | 8.7 |
Emiliano Martínez | 8.3 |
Alex McCarthy | 8.2 |
Jordan Pickford | 8.2 |
Rui Patrício | 8 |
Kasper Schmeichel | 7.6 |
Sam Johnstone | 7.2 |
Łukasz Fabiański | 6.5 |
Edouard Mendy | 6.1 |
Robert Sánchez | 6.1 |
Illan Meslier | 5.4 |
Vicente Guaita | 5.1 |
Ederson | 5 |
Bernd Leno | 4.9 |
David de Gea | 4.5 |
Hugo Lloris | 3.6 |
@Spaghetti Well, if De Gea is considered one of the best in the league, and if Pickford's stats stand above De Gea's in Sweeping Interventions and Crosses Taken, then Pickford is definitely worth discussing, ain't it?
For what it's worth, I think we need a goalkeeper like Nick Pope, someone who is either at the top or somewhere near the top in all three sections, 'cos our defense isn't one that seems world class at the moment.
Up top, we have Cavani, Bruno, Pogba, Rashford almost world class.
Whereas, in defense, only Shaw can hold his head high with his performances ever since the restart of last season after the pandemic related lockdown.
So, I would say Nick Pope is the best.