Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford holds best goals prevented tally in the Premier League so far
Jordan Pickford has again announced his importance to Everton this season and currently has the best goals prevented tally in the Premier League (2.6), according to the Athletic.
Everton have profited from a strengthened spine this campaign, however, Pickford is still proving to be a crucial cog in Frank Lampard’s new-look defensive line.
Pickford is way clear of other Premier League goalkeepers on goals prevented, his nearest competitor is Liverpool’s Alisson Becker with a 1.8 rating.
The stats are simply sublime for Pickford and his importance to the Blues can’t be highlighted more than the statistics he’s putting out at Goodison Park.
His 2.6 rating suggests an average player in Pickford’s position would have conceded on average, two or three more goals against the shots he’s faced; phenomenal.
Elite.
Pickford is starting to cement himself as one of the greatest to ever be between the sticks at Goodison Park and if Everton want to progress, they need to keep him.
Today news emerged that Manchester United are eyeing the England international up as a potential replacement for David de Gea, the Toffees need to fend this off [The Telegraph].
The stats listed above all but confirm the part Pickford plays in Lampard’s side, who knows what some of the results would have been without him in the net?
It will be hard to fend off the interest of an English juggernaut, the enchantment of Old Trafford may prove too much for Pickford to resist.
If the 28-year-old refuses to sign a new deal with Everton, it could be game over, in that case, Everton would need to act quickly in the transfer market and not opt for a second-best recruit.