Who is the best goalkeeper in the Premier League in 2023/24?

It’s definitely not Golden Glove winner David Raya; he is barely tested in that Arsenal goal and has come up well short.

Courtesy of the wonderful FBREF we’ve used the PSxG minus goals allowed metric to rank the top-flight stoppers. ‘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.

Here’s how the Premier League keepers are performing, with the exception of those who have played fewer than five games.

1) Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa): +6.8
Kept a first Premier League clean sheet in seven v Wolves as Aston Villa began business time in the top flight with victory. But then failed to make a single save as they stumbled v Brentford. But redeemed himself v Arsenal; the save from Leandro Trossard was phenomenal. After his midweek shoot-out heroics he was again excellent v Bournemouth. Went off injured v Chelsea having been under very little pressure.

2) Arijanet Muric (Burnley): +5.8
Absolutely should have been in the Burnley net sooner. He has made a brilliant 45 saves in seven Premier League games. Made eight saves from eight shots on target v Brighton, which sounds good until you realise he made the worst goalkeeper error of the season. But then another 10 saves v Sheffield United and nine v Manchester United. Would the Clarets have survived with Muric in goal all season?

3) Jose Sa (Wolves): +5.7
There was talk that Sa might be on his way this summer after being dropped towards the back end of last season amid criticism from supporters. The Portugal international has dropped some bollocks this season but he still remains firmly in the black.

4) Andre Onana (Manchester United): +4.2
You are going to hear a lot about how Onana is one of the reasons behind Manchester United’s poor season but the facts simply don’t back up that theory. That United defence keeps him incredibly busy but he remains firmly in credit. Only one man has a better save percentage and that man is…

5) Alphonse Areola (West Ham): +4.0
The only Premier League goalkeeper to have saved two penalties this season.

6) Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham): +3.9
Dropping down this list after making just two saves as Tottenham conceded seven in back-to-back defeats to Newcastle United and Arsenal. But overall he has been a major plus for Spurs this season.

7) Jordan Pickford (Everton): +3.5
It looked quite respectable until that 6-0 defeat at Chelsea. Redeemed himself v Nottingham Forest and then he was brilliant v Liverpool as he kept a clean sheet with seven saves. And solid again v Brentford.

8) Neto (Bournemouth): +1.6
Dropped after the 3-1 defeat to Aston Villa but remains in the black for the season as a whole.

9) Stefan Ortega (Manchester City): +1.6
Man City are unbeaten in the Premier League with the German in goal and he can take some credit for the clean sheet v Nottingham Forest after coming off the bench.

10) Alisson (Liverpool): +1.3
The best goalkeeper in the Premier League last season but he had an absolute ‘mare v Arsenal. Returned from injury to keep the score down v Crystal Palace but over-conceded v Everton.

11) Caoimhín Kelleher (Liverpool): +1.3
Made a heroic save to deny Anthony Elanga that should be remembered if Liverpool go on to win the title. And was then excellent v Manchester City in that 1-1 draw. But over-conceded v Manchester United as precious points were dropped.

12) Martin Dubravka (Newcastle United): +1.2
Faced a ludicrous 14 shots on target in an amazing 4-2 defeat to Liverpool in which he somehow emerged as the best player. Faced 11 shots on target v Manchester City too. Kept a much-needed clean sheet v Wolves. Less good v Chelsea and West Ham, but only conceded from the penalty spot v Everton before clean sheets v Fulham and Spurs. Did not fare so well v Palace.

13) Nick Pope (Newcastle): +1.1
Five clean sheets and solid-enough form this season before he got injured.

14) Ederson (Manchester City): +0.5
Conceding almost exactly as many goals as you would reasonably expect.

15) Lukasz Fabianski (West Ham): -0.2
The 5-0 Fulham defeat was a low but Fabianski has also been introduced at half-time of losses to Manchester United and Newcastle, conceding two and three goals respectively thereafter. But starts v Spurs, Wolves and Fulham have seen some excellent goalkeeping. Not so much v Crystal Palace.

16) Robert Sánchez (Chelsea): -0.8
Made 13 saves v Brighton and Manchester United to claim back some Brownie points after the nightmare of Newcastle. But is currently injured.

17) Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal): -1.3
The signing of Raya raised eyebrows and while Mikel Arteta spoke of the two keepers competing, Ramsdale will be aware that he was bought in similar circumstances, which led to Leno being dropped during an international break after a poor start. The draw with Fulham, when Andreas Pereira (assisted by Bukayo Saka) made Ramsdale look daft inside the opening minute has hurt the England international most here. He returned to keep a clean sheet v Brentford but only because Raya was ineligible to play. And then dropped a bollock when called upon again.

18) Bernd Leno (Fulham): -1.7
Conceded six goals from eight shots on target v Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest to really hurt his usually very impressive numbers. A clean sheet v West Ham will be welcome.

19) Thomas Kaminski (Luton): -1.8
He will not be the reason that Luton get relegated as he has been firmly in the black all season, but he has been dropping and dropping in recent weeks.

20) Wes Foderingham (Sheffield United): -2.0
Back in the Blades’ line-up and conceded four goals at Old Trafford. The good news is that he absolutely should have conceded four goals.

21) David Raya (Arsenal): -2.6
He will win the Golden Glove for most clean sheets but the truth is that he has not been kept busy at all; his save percentage is 66.7%, which is lower than even Matt Turner.

22) Bart Verbruggen (Brighton): -2.6
Had to make only one pretty simple save v Sheffield United but remarkably, that was his first Premier League clean sheet of the season. Was rather more tested by Nottingham Forest, Liverpool, Arsenal and Bournemouth.

23) Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace): -2.7
If only his talent was as great as his ego.

24) Odysseas Vlachodimos (Nottingham Forest): -4.1
Conceded five from six shots on target at Fulham. Promptly dropped.

25) Jason Steele (Brighton): -5.4
The goalkeeper situation at Brighton this season has been nothing short of a sh*t-show.

26) James Trafford (Burnley): -5.9
Conceded 20 goals in his last seven games – and played roughly as many hospital passes to teammates – as the Clarets have seemingly given up on an unlikely survival mission. Was finally dropped.

27) Matt Turner (Nottingham Forest): -5.9
Pretty much awful this season. A sizeable factor in Forest being involved in a relegation battle.

28) Sam Johnstone (Crystal Palace): -6.0
Lost his place to Henderson due to injury, but returned to keep a clean sheet against Burnley after holding Everton at bay for 84 minutes at Goodison Park.

29) Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest): -7.0
Forest really have made an utter mess of their goalkeeping situation this season.

30) Mark Flekken (Brentford): -7.1
Looks a massive downgrade on (Brentford’s) Raya as it stands.

31) Djordje Petrovic (Chelsea): -7.5
Not the answer to Chelsea’s goalkeeping problems.

32) Ivo Grbic (Sheffield United): -8.3
Awful. And then dropped.