Young Goalkeepers on the watchlist for 2020-21 EPL season
                     YOUNG GOALKEEPERS ON 
THE WATCHLIST FOR 
2020/21 EPL SEASON
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With half of the English Premier League done away with, it is time to take out our 
critic glasses and have a go at the young goalkeepers and how they have performed 
so far in the 2020/21 Premier League season. While experienced players bring 
prowess to the team but they could hardly match the passion and zeal of a young 
player starting out in his career with their dream club. While very few stand out in 
their starting years but grow into the role with experience and continuous training but 
the questions clubs often find themselves asking is on what basis do you judge? The 
answer is right in front of them ‘Data’.
And hence we bring to you a brief analysis on upcoming goalkeepers who might one 
day be compared to the legends. First, in the list we have Illan Meslier of Leeds United 
who has so far made 22 appearance with the club this season and 1980 minutes 
played is known for his penalty saving skills and the next best choice after Kiko Casilla, 
his debut for the club came in January last year against Arsenal in FA cup where he 
saved the day and Leeds won by 1-0 and later on at the end of the season the club 
was promoted to the top-flight tournament. His career stats show 86 saves and the 
penalty expert has conceded a penalty just once while twice his error in judgment 
lead to goals.
Next in the list, we have Caoimhin Kelleher 
of Liverpool who was in Liverpool’s 
academy until recently and made his debut 
for the club in 2019. At the age of 22 years 
and 13 days, he became to be known as the 
third-youngest Liverpool goalkeeper to 
keep a Premier League clean sheet. He has 
made two appearances for the club this 
season and has a total of 6 saves to his 
name with no fouls, no error that led to 
goals, and hasn’t yet conceded any penalty.
Manchester United’s Dean Henderson has 
made three appearances for the club 
playing for 224 minutes and has saved 11 
goals but has also lost one goal to error. The 
23-year-old featured in Manchester 
United’s jersey against Sheffield United, 
Southampton, and West Ham in and in all 
three matches Red Devils won the fight. 
Henderson had spent two years on loan 
with then Championship club Sheffield 
United, and later won the side promotion 
to the big leagues. Ole Gunnar Solskjær 
now sees the goalkeeper as the club’s 
future after he secured the 11th clean 
sheet of his career.
Jordan Pickford joined Everton for £25 
million in June 2017, the high cost made 
him the third most expensive goalkeeper in 
history at that time and he is the club’s 
second most expensive player after Gylfi 
Sigurðsson. A regular feature in England’s 
squad he was named the Everton’s Player 
of the Season in 2017/18. In the last season 
he made 38 appearances in the Premier 
League and kept a clean sheet 13 times but 
is known to foul a lot, thrice his error this 
season has lead to a goal, while he has 
completed 47 saves for Everton this season.
Arsenal’s Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson has made just one appearance for the club but in 15 
minutes of playtime, he was able to save 2 goals. He signed a four-year deal with the club 
on 21 September 2020, his debut went well with a squeaky clean sheet against Dundalk in 
UEFA Europa League but this season he was dropped on the field against Wolves and 
Arsenal ultimately lost the match by 2-1, and he has been on the bench ever since.
Last on the list we have Chelsea’s Kepa in his four appearances at the club the goalkeeper 
has made an impression of his own with 12 saves in 4 appearances but twice his error 
lead to a goal in 360 minutes on the field. The Spanish goalkeeper moved from Bilbao to 
Blues in 2018, for a world record transfer fee of €80 million for goalkeeper which perhaps 
called a lot of attention on the player, he was instrumental in Chelsea’s 2019 UEFA Europa 
League win but his form deteriorated and in the next season, he was mostly seen on the 
bench. This season his moves on the field are being heavily criticized because of his 
blunders which ultimately led to the signing of Édouard Mendy and himbeing relegated to 
the bench.
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