Premier League xGA table 2026/2027
Expected goals against per match for every Premier League club — the chance quality each side has allowed — with the goals that came of them beside it. The best defence in the competition is the first row.
Arsenal allow the least, 0.81 expected goals against a match over 5 matches with xG. That is 0.15 a match clear of Nottingham Forest. Crystal Palace allow the most, 1.89 a match.
Ranked on xGA per match
| # | Team | P | GA | xGA | xGA/match | GA − xGA | Shots ag. | npxGA/shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal ARS | 5 | 4 | 4.03 | 0.81 | −0.03 | 53 | 0.06 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest NFO | 5 | 5 | 4.77 | 0.95 | +0.23 | 52 | 0.10 |
| 3 | Liverpool LIV | 5 | 4 | 6.12 | 1.22 | −2.12 | 58 | 0.09 |
| 4 | Brentford BRE | 5 | 4 | 6.29 | 1.26 | −2.29 | 67 | 0.09 |
| 5 | Leeds United LEE | 5 | 3 | 6.35 | 1.27 | −3.35 | 73 | 0.08 |
| 6 | Everton EVE | 5 | 3 | 6.94 | 1.39 | −3.94 | 69 | 0.10 |
| 6 | Bournemouth BOU | 5 | 8 | 6.95 | 1.39 | +1.05 | 54 | 0.13 |
| 8 | Manchester United MUN | 5 | 8 | 7.00 | 1.40 | +1.00 | 53 | 0.13 |
| 9 | Manchester City MCI | 5 | 5 | 7.25 | 1.45 | −2.25 | 59 | 0.14 |
| 10 | Hull City HUL | 5 | 4 | 7.38 | 1.48 | −3.38 | 69 | 0.09 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur TOT | 5 | 8 | 7.78 | 1.56 | +0.22 | 76 | 0.09 |
| 12 | Coventry City COV | 5 | 10 | 8.63 | 1.73 | +1.37 | 87 | 0.08 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion BHA | 5 | 5 | 8.71 | 1.74 | −3.71 | 58 | 0.16 |
| 14 | Sunderland SUN | 5 | 10 | 8.73 | 1.75 | +1.27 | 60 | 0.13 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town IPS | 5 | 11 | 8.77 | 1.75 | +2.23 | 86 | 0.10 |
| 16 | Fulham FUL | 5 | 8 | 8.84 | 1.77 | −0.84 | 83 | 0.10 |
| 17 | Chelsea CHE | 5 | 12 | 8.90 | 1.78 | +3.10 | 72 | 0.13 |
| 18 | Newcastle United NEW | 5 | 9 | 9.14 | 1.83 | −0.14 | 98 | 0.08 |
| 19 | Aston Villa AVL | 5 | 9 | 9.22 | 1.84 | −0.22 | 81 | 0.11 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace CRY | 5 | 11 | 9.45 | 1.89 | +1.55 | 84 | 0.10 |
About these figures What each column measures, and the thresholds this ranking is under. Show Hide
- P
- — Matches played
- GA
- — Goals conceded
- xGA
- — Expected goals against: the summed chance quality of the shots a team allowed
- xGA/match
- — Expected goals against per match with xG data
- GA − xGA
- — Goals conceded minus xGA, over the matches with xG. Negative means fewer conceded than the chances allowed.
- Shots ag.
- — Shots allowed in the matches with shot data
- npxGA/shot
- — Average non-penalty expected goals per shot allowed
A club is ranked once it has 3 matches with xG and at least 75% of what the median club has played. Below that its row stays in the table, its rates are dashed and it sorts last.