Report: The unused Premier League subs that have earned the most this season

We at BettingOdds.com have conducted a study into which players this season in the Premier League have earned the most money whilst being an unused substitute.

It’s been found that the most expensive goalkeeper in world football, Kepa Arrizabalaga, has earned a staggering £4.05m this season whilst sitting on the bench as deputy to Édouard Mendy. Gareth Bale (£2.5m) and Manchester United trio David De Gea (£2.63m), Juan Mata (£2.56m) and Dean Henderson (£2.4m) make up the rest of the top five. 

To determine which players were paid the most as an unused sub, we’ve multiplied each player's weekly wages by the number of games they’ve been left on the substitutes bench in the Premier League. 

Below you can find the list of the top 20 biggest earners as an unused substitute this season as well as the highest earning subs at every Premier League club.

The 20 Premier League players that have earned the most as an unused substitute this season:

1. Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea) - Games as an unused substitute: 27 Weekly Wage: £150,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £4.05m

2. David De Gea (Man Utd) - Games as an unused substitute: 7 Weekly Wage: £375,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £2.63m

3. Juan Mata (Man Utd) - Games as an unused substitute: 16 Weekly Wage: £160,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £2.56m

4. Gareth Bale (Tottenham) -  Games as an unused substitute: 10 Weekly Wage: £250,000  Amount earned as an unused substitute: £2.5m

5. Dean Henderson (Man Utd) - Games as an unused substitute: 24 Weekly Wage: £100,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £2.4m

6. Bernard (Everton) - Games as an unused substitute: 19 Weekly Wage: £120,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £2.28m

7. Alex Telles (Man Utd) - Games as an unused substitute: 21 Weekly Wage: £93,077 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.95m

8. Nemanja Matić (Man Utd) - Games as an unused substitute: 16 Weekly Wage: £120,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.92m

9. Fraser Forster (Southampton) -  Games as an unused substitute: 27 Weekly Wage: £70,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.89m

10 .Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) - Games as an unused substitute: 17 Weekly Wage: £110,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.87m

11. Joe Hart (Tottenham) - Games as an unused substitute: 35 Weekly Wage: £51,923 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.82m

12. Donny van de Beek (Man Utd) - Games as an unused substitute: 15 Weekly Wage: £120,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.8m

13. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) - Games as an unused substitute: 12 Weekly Wage: £145,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.74m

14. Sergio Agüero (Man City) - Games as an unused substitute: 7 Weekly Wage: £230,135 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.61m

15. Cengiz Ünder (Leicester) -  Games as an unused substitute: 17 Weekly Wage: £94,231 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.6m

16. Benjamin Mendy (Man City) - Games as an unused substitute: 17 Weekly Wage: £90,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.53m

17= Fernandinho (Man City) - Games as an unused substitute: 10 Weekly Wage: £150,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.5m

17= Raheem Sterling (Man City) - Games as an unused substitute: 5 Weekly Wage: £300,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.5m

19. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) - Games as an unused substitute: 12 Weekly Wage: £120,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.44m

20. Zack Steffen (Man City) - Games as an unused substitute: 31 Weekly Wage: £46,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.43m

The Premier League players that have earned the most as an unused substitute this season (Per Club):

Arsenal - Willian : Games as an unused substitute: 7 Weekly Wage: £192,308 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.35m

Aston Villa - Björn Engels : Games as an unused substitute: 22 Weekly Wage: £55,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.21m

Brighton & Hove Albion - Davy Pröpper : Games as an unused substitute: 14 Weekly Wage: £45,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £630,000

Burnley - Dale Stephens : Games as an unused substitute: 19 Weekly Wage: £35,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £665,000

Chelsea - Kepa Arrizabalaga : Games as an unused substitute: 27 Weekly Wage: £150,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £4.05m

Crystal Palace - Michy Batshuayi : Games as an unused substitute: 15 Weekly Wage: £90,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.35m

Everton - Bernard : Games as an unused substitute: 18 Weekly Wage: £120,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £2.16m

Fulham - Michael Hector : Games as an unused substitute: 20 Weekly Wage: £50,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1m

Leeds United - Kiko Casilla : Games as an unused substitute: 30 Weekly Wage: £32,115 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £963,450

Leicester City - Cengiz Ünder : Games as an unused substitute: 17 Weekly Wage: £94,231 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.6m

Liverpool - Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain : Games as an unused substitute: 12 Weekly Wage: £120,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.44m

Manchester City - Sergio Agüero : Games as an unused substitute: 7 Weekly Wage: £230,135 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.61m

Manchester United - David De Gea : Games as an unused substitute: 7 Weekly Wage: £375,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £2.63m

Newcastle United - Emil Krafth : Games as an unused substitute: 17 Weekly Wage: £57,692 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £980,764

Sheffield United - Phil Jagielka : Games as an unused substitute: 19 Weekly Wage: £50,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £950,000

Southampton - Fraser Forster : Games as an unused substitute: 27 Weekly Wage: £70,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.89m

Tottenham Hotspur - Gareth Bale : Games as an unused substitute: 10 Weekly Wage: £250,000  Amount earned as an unused substitute: £2.5m

West Bromwich Albion - Jake Livermore : Games as an unused substitute: 12 Weekly Wage: £46,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £552,000

West Ham United - Issa Diop : Games as an unused substitute: 16 Weekly Wage: £67,000 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £1.07m

Wolverhampton Wanderers - Ki-Jana Hoever : Games as an unused substitute: 20 Weekly Wage: £40,385 Amount earned as an unused substitute: £807,700