Study: The cost per save for keepers in the Premier League this season

Keepers are the heart of most teams these days, we’ve got your classic shot stoppers with the likes of David de Gea and then you've got keepers who are essentially an extra defender like Ederson for Manchester City. But at the end of the day, they’re being paid to stop the ball from going in the net. 

We at BettingOdds.com have conducted a study into which players are costing their club the most money per save out of all keepers in the Premier League that have made at least two appearances in the league so far.

We’d like to give an honourable mention to Kepa who is currently costing his team £1.2m per save this season as he has fallen out of favour at Chelsea but as we’re focusing on players that have played two or more games, the player that tops the list is Arsenal’s Bernd Leno. The German is costing Arsenal £177,778 per save in the league so far this season after he has fallen out of favour to Aaron Ramsdale. On the other hand the most cost efficient goalkeeper looks to be Watford’s Daniel Bachmann who is only costing £1937 per save!

The full results of the study can be found below and have been broken down into the following three categories:

• The costliest Premier League goalkeepers based on saves made to salary earned in the 2021/22 season so far.
• The most economical Premier League goalkeepers based on saves made to salary earned in the 2020/21 season.
• Most Economical Goalkeepers Based On Clean Sheets Kept To Salary Earned In 2021/22 season

The costliest Premier League goalkeepers based on saves made to salary earned in the 2021/22 season so far

1. Bernd Leno - Salary earned so far: £1,600,000 - Saves made: 9 - Cost per save: £177,777.78
2. David de Gea - Salary earned so far: £6,000,000 - Saves made: 48 - Cost per save: £125,000
3. Alisson - Salary earned so far: £2,400,000 - Saves made: 31 - Cost per save: £77,419.35
4. Martin Dubravka - Salary earned so far: £609,232 - Saves made: 10 - Cost per save: £60,923.20
5. Ederson - Salary earned so far: £1,040,000 - Saves made: 20 - Cost per save: £52,000.00
6. Jordan Pickford - Salary earned so far: £1,600,000 - Save made: 37 - Cost per save: £43,243.24
7. Hugo Lloris - Salary earned so far: £1,600,000 - Saves made: 40 - Cost per save: £40,000.00
8. Kasper Schmeichel - Salary earned so far: £2,080,000 - Saves made: 53 - Cost per save: £39,245.28
9. Vicente Guaita - Salary earned so far - £1,230,768 - Saves made: 42 - Cost per save: £29,304.00
10. David Raya - Salary earned so far - £512,000 - Saves made: 22 - Cost per save: £23,272.73

The most economical Premier League goalkeepers based on saves made to salary earned in the 2021/22 season

1. Daniel Bachmann - Salary earned so far: £52,304 - Saves made: 27 - Cost per save: £1937
2. Freddie Woodman - Salary earned so far: £48,000 - Saves made: 10 - Cost per save: £4800
3. Jose Sa - Salary earned so far: £272,000 - Saves made: 46 - Cost per save: £5913
4. Ilan Meslier - Salary earned so far: £352,000 - Saves made: 46 - Cost per save: £7652
5. Tim Krul - Salary earned so far: £400,000 - Saves made: 50 - Cost per save: £8000
6. Robert Sanchez - Salary earned so far: £288,000 - Saves made: 36 - Cost per save: £8000
7. Nick Pope - Salary earned so far: £560,000 - Saves made: 43 - Cost per save: £13,023
8. Aaron Ramsdale - Salary earned so far: £560,000 - Saves made: 42 - Cost per save: £13,333
9. Karl Darlow - Salary earned so far: £400,000 - Saves made: 24 - Cost per save: £16,666
10. Alvaro Fernandez - Salary earned so far: £400,000 - Saves made: 22 - Cost per save: £18,181

Most Economical Goalkeepers Based On Clean Sheets Kept To Salary Earned In 2021/22 season

1. Jose Sa - Clean sheets: 5 - Cost per clean sheet: £54,440
2. Robert Sanchez - Clean sheets: 5 - Cost per clean sheet: £57,600
3. Aaron Ramsdale - Clean sheets: 6 - Cost per clean sheet: £93,333
4. Ilan Meslier - Clean sheets: 3 - Cost per clean sheet: £117,333
5. Edouard Mendy - Clean sheets: 7 - Cost per clean sheet: £118,681
6. Tim Krul - Clean sheets: 3 - Cost per clean sheet: £133,333
7. Ederson - Clean sheets: 7 - Cost per clean sheet: £148,571
8. Alex McCarthy - Clean sheets: 5 - Cost per clean sheet: £160,000
9. David Raya - Clean sheets: 3 - Cost per clean sheet: £170,666
10. Emiliano Martinez - Clean sheets: 4 - Cost per clean sheet: £195,872