James GarnerCM#37

Everton·Premier League·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

25 years(13/03/2001)1,82mrightEnglandContract until 30/06/2030

7.23Rating41 matches in 12 months

€45.00mMarket value#1 in Everton · #70 in Premier League

Last 5rating per match

Premier Leag03.116.8

Premier Leag08.117.2

Premier Leag24.116.7

Premier Leag29.117.2

Premier Leag02.127.2

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.00Nov

7.50Dec

7.70Jan

7.20Feb

7.10Mar

6.90Apr

7.10May

Jun

Jul

6.90Aug

7.20Sep

6.70Oct

Club matchesEverton

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Recent results

19 Sept · 15:00English Premier LeagueH

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Wolves—Prediction 12 Sept · 17:30English Premier LeagueA

Tottenham—Prediction 06 Sept · 14:00English Premier LeagueH

Manchester UnitedD2:2Prediction 29 Aug · 15:00English Premier LeagueA

BournemouthD1:1Prediction

Key statsUEFA Nations League · Premier League · EFL Cup

Goals022 of 52Rank

xG0.0035 of 51Rank

Assists020 of 52Rank

xA0.080.05 / 9042 of 52Rank

Shots50.86 / 9040 of 51Rank

Shots on target240%28 of 51Rank

Key passes122.06 / 9034 of 52Rank

Pass accuracy90.9%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among midfielders — Premier League, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking62

Technique59

Tactical74

Defending73

Creativity73

Strengths

Through balls
Passing

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC · DM

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0029%

xG0.0538%

Shots0.8228%

Shots on target0.2736%

Conversion %029%

Big chances missed0.0070%

Dribbles0.006%

Fouls won1.3646%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0031%

xA0.0418%

Key passes1.0937%

Big chances created0.0020%

Accurate passes46.6461%

Pass accuracy %90.584%

Final third passes11.7355%

Long balls0.8218%

Crosses0.5557%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles3.0094%

Interceptions0.8251%

Clearances1.3665%

Blocks0.2730%

Duels won4.3643%

Recoveries6.8292%

Dribbled past1.3618%

Fouls1.0949%

Errors leading to goal0.0051%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 51 midfielders · Premier League · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 330′

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86%

Tyler AdamsBournemouth · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.66Rating0G0A27age 85%

Ross BarkleyAston Villa · Midfield - Central Midfield6.64Rating0G0A32age 83%

Matt GrimesCoventry · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.86Rating0G0A31age 83%

Ethan AmpaduLeeds · Midfield - Defensive Midfield7.04Rating0G0A25age 83%

Sandro TonaliTottenham · Midfield - Defensive Midfield7.20Rating0G0A26age 82%

Alexis Mac AllisterLiverpool · Midfield - Central Midfield7.06Rating0G0A27age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 26 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-0.1

-0.1

22.1

25/26

00.0

26/27

Goals xG · total 2 / 2.1

Assists vs xA

+0.8

+0.9

76.1

25/26

-0.1

00.1

26/27

Assists xA · total 7 / 6.2

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusAvailable41 matches in 12 months

Missed matches1last 12 months

National teamEngland2 caps · 0 goals

Contract until30/06/2030

Market value€45.00mHighest: €45.00m (03/06/2026)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	YC	RC
UEFA Nations League	England	26/27	2	40	6.50	—	—	—	—
Premier League	Everton	26/27	5	330	7.06	—	—	2	—
EFL Cup	Everton	26/27	2	154	7.50	—	—	—	—

Transfers10

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
01/09/2022	22/23	Man Utd	Everton	€10.40m	€7.00m
31/05/2022	21/22	Nott'm Forest	Man Utd	End of loan	€7.00m
22/08/2021	21/22	Man Utd	Nott'm Forest	loan transfer	€4.00m
31/05/2021	20/21	Nott'm Forest	Man Utd	End of loan	€4.00m
30/01/2021	20/21	Man Utd	Nott'm Forest	loan transfer	€3.50m
29/01/2021	20/21	Watford	Man Utd	End of loan	€3.50m
18/09/2020	20/21	Man Utd	Watford	loan transfer	€2.70m
01/07/2020	20/21	Man Utd U23	Man Utd	-	€2.70m
01/07/2019	19/20	Man Utd U18	Man Utd U23	-	-
01/07/2017	17/18	Man Utd Youth	Man Utd U18	-	-

Market value

€45.00m Current€45.00m Highest · 03/06/202603/06/2026 Last change

10.12.201903.06.2026

#12 Defensive Midfield#22 England#1 Everton#70 Premier League#138 Worldwide#18 Year 2001

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
10/12/2019	18	Manchester United U23	€3.00m
08/04/2020	19	Manchester United U23	€2.70m
15/10/2020	19	Watford FC	€3.00m
22/12/2020	19	Watford FC	€3.50m
10/03/2021	19	Nottingham Forest	€4.00m
24/11/2021	20	Nottingham Forest	€4.00m
13/05/2022	21	Nottingham Forest	€7.00m
15/09/2022	21	Everton FC	€11.00m
03/11/2022	21	Everton FC	€14.00m
20/06/2023	22	Everton FC	€14.00m
12/07/2023	22	Everton FC	€16.00m
19/12/2023	22	Everton FC	€20.00m
14/03/2024	23	Everton FC	€22.00m
27/05/2024	23	Everton FC	€22.00m
16/12/2024	23	Everton FC	€20.00m
30/05/2025	24	Everton FC	€18.00m
17/10/2025	24	Everton FC	€22.00m
09/12/2025	24	Everton FC	€25.00m
09/03/2026	24	Everton FC	€35.00m
03/06/2026	25	Everton FC	€45.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	EPL	Everton	3	151	0	0	0	0	0.08	0	3	0.96
2025	EPL	Everton	38	3417	2	2.08	2.08	7	6.07	45	56	11.28

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.