We identified 112 real signings across the 20 clubs of Premier League; 109 are included in the hit-rate calculation (3 youth investments set aside). Signings without relevant game time are classified as unsuccessful. League average hit rate: 38%.
Comparison with 2018/19
The league's average hit rate was 38%, against 34% the previous season (▲ 3 p.p.). There were 112 real signings, against 123 in 2018/19.
Hit rate by club
1º Manchester United (3rd in the league · 4 eval.)
2º Chelsea (4th in the league · 1 eval.)
3º Brighton (15th in the league · 5 eval.)
4º Arsenal (8th in the league · 6 eval.)
5º West Ham (16th in the league · 8 eval.)
6º Bournemouth (18th in the league · 5 eval.)
7º Aston Villa (17th in the league · 14 eval.)
8º Newcastle (13th in the league · 8 eval.)
9º Leicester (5th in the league · 4 eval.)
10º Manchester City (2nd in the league · 3 eval.)
11º Southampton (11th in the league · 3 eval.)
12º Everton (12th in the league · 5 eval.)
13º Tottenham (6th in the league · 5 eval.)
14º Crystal Palace (14th in the league · 4 eval.)
15º Burnley (10th in the league · 5 eval.)
16º Sheffield Utd (9th in the league · 11 eval.)
17º Watford (19th in the league · 4 eval.)
18º Norwich (20th in the league · 6 eval.)
19º Wolves (7th in the league · 5 eval.)
20º Liverpool (1st in the league · 3 eval.)
Detailed ranking
| Club | League position | Signings | Evaluated | Successful | Fair | Unsuccessful | Hit rate % |
|---|
| 1º | Manchester United | 3º | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2º | Chelsea | 4º | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 3º | Brighton | 15º | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80% |
| 4º | Arsenal | 8º | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 58% |
| 5º | West Ham | 16º | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| 6º | Bournemouth | 18º | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 40% |
| 7º | Aston Villa | 17º | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 39% |
| 8º | Newcastle | 13º | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 38% |
| 9º | Leicester | 5º | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 38% |
| 10º | Manchester City | 2º | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33% |
| 11º | Southampton | 11º | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33% |
| 12º | Everton | 12º | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30% |
| 13º | Tottenham | 6º | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30% |
| 14º | Crystal Palace | 14º | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25% |
| 15º | Burnley | 10º | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20% |
| 16º | Sheffield Utd | 9º | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 18% |
| 17º | Watford | 19º | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12% |
| 18º | Norwich | 20º | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8% |
| 19º | Wolves | 7º | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 20º | Liverpool | 1º | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Season Highlights
| Player | Club | Min | G+A | Nota | Rating |
|---|
| Nicolas Pépé | Arsenal | 2023 | 5+6 | 7.02 | Excellent |
| Bruno Fernandes | Manchester United | 1192 | 8+7 | 7.71 | Excellent |
| Christian Pulišić | Chelsea | 1726 | 9+4 | 6.94 | Excellent |
| Sébastien Haller | West Ham | 2263 | 7+1 | 6.97 | Excellent |
| Harry Maguire | Manchester United | 3420 | 1+1 | 7.13 | Excellent |
Methodology
Only genuine signings for the first-team squad are considered — academy promotions, loan returns and internal moves are excluded. Each evaluated signing is classified into five tiers from a score that combines match ratings, attacking output adjusted for game time and consistency over the season, in comparison with the other players in the competition. Successful signings count as a full point; Fair ones, half a point.
Appendix — Signings by club
* Youth investment (under-23, no game time) — outside the calculation.
Arsenal (6 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| David Luiz | 33 | 2811 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Nicolas Pépé | 31 | 2023 | 5 | 6 | Excellent |
| Dani Ceballos | 24 | 1699 | 0 | 2 | Good |
| Kieran Tierney | 15 | 999 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Cédric Soares | 5 | 255 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Pablo Marí | 2 | 114 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Aston Villa (14 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Douglas Luiz | 36 | 2608 | 3 | 2 | Good |
| Matt Targett | 28 | 2295 | 1 | 2 | Good |
| Ezri Konsa | 25 | 2042 | 1 | 2 | Fair |
| Frédéric Guilbert | 25 | 2041 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Trezeguet | 34 | 1950 | 6 | 1 | Fair |
| Marvelous Nakamba | 29 | 1835 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Tom Heaton | 20 | 1795 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Wesley Moraes | 21 | 1790 | 5 | 1 | Good |
| Björn Engels | 17 | 1447 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Pepe Reina | 12 | 1080 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Mbwana Samatta | 14 | 946 | 1 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Jota | 10 | 344 | 0 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Danny Drinkwater | 4 | 263 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Borja Bastón | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Bournemouth (5 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Philip Billing | 34 | 2532 | 1 | 1 | Good |
| Harry Wilson | 31 | 1651 | 7 | 0 | Fair |
| Jack Stacey | 19 | 1541 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Lloyd Kelly | 8 | 638 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Arnaut Danjuma | 14 | 628 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Brighton (5 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Neal Maupay | 37 | 2768 | 10 | 3 | Excellent |
| Adam Webster | 31 | 2670 | 3 | 1 | Good |
| Aaron Mooy | 31 | 2094 | 2 | 2 | Good |
| Leandro Trossard | 31 | 2013 | 5 | 3 | Good |
| Alexis Mac Allister | 9 | 352 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Burnley (5 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Jay Rodriguez | 36 | 2018 | 8 | 1 | Fair |
| Erik Pieters | 24 | 1877 | 0 | 4 | Fair |
| Josh Brownhill | 10 | 806 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Danny Drinkwater | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Bailey Peacock-Farrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Chelsea (1 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Christian Pulišić | 25 | 1726 | 9 | 4 | Excellent |
Crystal Palace (4 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Gary Cahill | 25 | 2168 | 0 | 1 | Good |
| James McCarthy | 33 | 1697 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Cenk Tosun | 5 | 188 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Víctor Camarasa | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Everton (5 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Djibril Sidibé | 25 | 1820 | 0 | 4 | Good |
| Alex Iwobi | 25 | 1601 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Fabian Delph | 16 | 1190 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Moise Kean | 29 | 840 | 2 | 2 | Below expectations |
| Jean-Philippe Gbamin | 2 | 135 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Leicester (4 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Ayoze Pérez | 33 | 2019 | 8 | 4 | Fair |
| Dennis Praet | 27 | 1132 | 1 | 2 | Did not deliver |
| James Justin | 13 | 1010 | 0 | 1 | Good |
| Ryan Bennett | 5 | 330 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Liverpool (4 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Adrián | 11 | 873 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Takumi Minamino | 10 | 261 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Sepp van den Berg * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
| Andy Lonergan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Manchester City (3 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Rodri | 35 | 2498 | 3 | 2 | Excellent |
| João Cancelo | 17 | 1205 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Scott Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Manchester United (4 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Harry Maguire | 38 | 3420 | 1 | 1 | Excellent |
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 35 | 3072 | 0 | 4 | Excellent |
| Daniel James | 33 | 2300 | 3 | 6 | Good |
| Bruno Fernandes | 14 | 1192 | 8 | 7 | Excellent |
Newcastle (8 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Joelinton | 38 | 2699 | 2 | 2 | Fair |
| Allan Saint-Maximin | 26 | 1870 | 3 | 4 | Excellent |
| Jetro Willems | 19 | 1498 | 2 | 2 | Good |
| Emil Krafth | 17 | 1026 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Danny Rose | 11 | 865 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Nabil Bentaleb | 12 | 755 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Andy Carroll | 19 | 632 | 0 | 4 | Fair |
| Valentino Lazaro | 13 | 501 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Norwich (7 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Sam Byram | 17 | 1294 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ibrahim Amadou | 11 | 762 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ondrej Duda | 10 | 729 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Lukas Rupp | 12 | 699 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Josip Drmić | 21 | 674 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Patrick Roberts * | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
| Ralf Fährmann | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Sheffield Utd (12 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Oliver McBurnie | 36 | 2129 | 6 | 0 | Good |
| Lys Mousset | 30 | 1232 | 6 | 4 | Good |
| Sander Berge | 14 | 949 | 1 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Callum Robinson | 16 | 700 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Ben Osborn | 13 | 601 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jack Robinson | 6 | 505 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Luke Freeman | 11 | 362 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Muhamed Bešić | 9 | 251 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Phil Jagielka | 6 | 247 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Jack Rodwell | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ravel Morrison | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Michael Verrips * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
Southampton (3 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Che Adams | 30 | 1139 | 4 | 2 | Good |
| Kyle Walker-Peters | 10 | 704 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Kevin Danso | 6 | 276 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
Tottenham (5 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Giovani Lo Celso | 28 | 1506 | 0 | 2 | Below expectations |
| Tanguy Ndombélé | 21 | 1007 | 2 | 2 | Good |
| Steven Bergwijn | 14 | 702 | 3 | 1 | Fair |
| Ryan Sessegnon | 6 | 342 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Gedson Fernandes | 7 | 78 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Watford (4 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Craig Dawson | 29 | 2359 | 2 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Ismaila Sarr | 28 | 2028 | 5 | 4 | Fair |
| Danny Welbeck | 18 | 820 | 2 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ignacio Pussetto | 7 | 67 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
West Ham (8 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Sébastien Haller | 32 | 2263 | 7 | 1 | Excellent |
| Pablo Fornals | 36 | 2190 | 2 | 5 | Fair |
| Tomáš Souček | 13 | 1041 | 3 | 0 | Good |
| Jarrod Bowen | 13 | 925 | 1 | 4 | Fair |
| Roberto Jiménez | 8 | 686 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| David Martin | 5 | 435 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Albian Ajeti | 9 | 149 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Gonçalo Cardoso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Wolves (5 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Pedro Neto | 29 | 949 | 3 | 3 | Below expectations |
| Patrick Cutrone | 12 | 303 | 2 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Daniel Podence | 9 | 287 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jesús Vallejo | 2 | 162 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Bruno Jordão | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |