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There was uncertainty over Nick Pope's position at Newcastle over the summer, but he's performed brilliantly so far this season.
Nick Pope faced plenty of doubts over his position as Newcastle United No.1 during the summer, but he’s once again proven this season why Eddie Howe trusts him so much.
The Magpies were heavily linked with the likes of James Trafford, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Lucas Chevalier during the summer, before eventually signing Aaron Ramsdale on loan.
However, Pope has maintained his status as the starting goalkeeper, repaying Howe’s faith with a string of excellent performances.
Just how good has Pope been, though? We’ve taken a look at how he compares to his Premier League rivals in key metrics to answer that question.
How many saves has Nick Pope made in the Premier League this season?
Pope has made 36 saves so far this season, with only Matz Sels (37), Robin Roefs (37) and Martin Dubravka (45) making more. That total is even more impressive when you consider that Newcastle have faced the fifth-fewest shots of any team in the Premier League (117).
Martin Dubravka (Burnley) - 45
Robin Roefs (Sunderland) - 37
Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest) - 37
Nick Pope (Newcastle United) - 36
Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth) - 35
Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham) - 34
Bernd Leno (Fulham) - 33
Jordan Pickford (Everton) - 28
Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace) - 25
Bart Verbruggen (Brighton) - 25
What is Nick Pope’s save percentage in the Premier League this season?
Given how many saves Pope has made from so few shots, it’s no surprise to see him post a strong save percentage of 74.5%, leaving him sixth among all Premier League goalkeepers.
Robin Roefs (Sunderland) - 79.2%
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Man City) - 77.8%
Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham) - 77.3%
Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace) - 76.5%
David Raya (Arsenal) - 76.2%
Nick Pope (Newcastle United) - 74.5%
Emi Martinez (Aston Villa) - 73.1%
Jordan Pickford (Everton) - 71.4%
Bernd Leno (Fulham) - 70.8%
Martin Dubravka (Burnley) - 70.3%
How many goals has Nick Pope prevented in the Premier League this season?
Pope is one of just seven goalkeepers to have a positive return when it comes to ‘goals prevented’ this season at 1.5. That leaves him level with Manchester United’s new arrival Senne Lammens, and behind only Jordan Pickford, Robin Roefs, Dean Henderson and Guglielmo Vicario.
Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham) - 4.4
Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace) - 3.8
Robin Roefs (Sunderland) - 2.1
Jordan Pickford (Everton) - 1.7
Nick Pope (Newcastle United) - 1.5
Senne Lammens (Man Utd) - 1.5
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Man City) - 0.7
Lucas Perri (Leeds United) - -0.1
Emi Martinez (Aston Villa) - -0.1
Bart Verbruggen (Brighton) - -0.2
‘Goals prevented’ data provided byFotMob.
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How many clean sheets has Nick Pope kept in the Premier League this season?
Newcastle have made a poor start to the Premier League campaign, but that’s been mainly down to a lack of cutting edge in the final third. They’ve been as strong as ever defensively, as reflected by Pope keeping five clean sheets so far - only Arsenal’s David Raya outperforms him with seven.
David Raya (Arsenal) - 7
Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace) - 5
Nick Pope (Newcastle United) - 5
Robert Sanchez (Chelsea) - 5
Robin Roefs (Sunderland) - 4
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Man City) - 4
Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth) - 4
Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham) - 4
Jordan Pickford (Everton) - 3
Emi Martinez (Aston Villa) - 3
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