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James Garner

Defensive midfielder25 yrsPenalties 2ndCorners 1stFree kicks 1st
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.030 non-penalty goals from 4 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.130 assists, 6 key passes
Finishing
-0.16goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.7218% of Everton’s build-up value

James Garner ranks 71st of 138 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 25.7m on average, with 53% of their danger coming from set pieces. They carry 11% of Everton’s attacking involvement, the 4th largest share in the squad.

Against their position

87 midfielders

Average match rating6.27

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.00
Non-penalty goals
0.00
xG
0.03
Non-penalty xG
0.03
Shots
0.70
Shots on target
0.00
Shot accuracy
–not ranked
npxG per shot
–not ranked
Shot distance
–not ranked
Set-piece share
–not ranked
Goals against xG
-0.2

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.00
Expected assists
0.13
Key passes
1.06
npxG + xA
0.17
xG chain
0.75
xG build-up
0.72
Assists against xA
-0.8

On the ball

per 90
Touches
33.33
Passes
25.67
Pass completion
91%
Take-ons attempted
0.00
Take-on success
–not ranked
Dispossessed
0.33

Defending

per 90
Tackles
2.00
Tackles won
–not ranked
Interceptions
0.33
Clearances
0.33
Aerials won
0.00
Aerial success
–not ranked
Dribbled past
0.33

Discipline

per 90
Fouls committed
1.00
Caught offside
0.00
Errors
0season count
Yellow cards
2season count
Red cards
0season count

Ranked against 87 midfielders with half a match a round or more, the same comparison the compare page makes. Where less is better, such as being dispossessed, the order is turned round, so a high percentile is always the good end.

This week

Gameweek 8

Next fixture

Gameweek 8

away to Arsenal

Sat 24 Oct, 14:00 UTC

Arsenal concede 10.7 shots a match and are 1.07× the league norm against central midfield (13 shots so far). A difficult one.

Projected shots
0.65

0.70 per 90 × 0.92

Projected on target
0.12

0.18 per 90 × 0.69

Season rate times what this opponent concedes, over a full ninety minutes. Check availability.

Shots

7 appearances
  • Over 0.53 of 743%± 19
  • Over 1.51 of 714%± 13
  • Over 2.50 of 70%± 0
  • Over 3.50 of 70%± 0

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 4 of 7.

Shooting profile

4 shots

Where they shoot

4 shots
Every shotBy zone
Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals

James Garner, 2026/27, 4 shots in the final 35m, 0 scored.

left
30%
Centre
51%
right
18%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.045
Shots per 90
0.70
Key passes per 90
1.06
Average shot distance
25.7m
From set pieces
53%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
0%
Through balls
0%
Own dribble
0%
Headed
0%

Club role

Everton

What they are for

  • Corners and set piecesSupplies 23% of Everton’s dead-ball danger, from 4 deliveries that became shots.
  • On the pitch95% of available minutes.

What would actually have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker is not the same as losing a proportional slice of James Garner’soutput.

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Harrison Armstrong0.0 xG1 shot, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Thierno Barry0.6 xG2 shots, 0g
  2. Tyler Dibling0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
  3. Carlos Alcaraz0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
  4. Michael Keane0.0 xG1 shot, 0g
  5. James Tarkowski0.0 xG1 shot, 0g

Season record

2026/27

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

James Garner carries 17.9% of Everton’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.724
    90% of midfielders
  • Possession value per 900.750
    75% of midfielders

Ranked against 52 midfielders with a comparable sample. Build-up is the value of possessions a player was involved in, with their own shots and final passes removed, so it credits the work before the chance rather than the chance.

Match by match

Match log

7 appearances, oldest first

at Spurs1 shot
1 on target

v Ipswich2 shots
0 on target

at Hull1 shot
0 on target

4 blanksno shot
not placed

Height is shots, solid is on target, and the dashed rule is the 1.5 line. The feed cannot date an appearance with no shot in it, so 4 sits at the end, counted but unplaced.

How to read the ties. Each rate ties back to the league average: solid where the sample is settled, broken where it is still being shrunk toward the league, an open circle where there is no cohort to rank against.