Jack Grealish was one of the best players the Sky Bet Championship has ever seen, and now he will be looking to replicate that form for England.
Jack Grealish
Is Jack Grealish the greatest player the Sky Bet Championship has ever seen?
It’s a big statement, but Grealish is a big player – despite his little shinpads – recording six goals and seven assists in Aston Villa’s promotion winning season in 2018/19.
Grealish has taken his game to another level since playing Premier League football, his Expected Goal Involvements (xGI) per 95 minutes improving season on season, and there's a reason why he was the most fouled player in the English top-flight this term.
What is expected goals (xG)?
- Expected goals (xG) is a metric that measures the quality of any given scoring opportunity
- Expected goals for (xGF) is the xG created by a team
- Expected goals against (xGA) is xG conceded by a team
- Expected goal involvements (xGI) is a player's expected goals (xG) plus their expected assists (xA)
The Aston Villa captain has only played five times for the England senior team, and is yet to score, but with his talent, it is surely only a matter of time before he is replicating for England the kind of devastating form that avid viewers of the Sky Bet Championship all know he is capable of.
