League One
League Two
Championship
Premier League
SUBSTITUTIONS?
Who makes the best use of
PREMIER LEAGUE
Subs made
Points gained
Points gained over a season
Unai Emery Brendan Rodgers Maurizio Sarri Pep Guardiola Mauricio Pochettino Nuno Espirito Santo Manuel Pellegrini Jurgen Klopp Eddie Howe Neil Warnock Roy Hodgson Javi Gracia Sean Dyche Rafael Benitez Marco Silva Chris Hughton
32 50 33 108 184 32 109 139 147 48 67 46 147 81 75 69
Net change in points won after making their first substitution of a match, scaled over a 38-game season:
Which players have been the most effective substitutes?
Which players have been the least effective substitutes?
27 32 20 24 30
11 8 15 8 10
Man Utd Crystal Palace Crystal Palace West Ham Crystal Palace
0.48 0.47 0.40 0.38 0.37
8 5 4 3 3
27 21 26 21 21
0.30 0.24 0.15 0.14 0.14
Which players have better scoring rates from the bench?
… and which score more frequently when they start?
As a sub
Cardiff Burnley Chelsea Fulham Liverpool
O Niasse C Wood O Giroud A Schurrle D Origi
As a starter
1.25 1.23 1.11 1.05 1.00
0.17
0.34
0.51
0.33
0.35
65
Emery Siewert Pellegrini Hughton Hasenhuttl Sarri Guardiola Espirito Santo Gracia Solskjaer Parker Rodgers Warnock Benitez Dyche Silva Klopp Howe Pochettino Hodgson
WHEN DO MANAGERS MAKE THEIR SUBSTITUTIONS?
45
50
55
60
70
75
80
85
90
66
72
71
73
74
77
Average time of substitutions this season, plus average spread between the timing of first and third substitution.
Goals scored per 90 minutes
All data from start of 2014/15 to 12 April 2019, except where specified.
Minutes
Current managers who have taken charge of at least 30 Premier League matches since the start of 2014/15
Players with at least 20 sub apps since the start of 2014/15
17 17 11 34 47 7 20 20 14 4 5 3 8 0 -3 -3
Juan Mata Christian Benteke Connor Wickham Javier Hernandez Michy Batshuayi
Subs Apps
Pedro Obiang Kurt Zouma Ross Barkley Solly March Tom Cleverley
West Ham Everton Chelsea Brighton Watford
Points Lost
Points lost over a season
x600
x300
E Hazard T Walcott Pedro A Sanchez L Moura
Chelsea Everton Chelsea Man Utd Tottenham
0.25 0.24 0.23 0.21 0.00
0.42
0.36
0.49
0.38
Which managers use their bench most effectively?
20.2 12.9 12.7 12.0 9.7 8.3 7.0 5.5 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.5 2.1 0.0 -1.5 -1.6
Percentage of results improved
Christian Benteke Erik Lamela Olivier Giroud Marcus Rashford Son Heung-min
25 23 45 20 23
Crystal Palace Tottenham Chelsea Man Utd Tottenham
44.0% 39.1% 35.6% 35.0% 34.8%
Who have been the most effective game-changing substitutes?
25 20 23 40 23
Who have been the least effective game-changing substitutes?
Laurent Depoitre Isaac Success Manolo Gabbiadini Jordan Ibe Nathan Redmond
Huddersfield Watford Southampton Bournemouth Southampton
4.0% 5.0% 8.7% 12.5% 13.0%
Whose introduction from the bench has seen a draw turned into a win - or a defeat turned into at least a draw - most often?
Whose introduction from the bench has seen a draw turned into a win - or a defeat turned into at least a draw - least often?
x11
x200
Marcelo Bielsa Steve Bruce Graham Potter Lee Johnson Darren Moore Dean Smith Frank Lampard Tony Pulis Alex Neil Daniel Farke Tony Mowbray Garry Monk Steve McClaren Neil Harris Chris Wilder Phil Parkinson Nigel Adkins Paul Lambert Paul Warne Paul Cook
41 105 40 149 41 160 40 64 145 86 56 119 112 86 86 87 87 86 68 40
21 36 10 31 8 31 6 8 18 10 6 10 9 4 1 0 -5 -5 -7 -10
Net change in points won after making their first substitution of a match, scaled over a 46-game season:
N Maupay D Gayle T Hemed L Moult F Diedhiou
Brentford West Brom QPR Preston Bristol City
1.92 1.30 1.18 1.15 1.13
0.44
0.78
0.41
0.11
67
68
69
Jordan Rhodes Kasey Palmer Fernando Forestieri Sam Winnall Kamohelo Mokotjo
52 34 37 24 20
Norwich Bristol City Sheff Wed Sheff Wed Brentford
25 16 17 11 9
Nouha Dicko George Saville Adam Clayton Martin Cranie Clayton Donaldson
Hull Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Sheff Utd Bolton
13 5 5 6 8
46 20 20 29 41
0.28 0.25 0.25 0.21 0.20
T Mowbray G Potter N Jones F Lampard S Bruce L Johnson P Warne P Parkinson P Lambert T Pulis D Smith P Cook M Bielsa J Gomes A Neil G Monk N Adkins J Shan M O'Neill D Moore T Frank N Harris C Wilder S McClaren D Farke
23.6 15.8 11.5 9.6 9.0 8.9 6.9 5.8 5.7 5.3 4.9 3.9 3.7 2.2 0.6 0.0 -2.6 -2.7 -4.7 -11.5
Current managers who have taken charge of at least 30 Championship matches since the start of 2014/15
0.48 0.47 0.46 0.46 0.45
C Baker-Richardson
Hull Sheff Utd Leeds Derby
F Campbell B Sharp K Roofe J Marriott
Swansea
0.57
0.37
0.40
0.69
0.35 0.31 0.15 0.00 0.00
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x20
P Madden W Grigg K Moore G Miller B Pitman
Fleetwood Sunderland Barnsley Bradford Portsmouth
0.91 0.85 0.83 0.82 0.80
0.63
0.48
0.22
0.66
J Pigott S Humphrys L Taylor F Okenabirhie A Wilbraham
Wimbledon Southend Charlton Shrewsbury Rochdale
0.45
Chris Lines Zeli Ismail Jack Payne James Vaughan Marcus Maddison
24 27 27 20 27
Bristol Rovers Walsall Bradford Portsmouth Peterborough
10 11 10 6 8
0.42 0.41 0.37 0.30 0.30
Leonardo Lopes Edward Upson Jake Jervis George Thomas Alfie May
Gillingham Bristol Rovers Wimbledon Scunthorpe Doncaster
6 6 4 4 5
23 24 20 22 38
0.26 0.25 0.20 0.18 0.13
S McCall K Hill J Barton T McPhillips W Downes S Lovell J Ross D Ferguson S Ricketts G McCann C Powell K Jackett D Adams D Stendel N Clough J Coleman M Robins G Coughlan K Robinson L Bowyer D Keates G Ainsworth
Current managers who have taken charge of at least 30 League 1 matches since the start of 2014/15
Jack Ross Nigel Clough Daniel Stendel Kenny Jackett Grant McCann Lee Bowyer John Coleman Steve Lovell Terry McPhillips Karl Robinson Stuart McCall Keith Hill Chris Powell Dean Keates Gareth Ainsworth Mark Robins Derek Adams Darren Ferguson Gary Bowyer David Hopkin Joey Barton
40 113 41 86 122 51 41 75 40 175 113 225 59 50 41 112 87 124 53 35 40
14 29 10 19 22 9 6 10 5 16 10 19 3 2 1 -1 -2 -4 -2 -3 -6
16.1 11.8 11.2 10.2 8.3 8.1 6.7 6.1 5.8 4.2 4.0 3.9 2.3 1.8 1.1 -0.4 -1.1 -1.5 -1.7 -4.0 -6.9
0.24 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00
Current managers who have taken charge of at least 30 League 2 matches since the start of 2014/15
Micky Mellon Ryan Lowe Danny Cowley Paul Tisdale Keith Curle Dino Maamria Michael Duff David Flitcroft Neal Ardley Michael Flynn Matt Taylor Jim Bentley Mark Cooper Darren Way David Artell John McGreal Gabriele Cioffi Michael Jolley
87 41 87 225 206 50 34 134 115 98 41 225 96 159 108 133 35 52
37 15 21 46 40 9 6 23 17 8 3 12 4 6 4 1 -2 -6
19.6 16.8 11.1 9.4 8.9 8.3 8.1 7.9 6.8 3.8 3.4 2.4 1.9 1.7 1.7 0.4 -2.6 -5.3
J Grant S Jones S Szmodics K Dennis K Gordon
Mansfield Cheltenham Colchester Grimsby Lincoln
0.31
Richie Bennett Emmanuel Sonupe Luke Gambin Lee Holmes Kellan Gordon
24 23 40 27 20
Morecambe Stevenage Crawley Exeter Lincoln
11 10 17 11 8
0.46 0.43 0.43 0.41 0.40
Aaron Wildig Chris O'Grady Mitchell Rose Shawn McCoulsky Nigel Atangana
Morecambe Oldham Notts County Forest Green Cheltenham
7 6 4 4 4
27 25 22 26 33
0.26 0.24 0.18 0.15 0.12
D Maamria D Way P Tisdale K Curle C Calderwood S Pressley S Campbell M Mellon M Flynn R Lowe M Cooper M Taylor N Ardley D Cowley D Flitcroft M Jolley M Duff J Bentley R Wellens G Cioffi J McGreal D Artell J Askey
0.32
0.00
1.69 1.47 1.41 1.29 1.05
M Richards D Rose S McCartan D Bowditch H Gilmour
Swindon Mansfield Lincoln Northampton Tranmere
0.53
0.46
0.51 0.39 0.37 0.32 0.00
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