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David Raya has started 2026/27 where he left off last season, while two new signings feature among the top 10 Premier League goalkeepers.

The Arsenal stopper was hugely influential in the Gunners’ Premier League coronation last term and he has been an important figure during the start of the defence of their title.

He tops the Gradient Sports Premier League goalkeeper rankings for 2026/27.

A quick explainer: Gradient’s dynamic player rankings combine two key indicators: Overall Grade and Impact Score. In this case, the Overall Grade indicates how well a player executes the skills most important for goalkeepers; Impact Score tells us how frequently the goalkeeper delivers the important outcomes.

With that in mind, here is the ranking of Premier League goalkeepers in 2026/27 with a minimum of two appearances…

 

1) David Raya (Arsenal)

Grade: 82.7 (3rd overall in Premier League)

Impact Score: 7.2 (1st overall in Premier League)

Last season’s highest-ranking goalkeeper, primarily because of his Premier League-high Impact Score, continues in the same vein after his penalty save at Sunderland provided the foundation for Arsenal’s win.

 

2) Caoimhin Kelleher (Brentford)

Grade: 86.1 (2nd)

Impact Score: 6.5 (10th)

Did Liverpool make a mistake in selling Kelleher? The Irishman’s grade is the second-highest among Premier League goalkeepers and considerably better than Alisson’s. Keep scrolling, Liverpool fans…

 

3) Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth)

Grade: 87.6 (1st)

Impact Score: 5.8 (19th)

The Bournemouth keeper has the Premier League’s highest shot-stopping grade – his reflex save to deny Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite is one of three ‘big-time saves’ in the league so far this season – but we assume his passing grade fell after he gave the ball straight to Kevin Schade for Brentford’s equaliser.

 

4) Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City)

Grade: 77.9 (4th)

Impact Score: 6.5 (6th)

The City stopper has faced 10 shots on target but he’s performed above expectation on half of them – three at home to promoted Coventry to preserve a 1-0 win.

 

5) Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace)

Grade: 76.0 (5th)

Impact Score: 5.9 (17th)

Only one goalkeeper has faced more shots on target than Henderson, who missed the defeat to Ipswich. But among the eight he’s conceded, the England stopper has conceded five of what Gradient consider ‘saveable’ goals – also a Premier League high.

 

7) Senne Lammens (Manchester United)

Grade: 75.0 (6th)

Impact Score: 5.9 (18th)

Lammens has come in for criticism from a section of United’s social supporters who reckon six goals conceded in three games means it’s time for Karl Darlow. Obviously, it is not. The Gradient grades suggest Lammens has performed all of his shot-stopping actions at least as expected, with five saves above expectation.

 

7) Konstantinos Tzolakis (Hull City)

Grade: 55.4 (17th)

Impact Score: 7.1 (2nd)

Tzolakis conceded for the first time this season in the draw at Chelsea, which saw his grade go from seventh best to 17th-best. Still, he retains the second-best Impact Score having made crucial saves in each of Hull’s four matches so far.

 

8) Antonin Kinsky (Tottenham Hotspur)

Grade: 70.0 (8th)

Impact Score: 6.5 (7th)

Despite Spurs’ poor start, Kinsky has been quite well-protected – only five keepers to have played all three games so far have faced fewer shots on target.

 

9) Emiliano Martinez (Chelsea)

Grade: 71.0 (7th)

Impact Score: 6.0 (15th)

Martinez has only played three games since being hurriedly bought when it finally dawned on Chelsea that Robert Sanchez isn’t up to it. But the Argentina star has still faced more shots on target than all but the goalkeepers at Ipswich, Crystal Palace and Newcastle.

 

10) Jordan Pickford (Everton)

Grade: 67.4 (9th) Impact Score: 6.7 (3rd)

A clean sheet and a 63.6 grading at Spurs sees Pickford climb into the top 10.

 

11) Lukas Hornicek (Newcastle United)

Grade: 66.4 Impact Score: 6.2

12) Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa)

Grade: 64.4 Impact Score: 6.5

13) Bart Verbruggen (Brighton)

Grade: 62.5 Impact Score: 6.6

14) James Trafford (Leeds United)

Grade: 61.2  Impact Score: 6.5

15) Alisson (Liverpool)

Grade: 57.0 Impact Score: 6.5

16) Robin Roefs (Sunderland)

Grade: 62.1 Impact Score: 6.2

17) Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest)

Grade: 61.6 Impact Score: 6.3

18) Bernd Leno (Fulham)

Grade: 50.1 Impact Score: 6.2

19) Kjell Scherpen (Ipswich Town)

Grade: 48.4 Impact Score: 5.8

20) Carl Rushworth (Coventry City)

Grade: 54.1 Impact Score: 5.6