Who made Opta's team of the season?

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Statisticians Opta person travel up pinch a Premier League squad of nan play based connected information collected during nan people of nan campaign.

Check retired their XI beneath - and you tin spot Troy Deeney's squad of nan twelvemonth here, too, pinch 8 players nan same.

Graphic showing Opta's Premier League squad of nan season

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Four of Liverpool's title winners made Opta's squad of nan year

Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest)

Matz Sels posing astatine nan City Ground pinch nan Golden Glove trophyImage source, Getty Images

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Matz Sels won his first Golden Glove pinch 13 cleanable sheets

Nottingham Forest qualified for European shot for nan first clip since nan 1995-96 run and a important logic for that was nan capacity of their defence.

Goalkeeper Sels only kept 1 cleanable expanse successful 16 games successful 23-24 but this play he's been had 13, nan associated astir by a Forest goalkeeper successful a Premier League season, level pinch Mark Crossley successful 94-95.

He besides shared nan accolade of nan Premier League's Golden Glove grant - nan only different goalkeeper who could lucifer his 13 cleanable sheets was Arsenal's David Raya.

Sels made 120 saves - pinch only 3 goalkeepers making much - and enjoyed a prevention percent of 72.1%, down only Jordan Pickford among ever-present goalkeepers successful 24-25. He besides prevented 4.3 goals according to Opta's xGoT (expected goals connected target) goalkeeping model.

Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)

In his last play astatine Liverpool before a apt move to Real Madrid, Alexander-Arnold signed disconnected arsenic a Premier League champion. He contributed to 9 of Liverpool's 86 goals successful 24-25 (three goals, six assists), pinch only 2 defenders progressive successful much complete nan people of nan season.

His exceptional passing expertise was erstwhile again connected show crossed nan season. Among defenders, he classed successful nan apical 3 for each of:

  • passes successful nan last 3rd (673, 2nd)

  • line-breaking passes successful nan last 3rd (232, second)

  • passes into nan container (239, first)

  • chances created (53, 3rd)

  • big chances created (15, associated first), expected assists (7.4, first)

  • expected assists successful unfastened play (6.2, first)

William Saliba (Arsenal)

It was different second-place decorativeness for Arsenal - their 3rd successful a statement since Saliba's debut successful August 2022 - but yet again it was a superb individual play for nan France centre-back.

Only 3 cardinal defenders kept much cleanable sheets than Saliba (12), while nan Gunners conceded 1 extremity for each 113 minutes he was nan pitch, nan champion ratio of immoderate cardinal defender successful nan Premier League.

Saliba was besides 2nd crossed each players for successful passes pinch 2,409 and he completed an unthinkable 94.6% of his walk attempts, nan 3rd champion ratio connected grounds by a subordinate to effort astatine slightest 2,000 successful a play since 03-04 and nan champion by an Arsenal subordinate successful a azygous play successful that time.

The caller 1-0 triumph complete Newcastle was besides Saliba's 100th Premier League crippled and his 68th victory, equalling nan grounds for wins successful a player's first 100 Arsenal games and going level pinch Sol Campbell and Lauren.

Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)

Van Dijk was truthful adjacent to becoming nan first subordinate successful Premier League history to play each azygous infinitesimal of 2 different title-winning seasons until he was fixed a remainder for nan 3-2 conclusion to Brighton connected 19 May.

For a 4th consecutive season, nan Dutchman completed nan astir passes of immoderate Liverpool subordinate successful nan Premier League, while this play he classed apical league-wide pinch 2,680.

He remains incredibly effective successful duels, winning 68.7% this season, ranking him apical among players to title astatine slightest 250, while aerially he besides classed first for percent of aerial duels won, winning 119 retired of 165 (72%).

Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City)

Although it was trophyless play for Manchester City, nan performances of Gvardiol were 1 agleam spark.

Gvardiol ended nan play arsenic nan joint-highest scoring defender pinch 5 goals, while only Steve Howey successful 00-01 (six) has ever scored much among defenders for City successful a Premier League season.

Gvardiol was cardinal successful moving City into attacking areas, ranking 2nd among defenders for some ball-carry region (7,462 metres) and shot transportation advancement (4,215 metres). He besides made 717 successful passes successful nan last 3rd and 263 line-breaking passes successful nan last 3rd - nan astir of immoderate defender this season.

Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool)

Operating successful a deeper lying domiciled nether head Arne Slot, Gravenberch enjoyed a superb play and was an integral portion of Liverpool's 24-25 title win, starting 37 of 38 games and featuring successful each 25 victories.

The Dutchman led each midfielders for interceptions (60), pinch his tally past bettered by a Liverpool midfielder successful 15-16 (Emre Can, 62).

He won possession backmost for his broadside connected 193 occasions - nan associated 4th champion of immoderate protect midfielder successful 24-25 - while successful possession he completed nan third-most passes of immoderate midfielder (1,704) and made nan astir progressive carries of 10 aliases much metres of immoderate protect midfielder (118).

Declan Rice (Arsenal)

Only Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard had much Premier League assists for Arsenal this play than Rice (seven), while his 59 chances created and 16 large chances created are his champion individual totals successful a convention campaign.

Arsenal's prowess from set-pieces is nary concealed and nor is Rice's domiciled successful it - he created 26 chances from group plays, pinch only 3 players creating more, while his expected assists fig from group plays led nan measurement among each players (3.2).

The England midfielder was besides cardinal successful moving Arsenal upfield. He progressed nan shot 2,740 metres pinch shot carries, nan astir of immoderate Gunners subordinate and third-most of immoderate cardinal midfielder.

Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford)

With 20 goals and 7 assists, Mbeumo enjoyed a superb individual campaign, breaking nan grounds for goals and assists mixed by a Brentford subordinate successful a Premier League season. Only erstwhile did he spell 3 appearances successful a statement without scoring aliases assisting.

The Cameroon guardant created 70 chances, besides a grounds by a Bees subordinate successful 1 season, while it is simply a full that only 4 players bettered successful 24-25, and his expected assists full of 9.3 was nan associated champion of immoderate player.

Mbeumo was besides deadly successful beforehand of goal, uncovering nan nett pinch 23.5% of his shots (20/85), nan champion fig of immoderate subordinate to effort astatine slightest 70 shots. He exceeded his expected extremity (xG) full by much than 7 goals (20 goals, 12.3 xG), nan champion overperformance successful nan full division.

He continued his fantabulous grounds successful London derbies, too. Mbeumo scored against each six opponents (Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Tottenham and West Ham) to go nan first subordinate successful Premier League history to people against six different teams successful London derbies successful 1 campaign.

Matheus Cunha (Wolves)

Matheus Cunha connected nan pitchImage source, Getty Images

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Matheus Cunha looks group to time off Wolves successful nan summertime transportation window

Cunha's outstanding performances for Wolves this play person put him connected nan verge of a move to Manchester United.

Despite Wolves not erstwhile entering nan apical half each season, nan Brazilian contributed to 15 goals and six assists which helped them move clear of relegation. Only Raul Jimenez successful 19-20 (17 goals, six assists) has ever been progressive successful much goals successful a Premier League run for Wolves.

Cunha is nan first subordinate since Charlie Austin successful 14-15 for Queen's Park Rangers to get 20 aliases much goals and assists successful a play wherever they ne'er played a infinitesimal successful nan apical half of nan table.

Among players to play 2,500 minutes successful nan Premier League this season, Cunha classed apical - per 90 minutes - for shots attempted (3.8), 3rd for shots connected target (1.5) and 2nd for fouls won (2.5).

Of his 15 Premier League goals - a associated grounds by a Brazilian subordinate - 5 of them were from extracurricular nan box, nan associated astir of immoderate subordinate successful 24-25 on pinch Bruno Fernandes, personification who whitethorn beryllium his teammate travel nan commencement of adjacent season.

Alexander Isak (Newcastle)

The records person tumbled for Isak successful 24-25. Isak began nan play connected 31 goals but ended it pinch 54 and successful nan process became nan starring Swedish Premier League scorer, overtaking Freddie Ljungberg's full of 48 pinch a double against Nottingham Forest successful February.

In that aforesaid game, Isak's 2 goals took him to 50 successful conscionable 76 appearances, nan fastest immoderate Newcastle subordinate has reached 50 Premier League goals, breaking Alan Shearer's grounds of 87.

The Sweden guardant besides achieved thing other Shearer ne'er managed - scoring successful 8 consecutive Premier League appearances, doing truthful betwixt 4 December and 15 January.

Isak was conscionable nan 4th subordinate to execute that feat aft Ruud van Nistelrooy, Daniel Sturridge and Jamie Vardy. In December, Isak scored 8 goals - much than 7 clubs managed that period - and won nan Player of nan Month.

Isak ended nan play connected 23 Premier League goals, nan astir by a Magpies subordinate since Shearer's 23 successful 01-02, and only Mohamed Salah scored much successful 24-25.

He needed conscionable 46 shots connected target to people those 23, pinch that nan second-best conversion complaint (50%) from shots connected target of immoderate Newcastle subordinate to person 25 aliases much shots successful a play since 03-04.

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Mohamed Salah pinch nan Premier League trophy astatine AnfieldImage source, Getty Images

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Mohamed Salah has won 2 Premier League titles pinch Liverpool

Possibly nan easiest prime of each clip for a player's inclusion successful a statistical squad of nan season, Salah enjoyed 1 of nan finest individual seasons successful Premier League history. Many of his astonishing records from 24-25 whitethorn not beryllium beaten for galore years.

The Egyptian was progressive successful 47 Premier League goals (29 goals, 18 assists), a grounds successful a 38-game run to overtake nan 44 extremity and assistance seasons of Thierry Henry successful 2002-03 and Erling Haaland successful 2022-23.

Including 42-game seasons, Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer had 34 goals and 13 assists successful 93-94 and 94-95 respectively, which Salah matched pinch his equaliser against Crystal Palace connected nan last day.

With these goals and assists totals, it's small astonishment that Salah topped nan charts outright for some metrics successful 24-25, only nan 3rd clip a subordinate has achieved that, on pinch Cole successful 93-94 and Harry Kane successful 20-21.

Salah scored and assisted successful 11 different Premier League games this season, 4 much than immoderate different subordinate has done truthful successful a season. Across Europe's large 5 leagues, it was nan astir since Lionel Messi did truthful 11 times successful 14-15 for Barcelona.

Sixteen of Salah's 29 Premier League goals were scored distant from home, a associated record, while he besides added 11 distant assists, again a associated record.

Salah's 27 is nan astir goals and assists mixed distant from location successful 1 season.

Although Salah did not hit topple nan all-time assistance grounds successful a play of 20, each 18 of his assists came from unfastened play - that's nan 2nd astir down Thierry Henry successful 02-03 (20).

Salah was besides nan Premier League's astir imaginative subordinate successful unfastened play, making 86 chances and astir large chances (27) for his team-mates. Salah had nan astir shots (130), registered nan champion xG (25.4) and had nan astir touches successful nan guidance container (394).