Most Improved goalkeepers in Championship 26/27

The most improved goalkeepers in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

Most improved defenders in Championship Most improved midfielders in Championship Most improved attackers in Championship Best goalkeepers in Championship Most in-form goalkeepers in Championship Most valuable goalkeepers in Championship

At a glance

S. Brynn of Middlesbrough is the standout for raw talent across goalkeepers in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 73.3, and C. Ward has been the form player this season, grading 74.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Z. Hemming has improved his Season rating most, up +24.1 on last season, while A. Okonkwo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +19.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Ward of QPR is the most valuable name in this group at 39.2.

Wrexham · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Z. Hemming+24.1SsN

Middlesbrough · 24/25→25/26

Most valuable

C. Ward39.2val

QPR

25 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Z. Hemming Goalkeeper	Middlesbrough	26	+24.1 24/25→25/26	29502.1%	3127.5%
2	S. Brynn Goalkeeper	Middlesbrough	25	+21.1 24/25→25/26	27376.8%	7327.7%
3	J. Gauci Goalkeeper	Lincoln	26	+19.7 24/25→25/26	211790.9%	4413.6%
4	I. Grbić Goalkeeper	Sheffield Utd	30	+14.4 24/25→25/26	16757.9%	3011.6%
5	B. Collins Goalkeeper	Bristol City	29	+11.9 24/25→25/26	20140%	3333.1%
6	J. Griffiths Goalkeeper	Stoke City	24	+10.2 24/25→25/26	17154.5%	6136.6%
7	M. Crocombe Goalkeeper	Millwall	33	+6.9 24/25→25/26	2635.6%	2225.6%
8	G. Bazunu Goalkeeper	Southampton	24	+5.7 24/25→25/26	1560.6%	6632.1%
9	L. Nicholls Goalkeeper	Preston	33	+5.5 24/25→25/26	2136.7%	220.9%
10	A. Davies Goalkeeper	Sheffield Utd	34	+3.4 24/25→25/26	6136%	1425.9%
11	J. Butland Goalkeeper	Hull City	33	+2.9 24/25→25/26	339.7%	2312%
12	D. Bielica Goalkeeper	Portsmouth	27	+2.9 24/25→25/26	1233.7%	5714.5%
13	A. Ramsdale Goalkeeper	Southampton	28	+2.1 24/25→25/26	4131.3%	5918.4%
14	T. Kaminski Goalkeeper	Charlton	33	+1 24/25→25/26	224.8%	2730.4%
15	R. O'Donnell Goalkeeper	Derby	37	-0.1 24/25→25/26	52.2%	623.8%
16	S. Johnstone Goalkeeper	Wolves	33	-0.6 24/25→25/26	137.5%	2130.4%
17	J. Vickers Goalkeeper	Derby	30	-0.7 24/25→25/26	513.2%	2922.3%
18	A. Areola Goalkeeper	West Ham	33	-2.1 24/25→25/26	919.1%	2636.6%
19	J. Bursik Goalkeeper	Portsmouth	26	-2.5 24/25→25/26	441%	4913.9%
20	S. Walker Goalkeeper	Watford	34	-6.7 24/25→25/26	2521.3%	2110.2%
21	D. Cornell Goalkeeper	Preston	35	-6.7 24/25→25/26	184.8%	1221.3%
22	B. Amos Goalkeeper	Burnley	36	-17.9 24/25→25/26	481.7%	102.1%
23	A. Pears Goalkeeper	Blackburn	28	-27.4 24/25→25/26	681.8%	4038.8%
24	A. Okonkwo Goalkeeper	Wrexham	24	-37.2 24/25→25/26	21±0%	71±0%
25	R. Allsop Goalkeeper	Birmingham	34	-54.3 24/25→25/26	394.6%	1444.9%