Alex PalmerGK#1

Ipswich·EFL Trophy·Goalkeeper

30 years(10/08/1996)1,91mrightEnglandContract until 30/06/2028

€1.00mMarket value#27 in Ipswich · #465 among Goalkeeper

Last 5rating per match

WREA13.026.90

BLPH10.016.70

Club matchesIpswich

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Recent results

19 Sept · 15:00English Premier LeagueA

Everton—Prediction 15 Sept · 20:00League CupH

Arsenal—Prediction 12 Sept · 15:00English Premier LeagueA

Crystal Palace—Prediction 04 Sept · 20:00English Premier LeagueH

LiverpoolL0:2Prediction 30 Aug · 16:30English Premier LeagueA

Manchester UnitedL2:5Prediction

Key statsFA Cup · Championship

Saves232.04 / 90

Goals conceded121.07 / 90

Clean sheets18%

Pass accuracy81.5%

Minutes101412 matches

Rating6.950Y 0R

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: GK

Positions on the pitch

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+0.2

-0.3

1010.3

25/26

+0.4

21.6

26/27

Goals xG · total 12 / 11.8

Assists vs xA

-0.8

-1.1

12.1

25/26

+0.3

10.7

26/27

Assists xA · total 2 / 2.8

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusAvailable

National teamEngland U164 caps · 0 goals

Contract until30/06/2028

Market value€1.00mHighest: €1.20m (21/12/2023)

Season statsSeason 25/26

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
FA Cup	Ipswich Town	25/26	2	180	6.80	—	—	0	—	—
Championship	Ipswich Town	25/26	10	834	6.98	—	—	0	—	—

Transfers17

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
03/02/2025	24/25	West Brom	Ipswich	€2.40m	€1.20m
11/03/2022	21/22	Luton	West Brom	End of loan	€250k
04/03/2022	21/22	West Brom	Luton	loan transfer	€250k
31/05/2021	20/21	Lincoln City	West Brom	End of loan	-
04/09/2020	20/21	West Brom	Lincoln City	loan transfer	-
31/05/2020	19/20	Plymouth	West Brom	End of loan	-
16/07/2019	19/20	West Brom	Plymouth	loan transfer	-
19/04/2019	18/19	Notts County	West Brom	End of loan	-
12/04/2019	18/19	West Brom	Notts County	loan transfer	-
22/11/2018	18/19	Oldham Athletic	West Brom	End of loan	-
14/11/2018	18/19	West Brom	Oldham Athletic	loan transfer	-
01/07/2017	17/18	West Brom U23	West Brom	-	-
31/05/2017	16/17	Kidderminster	West Brom U23	End of loan	-
01/01/2017	16/17	West Brom U23	Kidderminster	loan transfer	-
02/01/2016	15/16	Kidderminster	West Brom U21	End of loan	-
01/07/2015	15/16	West Brom U21	Kidderminster	loan transfer	-
01/01/2015	14/15	West Brom U18	West Brom U21	-	-

Market value

€1.00m Current€1.20m Highest · 21/12/202328/05/2026 Last change

08.06.202128.05.2026

#393 England#465 Goalkeeper#27 Ipswich#506 Premier League#7.697 Worldwide#449 Year 1996

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
08/06/2021	24	West Bromwich Albion	€250k
24/11/2021	25	West Bromwich Albion	€250k
13/05/2022	25	West Bromwich Albion	€300k
27/10/2022	26	West Bromwich Albion	€500k
01/06/2023	26	West Bromwich Albion	€900k
21/12/2023	27	West Bromwich Albion	€1.20m
24/05/2024	27	West Bromwich Albion	€1.20m
30/12/2024	28	West Bromwich Albion	€1.20m
30/05/2025	28	Ipswich Town	€1.00m
03/12/2025	29	Ipswich Town	€1.00m
28/05/2026	29	Ipswich Town	€1.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	EPL	Chelsea	3	265	2	1.56	1.56	1	0.71	12	6	3.59
2025	EPL	Chelsea	26	2007	10	10.26	5.69	1	2.12	64	24	16.86

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.