Liam DelapST#19

Nott'm Forest·Premier League·Attack - Centre-Forward

23 years(08/02/2003)1,86mrightEngland, IrelandContract until 30/06/2031

6.57Rating42 matches in 12 months

€28.00mMarket value#6 in Nott'm Forest · #160 in Premier League

Last 5rating per match

UEFA Champio05.116.6

Premier Leag08.116.5

Premier Leag22.116.2

UEFA Champio25.117.5

Premier Leag30.116.7

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.70Nov

6.50Dec

6.60Jan

6.60Feb

6.50Mar

6.40Apr

6.20May

Jun

Jul

6.90Aug

6.90Sep

Oct

Key statsPremier League

Goals10.32 / 90

xG0.120.11 / 90

Assists0

xA0.350.33 / 90

Shots123.90 / 90

Shots on target18%

Key passes61.95 / 90

Pass accuracy68.2%

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

Player Position average

Attacking68

Technique54

Tactical39

Defending16

Creativity48

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: ST

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.3350%

xG0.2643%

Shots2.6050%

Shots on target1.2693%

Conversion %12.557%

Big chances missed0.2836%

Dribbles1.9971%

Fouls won1.7557%

Offsides0.3350%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0829%

xA0.1036%

Key passes1.0643%

Big chances created0.1636%

Accurate passes9.220%

Pass accuracy %71.636%

Final third passes4.147%

Long balls0.7350%

Crosses0.1229%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles0.6121%

Interceptions0.2414%

Clearances0.4936%

Blocks0.048%

Aerial duels won0.6143%

Duels won4.9629%

Recoveries2.407%

Dribbled past0.5364%

Fouls1.0664%

Errors leading to goal0.0050%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 14 forwards · Championship · season 23/24 · min 270′ · player 2215′

Similar playersChampionship · forwards · season 23/24

79%

Brandon Thomas-AsanteCoventry · Attack - Centre-Forward6.73Rating11G2A27age 76%

Ellis SimmsCoventry · Attack - Centre-Forward6.84Rating13G1A25age 74%

Haji WrightCoventry · Attack - Centre-Forward6.94Rating16G7A28age 73%

Daniel JamesLeeds · Attack - Right Winger7.25Rating13G7A28age 70%

Jack ClarkeIpswich · Attack - Left Winger7.68Rating15G4A25age 70%

Jaden PhilogeneIpswich · Attack - Left Winger7.32Rating12G6A24age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 28 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-4.2

-4.0

15.0

25/26

-0.1

00.1

26/27

Goals xG · total 1 / 5.2

Assists vs xA

-0.5

-0.2

00.2

25/26

-0.3

00.3

26/27

Assists xA · total 0 / 0.5

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

StatusInjuredsince 06.12.2025

Missed matches4last 12 months

National teamEngland U2112 caps · 3 goals

Contract until30/06/2031

Market value€28.00mHighest: €40.00m (30/05/2025)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
Premier League	Nottingham Forest	26/27	4	277	6.78	1	—	1	2	—

Transfers11

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
27/08/2026	26/27	Chelsea	Nott'm Forest	€52.50m	€28.00m
04/06/2025	25/26	Ipswich	Chelsea	€35.50m	€40.00m
13/07/2024	24/25	Man City U21	Ipswich	€17.85m	€8.00m
31/05/2024	23/24	Hull City	Man City U21	End of loan	€8.00m
02/07/2023	23/24	Man City U21	Hull City	loan transfer	€5.00m
31/05/2023	22/23	Preston	Man City U21	End of loan	€7.00m
12/01/2023	22/23	Man City U21	Preston	loan transfer	€7.00m
11/01/2023	22/23	Stoke City	Man City U21	End of loan	€7.00m
18/08/2022	22/23	Man City U21	Stoke City	loan transfer	€1.50m
01/07/2020	20/21	Man City U18	Man City U23	-	-
01/07/2019	19/20	Derby Youth	Man City U18	€1.30m	-

Market value

€28.00m Current€40.00m Highest · 30/05/202503/06/2026 Last change

13.10.202003.06.2026

#56 Centre-Forward#50 England#6 Nott'm Forest#160 Premier League#355 Worldwide#35 Year 2003

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
13/10/2020	17	Manchester City U23	€1.00m
15/06/2022	19	Manchester City U23	€1.50m
14/09/2022	19	Stoke City	€7.00m
27/10/2022	19	Stoke City	€7.00m
01/06/2023	20	Manchester City U21	€5.00m
27/10/2023	20	Hull City	€7.00m
21/12/2023	20	Hull City	€8.00m
24/05/2024	21	Hull City	€8.00m
01/10/2024	21	Ipswich Town	€15.00m
16/12/2024	21	Ipswich Town	€25.00m
18/03/2025	22	Ipswich Town	€35.00m
30/05/2025	22	Ipswich Town	€40.00m
09/12/2025	22	Chelsea FC	€35.00m
09/03/2026	23	Chelsea FC	€32.00m
03/06/2026	23	Chelsea FC	€28.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	EPL	Nottingham Forest	2	96	0	0.12	0.12	0	0.35	2	3	0.67
2025	EPL	Chelsea	28	1064	1	5.03	5.03	0	0.17	36	3	7.52

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.