Adam WhartonCM#20
Crystal Palace·
Premier League·Midfield - Defensive Midfield
Last 5rating per match
Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month
Club matchesCrystal Palace
Bristol City
Leeds
Lech Poznan
Ipswich
MiddlesbroughKey statsPremier League · UEFA Europa League · EFL Cup
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. Rank: place among midfielders — Premier League, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean
Player profileattributes and traits
Player Position average
Strengths
- Passing
Weaknesses
No outstanding weaknesses
Player positions: MC · DM
Positions on the pitch
Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league
AttackingPer 90 · Percentile
PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile
DefendingPer 90 · Percentile
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 50 midfielders · Premier League · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 437′
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John McGinnAston Villa · Midfield - Central MidfieldRating0G2A31age78%
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Noah SadikiSunderland · Midfield - Central MidfieldRating0G0A21ageProfile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 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
-0.1Goals xG · total 1 / 1.1
Assists vs xA
-2.2Assists xA · total 5 / 7.2
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
England4 caps · 0 goalsSeason statsSeason 26/27
| Competition | Team | Season | Apps | Min | Rating | G | A | G+A | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | Crystal Palace | 26/27 | 5 | 437 | 6.94 | — | — | 0 | 1 | — |
 UEFA Europa League | Crystal Palace | 26/27 | 1 | 90 | 7.40 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| EFL Cup | Crystal Palace | 26/27 | 1 | 31 | 6.80 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Transfers4
| Date | Season | From | To | Fee | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02/2024 | 23/24 |  Blackburn | Crystal Palace | €21.10m | €10.00m |
| 01/07/2022 | 22/23 |  Blackburn U21 | Blackburn | - | - |
| 01/01/2022 | 21/22 | Blackburn U18 | Blackburn U23 | - | - |
| 01/07/2020 | 20/21 | Blackburn Acad. | Blackburn U18 | - | - |
Market value
Value history
| Date | Age | Club | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27/10/2022 | 18 |  Blackburn Rovers | €2.50m |
| 01/06/2023 | 19 | Blackburn Rovers | €3.50m |
| 21/12/2023 | 19 | Blackburn Rovers | €10.00m |
| 14/03/2024 | 20 | Crystal Palace | €20.00m |
| 27/05/2024 | 20 | Crystal Palace | €30.00m |
| 16/12/2024 | 20 | Crystal Palace | €32.00m |
| 18/03/2025 | 21 | Crystal Palace | €35.00m |
| 30/05/2025 | 21 | Crystal Palace | €45.00m |
| 17/10/2025 | 21 | Crystal Palace | €60.00m |
| 09/12/2025 | 21 | Crystal Palace | €60.00m |
| 03/06/2026 | 22 | Crystal Palace | €70.00m |
xG Statisticsall seasons
| Season | League | Club | Apps | Min | G | xG | npxG | A | xA | Sh | KP | xGChain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | EPL | Crystal Palace | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.62 | 0 | 4 | 2.49 |
| 2025 | EPL | Crystal Palace | 34 | 2596 | 1 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 5 | 6.62 | 32 | 44 | 14.68 |
What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean
xGExpected 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.
npxGNon-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.
xAExpected assists- The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChainxG 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.
KPKey passes- Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.
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