Neco WilliamsLB#3
Nott'm Forest·Defender - Left-Back
€28.00mMarket value#6 in Nott'm Forest
Last 5rating per match
Premier Leag01.11
UEFA Europa 06.11
Premier Leag09.11
World Cup Qu15.11
World Cup Qu18.11
Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month
7.40Nov
6.90Dec
7.10Jan
6.90Feb
6.80Mar
7.30Apr
6.50May
7.20Jun
Jul
7.50Aug
6.80Sep
7.70Oct
Key statsUEFA Nations League · Premier League · EFL Cup
Goals10.10 / 90
xG0.450.09 / 90
Assists0
xA0.610.12 / 90
Shots121.21 / 90
Shots on target325%
Key passes101.01 / 90
Pass accuracy80.8%
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
Strengths
- Ground duels
- Through balls
Weaknesses
No outstanding weaknesses
Player positions: DL · DR
Positions on the pitch
Reality checkactual vs expected, by season
Goals vs xG
-0.3+0.125/26
-0.526/27
Goals xG · total 2 / 2.3
Assists vs xA
-2.0-1.425/26
-0.626/27
Assists xA · total 3 / 5.0
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
StatusAvailable57 matches in 12 months
National team
Wales57 caps · 4 goals
Wales57 caps · 4 goalsContract until30/06/2030
Market value€28.00mHighest: €28.00m (03/06/2026)
Season statsSeason 26/27
| Competition | Team | Season | Apps | Min | Rating | G | A | G+A | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Wales | 26/27 | 4 | 360 | 7.25 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
 Premier League |  Nottingham Forest | 26/27 | 5 | 450 | 7.18 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| EFL Cup | Nottingham Forest | 26/27 | 1 | 79 | 7.00 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Transfers6
| Date | Season | From | To | Fee | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/07/2022 | 22/23 | Liverpool | Nott'm Forest | €20.00m | €8.00m |
| 31/05/2022 | 21/22 | Fulham | Liverpool | End of loan | €8.00m |
| 31/01/2022 | 21/22 | Liverpool | Fulham | loan transfer | €8.00m |
| 01/01/2020 | 19/20 | Liverpool U23 | Liverpool | - | - |
| 01/07/2019 | 19/20 | Liverpool U18 | Liverpool U23 | - | - |
| 01/07/2017 | 17/18 | Liverpool Youth | Liverpool U18 | - | - |
Market value
€28.00m Current€28.00m Highest · 03/06/202603/06/2026 Last change
30.07.202003.06.2026
#20 Left-Back#6 Nott'm Forest#160 Premier League#3 Wales#355 Worldwide#47 Year 2001
Value history
| Date | Age | Club | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/07/2020 | 19 | Liverpool FC | €4.00m |
| 13/10/2020 | 19 | Liverpool FC | €4.00m |
| 17/12/2020 | 19 | Liverpool FC | €10.00m |
| 18/03/2021 | 19 | Liverpool FC | €10.00m |
| 25/05/2021 | 20 | Liverpool FC | €8.00m |
| 23/12/2021 | 20 | Liverpool FC | €8.00m |
| 13/05/2022 | 21 | Fulham FC | €8.00m |
| 15/09/2022 | 21 | Nottingham Forest | €15.00m |
| 03/11/2022 | 21 | Nottingham Forest | €18.00m |
| 20/06/2023 | 22 | Nottingham Forest | €20.00m |
| 19/12/2023 | 22 | Nottingham Forest | €17.00m |
| 27/05/2024 | 23 | Nottingham Forest | €17.00m |
| 16/12/2024 | 23 | Nottingham Forest | €17.00m |
| 18/03/2025 | 23 | Nottingham Forest | €20.00m |
| 30/05/2025 | 24 | Nottingham Forest | €20.00m |
| 17/10/2025 | 24 | Nottingham Forest | €24.00m |
| 09/12/2025 | 24 | Nottingham Forest | €25.00m |
| 03/06/2026 | 25 | Nottingham Forest | €28.00m |
xG Statisticsall seasons
| Season | League | Club | Apps | Min | G | xG | npxG | A | xA | Sh | KP | xGChain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | EPL | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0 | 0.61 | 6 | 8 | 3.68 |
| 2025 | EPL | Nottingham Forest | 37 | 3203 | 2 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 3 | 4.4 | 46 | 36 | 12.11 |
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.