Goalkeeper.com xG collaborating with Premier League and Microsoft on new goalkeeper Award

27th May 2026

Goalkeeper.com xG is excited to announce its collaboration with the Premier League and Microsoft on the new ‘Goalkeeper Performance of the Season’ award.

The shortlist for the new award has been defined by Goalkeeper.com xG’s ‘Overall Goalkeeper Value’ metric, known as ‘OGV™’. Nominees have today (27th May 2026) been released:

Jordan Pickford vs Brighton and Hove Albion - Gameweek 2
Robin Roefs vs Crystal Palace - Gameweek 4
Martin Dubravka vs Nottingham Forest - Gameweek 5
Guglielmo Vicario vs Chelsea - Gameweek 10
Robert Sanchez vs Aston Villa - Gameweek 18
José Sá vs Nottingham Forest - Gameweek 26

OGV™ is a proprietary metric powered by Microsoft’s cloud and AI technologies including Azure, Fabric, and Foundry. It takes into account every action a goalkeeper makes, or could make, and finds how each individual action affected the probability of a goal occurring for and against their team. It analyses how many goals a goalkeeper was worth to their team per action, per game, and over the course of a season.

This proprietary goalkeeper metric is powered by Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, and Microsoft Foundry.

Based on the OGV™-defined top six shortlist, fans worldwide have the chance to vote for the eventual winner via the Premier League website here.

This collaboration epitomises the Premier League and Microsoft’s innovative approach to bringing fans the most cutting edge insights available in football today.

About Goalkeeper.com xG

Goalkeeper.com xG, provides advanced goalkeeper data to elite clubs, national federations, leagues, and broadcasters to enhance goalkeeper analysis and recruitment.

This work is underpinned by proprietary models developed by Dr John Harrison.

Built on Microsoft Azure, Goalkeeper.com xG data is securely hosted, aggregated, and analysed at scale, bringing together thousands of in-game events and advanced goalkeeper metrics from across the season.

Using Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Foundry, this data is transformed into deeper, more contextual insights that go beyond traditional stats, creating a robust, data-driven foundation to determine the six standout performances that make up this season’s award shortlist.

For Goalkeeper.com, this collaboration with the Premier League and Microsoft represents the next step in enhancing education and coverage of the goalkeeper position.

We are proud to be able to do this alongside such forward-thinking organisations who understand the value of bringing deeper goalkeeper insights to football and fans.

On the collaboration, Dr John Harrison, Head of Data Science at Goalkeeper.com xG, said “We are delighted to be collaborating with the Premier League and Microsoft on the new Goalkeeper Performance of the Season Award.

“After five years of scientific development and work with clubs, broadcasters, and national organisations, this collaboration marks a new era in how goalkeeper performance is evaluated at the very highest level.

“We are grateful to the Premier League and Microsoft for bringing our advanced goalkeeper statistics to millions of fans worldwide.’

You can vote for the winner here. The eventual award winner will be announced on 1st June.

To learn more about Goalkeeper.com xG’s data science, and how we can help your club or organisation, email xg@goalkeeper.com.

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Goalkeeper.com xG collaborating with Premier League and Microsoft on new goalkeeper Award