James McCarthy
2019-20 · Crystal Palace · Premier League
MF1680 minutesoutfield
Archetypes
midfield touches · final-third passes
100%
Percentile profile
Versus every outfield (or keeper) season in the index, not just this league-year.
Closest stylistic matches
Ranked by Pip Guardiola’s learned metric · columns explain which feature groups lined up
| # | Player | Season | Club | Sim | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Longstaff 2020-21 · Newcastle Utd | 2020-21 | Newcastle UtdPremier League | 0.711 | passing · finishing |
| 2 | Pedro Obiang 2018-19 · West Ham | 2018-19 | West HamPremier League | 0.700 | carrying · defending |
| 3 | João Palhinha 2023-24 · Fulham | 2023-24 | FulhamPremier League | 0.699 | passing · duels |
| 4 | Kalvin Phillips 2021-22 · Leeds United | 2021-22 | Leeds UnitedPremier League | 0.698 | carrying · defending |
| 5 | Erik Pieters 2020-21 · Burnley | 2020-21 | BurnleyPremier League | 0.682 | passing · duels |
| 6 | Will Hughes 2021-22 · Crystal Palace | 2021-22 | Crystal PalacePremier League | 0.681 | carrying · defending |
| 7 | Ibrahim Sangaré 2023-24 · Nott'ham Forest | 2023-24 | Nott'ham ForestPremier League | 0.669 | defending · duels |
| 8 | Sean Longstaff 2021-22 · Newcastle Utd | 2021-22 | Newcastle UtdPremier League | 0.661 | carrying · occupation |
| 9 | Vitaly Janelt 2022-23 · Brentford | 2022-23 | BrentfordPremier League | 0.657 | passing · defending |
| 10 | Marvelous Nakamba 2023-24 · Luton Town | 2023-24 | Luton TownPremier League | 0.656 | defending · occupation |
| 11 | João Palhinha 2022-23 · Fulham | 2022-23 | FulhamPremier League | 0.634 | defending · finishing |
| 12 | Tom Cleverley 2021-22 · Watford | 2021-22 | WatfordPremier League | 0.631 | duels · occupation |
| 13 | João Gomes 2023-24 · Wolves | 2023-24 | WolvesPremier League | 0.587 | carrying · defending |
| 14 | Adam Forshaw 2021-22 · Leeds United | 2021-22 | Leeds UnitedPremier League | 0.582 | carrying · defending |
| 15 | Mohamed Diamé 2018-19 · Newcastle Utd | 2018-19 | Newcastle UtdPremier League | 0.581 | defending · carrying |
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