These two paragraphs are amazing for a supposed sports writer.

"And given Pickford’s statistically poor start to the season – his decent display against Crystal Palace notwithstanding – it is possible this is the season he loses that iron-clad grip on his place.

There can be little argument that Pickford is the man in form. While the Everton keeper led the Premier League in “goals prevented” last season (a statistic based on the post-shot expected goals of every shot a keeper has faced), he languishes eighth in that same table this campaign. Now the sample size is smaller, but of the seven ahead of him, four are English: Pope, Sam Johnstone, James Trafford and Dean Henderson, who leads the league with 2.9 goals prevented."