This is what we’ve all been waiting for, isn’t it? The FotMob Team of the Season is here.
By Sam McGuire
Premier League winners Liverpool, as expected, have the most representatives in the XI. The big surprise, though, was that runners-up Arsenal don’t have a single player involved while 15th placed Manchester United have one.
So, without further ado, here’s your 2024/25 FotMob Team of the Season.
Goalkeeper: Jordan Pickford
David Raya and Matz Sels shared the Golden Glove award with 13 clean sheets each. But the man keeping goal for us is Jordan Pickford.
The Everton shot stopper recorded 12 clean sheets and gets the nod here because of how busy he was compared to the other two in contention. The England international made 122 saves and had a save percentage of 73.5%. He prevented 6.15 goals this term with his exploits between the sticks. His inclusion is deserved.
Right-Back: Trent Alexander-Arnold
Perhaps controversial given he’s not been at his best this term, but Alexander-Arnold has done enough to be included in the FotMob XI. The Liverpool full-back, who is leaving the club for Real Madrid, finished with six assists, though that was due to the poor finishing of his teammates more than anything else.
He had an Expected Assists total of 7.4, the sixth highest in the Premier League. The right-back also crested 53 chances. A good end to his career with the Reds.
Centre-Back: Virgil Van Dijk
Van Dijk captained Liverpool to the Premier League title. He made 37 starts, only sitting out the 3-2 loss to Brighton recently,
The Dutchman, who recently signed a new deal with the Reds, had a pass success rate of 92%. He chipped in with three goals and registered an assist. The Liverpool No.4 was dominant defensively, winning 68% of his ground duels and 72% of his aerial duels.
Centre-Back: Joško Gvardiol
A risky inclusion, maybe?
Gvardiol played a large chunk at left-back but did finish the campaign strongly at centre-back, so he’s getting into this team alongside Van Dijk.
The former RB Leipzig man made 37 appearances and scored five goals. Incredibly, he had an Expected Goals total of 4.6 and an Expected Assists total of 2.91. Gvardiol had a 91% pass success rate, a 64% success rate in dribbles, and he won 67% of his tackles and 61% of his duels.
Left-Back: Antonee Robinson
Robinson is only one of eight players in the Premier League this season to hit double digits for assists this term. He’s the only defender on the list.
The Fulham full-back created 43 chances in the Premier League and finished with a FotMob rating of 7.34. Robinson, liked by a number of clubs per reports, won 64% of his tackles and 67% of his aerial duels.
Midfield: Moises Caicedo
Believe it or not, Caicedo might be justifying his price tag. The Chelsea man has bossed it this term. He made 38 starts for the Blues and had a success rate of 64% in tackles. He also won 59% of his duels and 64% of his aerial duels. The former Brighton man was averaging 1.31 interceptions and two tackles per 90. He also had a 90% pass success for Enzo Maresca‘s side.
With and without the ball, he was incredible.
Midfield: Bruno Fernandes
The Manchester United captain might be on his way this summer but he’s had another season to remember for the Red Devils with eight goals and 10 assists.
Fernandes ranked first in the Premier League for chances created (91) and was fourth for Expected Assists with eight. He was a talisman for the team, under both Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim.
Attack: Mohamed Salah
The most obvious inclusion here. Salah topped the charts for goals (29), assists (18) and he was the highest rated FotMob player with an average rating of 8.0.
Salah was a regular in the FotMob Team of the Week. He ranked first for Expected Goals, second for Expected Assists and first for Big Chances Created. He was also joint-second for Chances Created with 89.
The Liverpool No. 11 was unstoppable, inevitable and relentless.
Attack: Cole Palmer
Palmer failed to hit the heights of last season but he was still incredible for Chelsea. The versatile forwards finished with a FotMob rating of 7.64, an average that only Salah could better.
He had 23 goal involvements, with 15 goals and eight assists. The one-time Manchester City youngster was joint-second for Chances Created, second for Big Chances Created and joint-second for Expected Assists.
Attack: Bryan Mbeumo
Mbeumo was one of the surprise packages of the season. The Brentford attacker scored 20 goals on his way to 27 goal involvements in what could be his final campaign with the Bees. He made it 20 with a goal against Wolves on the final day. Across the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons, he scored just 18.
The 25-year-old ranked first for Expected Assists with 9.3. Yes, more than the main man Salah.
Considering he played a variety of roles for Brentford this term, he did a remarkable job.
Attack: Erling Haaland
Haaland may have failed to make it three successive Golden Boots, but he did make it into the FotMob Team of the Season. The Manchester City forward found the back of the net on 22 occasions in what was an injury hit campaign. Despite the frustration of appearing in just 2,700 minutes in the English top-flight, the 24-year-old finished with the highest Expected Goals per 90 average of 0.72.
(Images from IMAGO)
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