Comparing Alexander-Arnold’s 21-22 stats to England’s other right-backs

Planet Football • 10 Nov 2021

Trent Alexander-Arnold is a ridiculously talented footballer but the Liverpool right-back has struggled to transfer his club form onto the international stage.

Alexander-Arnold has won 14 England caps but has not convinced Gareth Southgate to make him a permanent member of the starting XI. He missed this summer’s Euros with an injury and his inclusion in the squad wasn’t a given anyway.

But the Liverpool man can never be discounted, given the talent he possesses, and will be aiming to make an impression during the upcoming matches with Albania and San Marino.

We’ve compared Alexander-Arnold’s start to the season with the three right-backs included in England’s Euro 2020 squad – Reece James, Kieran Trippier and Kyle Walker.

Note: stats are taken only from Premier League and La Liga games in the 2021-22 season.

Goals
Reece James – 4
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 1
Kieran Trippier – 0
Kyle Walker – 0

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Assists
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 4
Reece James – 3
Kieran Trippier – 0
Kyle Walker – 0

Shots per 90 minutes (inside penalty area)
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 2 (0.5)
Reece James – 1 (0.5)
Kieran Trippier – 0.3 (0.1)
Kyle Walker – 0.2 (0)

Dribbles (success rate)
Reece James – 1.4 (71.4%)
Kieran Trippier – 1.3 (46.2%)
Kyle Walker – 0.8 (75%)
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 0.7 (14.3%)

Fouls won per 90 minutes
Reece James – 1.6
Kyle Walker – 0.8
Kieran Trippier – 0.5
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 0.1

Passes per 90 minutes (success rate)
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 72.8 (81.3%)
Kyle Walker – 70.8 (88.7%)
Kieran Trippier – 56.5 (78.1%)
Reece James – 55.1 (87.3%)

"Look at him, he's scouring the pitch, he's looking where to play it."

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Chances created per 90 minutes
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 3.4
Reece James – 2.9
Kieran Trippier – 0.6
Kyle Walker – 0.4

Tackles per 90 minutes (success rate)
Kieran Trippier – 1.8 (66%)
Reece James – 1.6 (80%)
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 1.4 (63.6%)
Kyle Walker – 1.3 (46.2%)

Interceptions per 90 minutes
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 2
Kieran Trippier – 1
Kyle Walker – 0.6
Reece James – 0.4

Clearances per 90 minutes
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 1.5
Kieran Trippier – 1
Reece James – 0.8
Kyle Walker – 0.7