
Based on 1,857 min · 2025/2026 · Championship · FULL
Ranked by AI DNA similarity — playing style, pressing, and tactical fit. Below: the closest replacements with per-90 stats and form.
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See Full Verdict + Share Card →Roberts is the rare Championship attacker who functions more like a deep-lying architect than a penalty-box predator—and the numbers prove it. His 34.0 passes per 90 puts him in the top 5% of forwards in this league, a figure that would embarrass most midfielders. Combine that with 1.99 key passes per 90 (top 10%) and 3.26 passes into the final third per 90, and you have a forward who builds as much as he threatens. The three closest DNA matches to Patrick Roberts:
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