Best Alternatives to Patrick Roberts

Playing Style Analysis

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:

• David Brooks(85% match) — A Inside Forward. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.9 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (3.6 shots/90), a reliable supplier (0.22 assists/90) and creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.60 big chances/90).
• Marcus Edwards(84% match) — A Forward. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.7 key passes/90), a prolific assist provider (0.25 assists/90) and creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.51 big chances/90).
• Jacob Murphy(83% match) — A Complete Forward. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.3 key passes/90) and creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.56 big chances/90).

Similarity uses per-90 performance across playing-style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →