{"id":1411661,"date":"2026-09-24T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&p=1411661"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:55:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:55:17","slug":"alternative-table-premier-league-moneyball-index","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/alternative-table-premier-league-moneyball-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League clubs ranked by Moneyball Index: How performance stacks up against net spend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A lot has been made about how much Premier League<\/a> teams spend in the transfer market.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Net spend<\/a> has become ingrained in the minds of so many fans. But net spend alone can only tell you whether a club operates in profit or at a loss from transfer fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What it can’t tell you is how teams have used that net spend to inspire on-pitch success. Which is where Squawka’s Moneyball Index comes in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve looked over the past five seasons to see which teams are performing the best based on their transfer dealings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To calculate our Moneyball Index, we ranked all 18 teams to have played in at least three of the past five Premier League seasons (including 2026\/27) on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Net Spend<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Performance (Total points and<\/strong> trophy points)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    We then calculated the difference between the Net Spend rank and Performance ranking to give us our Moneyball Index. A high positive score means a club has overperformed based on their net spend. A large negative score means the opposite. The closer a team is to zero, the more they are meeting expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We also weighted trophies available to Premier League clubs based on their reputation and difficulties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Transfer figures sourced from Transfermarkt. Points correct as of 24th September 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

    Squawka Moneyball Index<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    Position<\/th>Team<\/th>Moneyball Index<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    1.<\/td>Aston Villa<\/td>+11<\/td><\/tr>
    2.<\/td>Brighton<\/td>+8<\/td><\/tr>
    3.<\/td>Man City<\/td>+5<\/td><\/tr>
    4.<\/td>Crystal Palace<\/td>+5<\/td><\/tr>
    5.<\/td>Arsenal<\/td>+2<\/td><\/tr>
    6.<\/td>Liverpool<\/td>+2<\/td><\/tr>
    7.<\/td>Wolves<\/td>+1<\/td><\/tr>
    8.<\/td>Newcastle<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
    9.<\/td>Brentford<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
    10.<\/td>Everton<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
    11.<\/td>West Ham<\/td>-2<\/td><\/tr>
    12.<\/td>Man Utd<\/td>-3<\/td><\/tr>
    13.<\/td>Chelsea<\/td>-3<\/td><\/tr>
    14.<\/td>Fulham<\/td>-3<\/td><\/tr>
    15.<\/td>Bournemouth<\/td>-3<\/td><\/tr>
    16.<\/td>Leeds<\/td>-4<\/td><\/tr>
    17.<\/td>Nottingham Forest<\/td>-7<\/td><\/tr>
    18.<\/td>Tottenham<\/td>-9<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    18. Tottenham<\/h2>\n\n\n\n