The Premier League’s greatest defensive partnerships, with Liverpool pair at number one

The Premier League’s greatest defensive partnerships, with Liverpool pair at number one
This week has been a time for romance, with Valentine’s Day occurring on Thursday.It got us thinking about all the wonderful partnerships in football and, thanks toBWIN,we have discovered the best defensive bromances in the Premier League.Gary Neville and Paul Scholes haven’t made these charts, however!11
Gary Neville and Paul Scholes haven’t made these charts, however!
The findings are based on projected goals conceded per season since the 1992/93 campaign.

10 – Rio Ferdinand and Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United)

Projected goals conceded per season: 27.9Silvestre and Ferdinand conceded 74 goals together in 9,074 Premier League minutes11
Silvestre and Ferdinand conceded 74 goals together in 9,074 Premier League minutes

9 – Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur)

Projected goals conceded per season: 27.4Vertonghen and Alderweireld have conceded 54 goals in 6,733 Premier League minutes together11
Vertonghen and Alderweireld have conceded 54 goals in 6,733 Premier League minutes together

8 – Joleon Lescott and Vincent Kompany (Manchester City)

Projected goals conceded per season: 27.4Lescott and Kompany conceded 46 goals together in 5,744 Premier League minutes together11
Lescott and Kompany conceded 46 goals together in 5,744 Premier League minutes together

7 – Rio Ferdinand and Wes Brown (Manchester United)

Projected goals conceded per season: 26.5Brown and Ferdinand conceded 67 goals together in 8,631 Premier League minutes11
Brown and Ferdinand conceded 67 goals together in 8,631 Premier League minutes

6 – Martin Keown and Tony Adams (Arsenal)

Projected goals conceded per season: 26.3Keown and Adams conceded 106 goals together in 13,776 Premier League minutes11
Keown and Adams conceded 106 goals together in 13,776 Premier League minutes

5 – Sol Campbell and Kolo Toure (Arsenal)

Projected goals conceded per season: 26.1Toure and Campbell conceded 49 goals together in 6,420 Premier League minutes11
Toure and Campbell conceded 49 goals together in 6,420 Premier League minutes

4 – John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea)

Projected goals conceded per season: 25.74. Ricardo Carvalho and John Terry 11
Carvalho and Terry conceded 66 goals together in 8,771 Premier League minutes

3 – John Terry and Willian Gallas (Chelsea)

Projected goals conceded per season: 24.83. William Gallas and John Terry 11
Gallas and Terry conceded 73 goals together in 10,065 Premier League minutes

2 – Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)

Projected goals conceded per season: 24.6Ferdinand and defensive partner Nemanja Vidic - continue to see another image from the defender's illustrious career11
Vidic and Ferdinand conceded 84 goals together in 11,692 Premier League minutes

1 – Jamie Carragher and Daniel Agger (Liverpool)

Projected goals conceded per season: 24.3Agger and Carragher conceded 58 goals together in 8,171 Premier League minutes11
Agger and Carragher conceded 58 goals together in 8,171 Premier League minutes
*Goals per match multiplied by the number of matches in a regular season

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