6) Bournemouth (26.3) That has presumably helped the less experienced players become settled in the side. The average for signings made by Brentfords other four managers in the past decade, a period that began with them playing in League One, is 23 years and three months. Striking the balance between crafting a squad set up to dominate here and now, and putting the pieces in place to ensure future success is a difficult task. Eight of their 11 most regular starters in the Premier League this season are between the ages of 22 and 26, with Harry Maguire, Fred and David de Gea the only exceptions. Youngsters like Michael Olise, Marc Guehi, Odsonne Edouard,Malcolm Ebiowei andCheick Doucoure have all arrived in south London in the last couple of years and Palace look much better for their presence. Looking at the wider picture, CIES' overall world ranking is topped by Latvian side FK Metta, who have an incredibly low average team age of just 20.16 years, with 63.5% of minutes in their 21 games given to players yet to turn 21 years old. Number of teams: 20 teams Players: 535 Foreigners: 367 Players 68.6% -Market value: 19.48m -Age: 27.0 Most valuable player: Erling Haaland 170.00m Overview Tables Transfers Market Values Players Clubs Information & facts History News Attendances 22/23 Crowd attendances Filter by Season: 22/23 22/23 21/22 20/21 19/20 18/19 17/18 16/17 15/16 The average age of the signings made by Frank is 24 years and eight months. Liverpool have made just four first-team signings involving players 30 or above in the past decade, the fewest of any current Premier League club, and also have the lowest average age for their recruits. The emergence of Bukayo Saka, Joe Willock, Gabriel Martinelli and Eddie Nketiah has been a real positive for the Gunners this season and they have lowered the average age of the squad. Theyve made the third-fewest transfers overall, so those four players aged 30 and above represent 7.4 per cent of all of their signings way below the league average of 14 per cent. Youngest teams in Europe's top 5 league: Arsenal in top 10, Monaco in Eight of their 11 most regular starters in the Premier League this season are between the ages of 22 and 26, with Harry Maguire, Fred and David de Gea the only exceptions. Share of Premier League fans in the UK by age 2021; . Ranking average age of Premier League starting XIs Date published: Thursday 15th April 2021 8:09 - Will Ford Manchester City are the alarmingly big movers as we look at the average age of. Only 10.18 per cent of all of Leeds signings in the past decade seven years of which they spent in the Championship have involved a player aged 30 or above, the sixth-lowest amount of any current Premier League side. The average age of their signings since they returned to the top flight for the 2018-19 season is 23 years and eight months, more than a year younger than the league average of 25. The Welshmans incomings so far represent just over 10 per cent of all of Forests additions in the past 10 seasons. The data goes back to the 2013-14 season and up to the close of business on Thursday, August 18. With all the above metrics factored, the average squad member is English, 26 years old, 183cm tall, weighs 77kg and has made 67 Premier League appearances. Remember, there isnt a clear correlation between the ages of the players a club recruits and how much success that club goes on to achieve: Leicester are bottom in that category and won the Premier League six years ago. The game played between Manchester United FC and Newcastle United FC was the most attended game of the season with 73,726 fans in attendance. Those players handling that pressure may surprise those on the outside, but they have all had to mature quickly before reaching this point. While there is a correlation between how many transfers a club makes and how successful they are (the more successful clubs make fewer transfers), there is less of a trend when it comes to using the average age of a clubs incoming signings to determine their level of success. Its such a break from the way Tottenham usually do business that those two additions represent a quarter of all their signings involving players aged 30 or above in the decade we are analysing, their total of eight being the fifth-lowest of all Premier League sides. Here's five key takeaways from the latest CIES report. The Premier League leaders are also the youngest squad in Englands top flight. While this Arsenal team is the youngest in the Premier League this season, it is not. Competitions . Chelsea's Callum Hudson-Odoi - who Maurizio Sarri used frequently in pre-season - is the youngest player at just 17 years and 287 days old, followed by team-mate Ethan Ampadu. Arsenal's reputation for blooding young players is upheld by the CIES data, with the Gunners boasting the lowest average-age team (25.01 years) in the Premier League. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: Bukayo Saka of Arsenal celebrates their side's second goal with teammates , after Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace ( not pictured ) concedes an own goal, during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal FC at Selhurst Park on August 05, 2022 in London, England. The Brazilian runs the length of the field and slots home his 10th goal of the season , Watch out for the Kylian Mbappe celebration pic.twitter.com/WaTjb4Qaet, Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) January 21, 2020. Note that stats were taken until September 23. Market values . 33-year-old Ivan Perisic and the cruelty of time has taken Spurs from eighth last season to 18th. Frank Lampard oversaw a drop in age from 27.1 last season. Premier League 2022/23 Table & Stats | FootyStats And here they are, dropping again, though the 33-year-old James Tomkins starting games is slowing the fall. The average age of a signing made by Arteta is 24 years and five months, just a month younger than the average under the clubs other two managers since 2013-14, Arsene Wenger and Unai Emery.