Premier League centre-back partnership with the fewest goals conceded per game: Ferdinand Vidic ranks first, with multiple Reds teams on the list

Sports     11:10pm, 24 October 2025

"Transfer Market Network" has compiled statistics on the 20 center back partnerships with the fewest goals conceded per game in the history of the Premier League. This list only counts center back partnerships that have cooperated for more than 50 games.

1. Ferdinand, Vidic (Manchester United): 120 games together, conceding 0.71 goals per game

2. Keown, Adams (Arsenal): 97 games, 0.73 goals

3. Sol Campbell , Kolo Toure (Arsenal): 59 games, 0.73

4. Terry, Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea): 85 games, 0.76

5. Lescott, Kompany (Manchester City): 58 games, 0. 76

6.Gabriel, Saliba (Arsenal): 93 games, 0.78

7. Van Dijk, Matip (Liverpool): 72 games, 0.81

8. Carragher, Agger ( Liverpool): 55 games, 0.84

9. Alderweireld, Vertonghen (Tottenham): 93 games, 0.88

10. Carragher, Hyypia (Liverpool): 54 games, 0.96

11. Carragher, Skrtel (Liverpool): 62 games, 0.97

12. Mertesacker, Koscielny (Arsenal): 108 games, 0.98

13. Terry, Gary Card Hill (Chelsea): 82 games, 0.99

14. Van Dijk, Konate (Liverpool): 75 games, 1

15. Gary Cahill, David Luiz (Chelsea): 54 games, 1.06

16. Agger, Skrtel (Liverpool): 67 games, 1.07

17. Ledley King, Dawson (Tottenham): 58 games, 1.07

18. Alderweireld, Sanchez (Tottenham): 54 games, 1.07

19. Maguire, Lindelof (Manchester United): 86 games, 1.08

20. Dan Byrne, Schell (Newcastle): 57 games, 1.11