Track record
Reporters ranked by how their transfer calls have held up over time.
Keith Downie
Sky Sports · 16/16 verified · 38% first
95%
2BBC Sport Staff
BBC Sport · 41/42 verified · 33% first
95%
3
Ben Jacobs
CBS Sports · 14/14 verified · 53% first
94%
2
Laurie Whitwell
The Athletic · 7/7 verified · 14% first
94%
1The Athletic Staff
The Athletic · 33/34 verified · 44% first
94%
3Louise Taylor
The Guardian · 9/9 verified · 0% first
92%
2Jack Flintham
Manchester Evening News · 12/12 verified · 0% first
91%
3
Simon Stone
BBC Sport · 6/6 verified · 17% first
90%
2
Fabrizio Romano
CaughtOffside · 102/114 verified · 68% first
89%
1Bobby Vincent
football.london · 12/12 verified · 23% first
89%
4
David Ornstein
The Athletic · 17/19 verified · 50% first
89%
1Alasdair Gold
football.london · 8/8 verified · 25% first
88%
3
Florian Plettenberg
Sky Germany · 27/30 verified · 64% first
88%
2
Andy Mitten
The Athletic · 4/4 verified · 25% first
88%
2The Guardian Staff
The Guardian · 7/7 verified · 0% first
88%
3Sean McCormick
Chronicle Live · 14/15 verified · 19% first
88%
3Sam Truelove
football.london · 9/9 verified · 40% first
86%
4
Luke Edwards
The Telegraph · 6/6 verified · 33% first
86%
3
Carl Anka
The Athletic · 3/3 verified · 33% first
86%
2
Paul Joyce
The Times · 3/3 verified · 0% first
86%
2Andy Hunter
The Guardian · 3/3 verified · 0% first
86%
2Ian Doyle
Liverpool Echo · 5/5 verified · 71% first
85%
3Daily Mail Staff
Daily Mail · 21/24 verified · 8% first
84%
3Jacob Steinberg
The Guardian · 2/2 verified · 0% first
84%
2Jamie Jackson
The Guardian · 2/2 verified · 0% first
84%
2Ben Fisher
The Guardian · 2/2 verified · 0% first
84%
2Patrick Austen-Hardy
Manchester Evening News · 7/7 verified · 43% first
84%
4Matthew Abbott
Chronicle Live · 7/7 verified · 0% first
84%
4Jake Stokes
football.london · 7/7 verified · 57% first
84%
4
Craig Hope
Daily Mail · 4/4 verified · 25% first
83%
3Sky Sports Staff
Sky Sports · 52/62 verified · 51% first
83%
3Kieran Horn
Manchester Evening News · 6/6 verified · 33% first
83%
4Stephen Killen
football.london · 6/6 verified · 17% first
83%
4Tyrone Marshall
Manchester Evening News · 8/9 verified · 11% first
82%
3
Kaveh Solhekol
Sky Sports · 1/1 verified · 0% first
82%
2
Liam Twomey
The Athletic · 1/1 verified · 100% first
82%
2Matteo Moretto
Marca · 1/1 verified · 100% first
82%
2
Gianluca Di Marzio
Sky Italia · 21/26 verified · 62% first
81%
1Scott Trotter
football.london · 5/5 verified · 20% first
81%
4Joe Thomas
Liverpool Echo · 5/5 verified · 40% first
81%
4George Flood
Evening Standard · 5/5 verified · 0% first
81%
4Oli Gent
Evening Standard · 5/5 verified · 40% first
81%
4
Lee Ryder
Chronicle Live · 12/14 verified · 64% first
79%
4Ben Crawford
Liverpool Echo · 4/4 verified · 50% first
79%
4Stuart Jamieson
Chronicle Live · 4/4 verified · 0% first
79%
4Alex James
Manchester Evening News · 4/4 verified · 25% first
79%
4Bruna Reis
Manchester Evening News · 4/4 verified · 17% first
79%
4Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Evening Standard · 4/4 verified · 25% first
79%
4Paul Gorst
Liverpool Echo · 2/2 verified · 50% first
79%
3Jake Bayliss
Manchester Evening News · 3/3 verified · 0% first
76%
4Tom Sunderland
football.london · 3/3 verified · 33% first
76%
4Matty Hewitt
Chronicle Live · 3/3 verified · 33% first
76%
4Tom Victor
football.london · 3/3 verified · 33% first
76%
4Isaac Seelochan
Manchester Evening News · 3/3 verified · 0% first
76%
4Harry Brent
Manchester Evening News · 3/3 verified · 0% first
76%
4John Gibson
Chronicle Live · 3/3 verified · 33% first
76%
4Daniel Orme
football.london · 3/3 verified · 33% first
76%
4Nathan Ridley
Mirror · 3/3 verified · 67% first
76%
4Arthur Ferridge
Evening Standard · 3/3 verified · 33% first
76%
4Mark Wakefield
football.london · 6/7 verified · 29% first
76%
4Tom Canton
football.london · 7/9 verified · 44% first
75%
3Theo Squires
Liverpool Echo · 1/1 verified · 0% first
75%
3Chris Wheeler
Daily Mail · 1/1 verified · 0% first
75%
3Sam Tabuteau
Evening Standard · 5/6 verified · 33% first
74%
4Kasra Moradi
football.london · 2/2 verified · 0% first
73%
4Abbie Meehan
football.london · 2/2 verified · 0% first
73%
4Fernando Álvarez
Marca · 2/2 verified · 50% first
73%
4Matt Maltby
football.london · 2/2 verified · 0% first
73%
4Ross Gregory
Chronicle Live · 2/2 verified · 0% first
73%
4Darío Puig
Marca · 2/2 verified · 0% first
73%
4Chris Burns
Liverpool Echo · 2/2 verified · 0% first
73%
4Mark Whiley
football.london · 2/2 verified · 0% first
73%
4Suramya Kaushik
The Independent · 2/2 verified · 0% first
73%
4Robert O'Connor
The Independent · 2/2 verified · 0% first
73%
4Connor O'Neill
Liverpool Echo · 2/2 verified · 50% first
73%
4Chris Beesley
Liverpool Echo · 3/4 verified · 25% first
72%
3Ryan Taylor
Chronicle Live · 4/5 verified · 50% first
71%
4
Dharmesh Sheth
Sky Sports · 1/2 verified · 50% first
70%
2Álvaro Roca
Marca · 1/1 verified · 100% first
68%
4Steven Railston
Manchester Evening News · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4Ryan Benson
The Guardian · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4Paul Wheelock
Liverpool Echo · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4Ross Jackson
Manchester Evening News · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4Dan Marsh
Mirror · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4Sunny Badwal
The Independent · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4Richard Garnett
Liverpool Echo · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4John Brewin
The Guardian · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4Felix Keith
Mirror · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4Adam Clery
The Independent · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4Jamie Braidwood
The Independent · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4Paras J. Haji
The Independent · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4Ben Bloom
The Guardian · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4Ronan Sullivan
Evening Standard · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4Simon Peach
The Independent · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4Morgan King
Liverpool Echo · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4Philip Duncan
The Independent · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4José Gordillo
Marca · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4R. Guevara
Marca · 1/1 verified · 100% first
68%
4Alex Young
Evening Standard · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4Jesús Mata
Marca · 1/1 verified · 100% first
68%
4Noel Rodilla
Marca · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4Jack Rathborn
The Independent · 1/1 verified · 0% first
68%
4Kieran King
football.london · 5/7 verified · 43% first
68%
4Amie Wilson
football.london · 6/9 verified · 22% first
65%
4Aaron Morris
football.london · 1/2 verified · 33% first
59%
4Miguel Delaney
The Independent · 1/2 verified · 50% first
59%
4Alberto Rubio
Marca · 0/1 verified · 100% first
52%
4Will Castle
The Independent · 0/1 verified · 100% first
52%
4Simon Duke
Chronicle Live · 0/1 verified · 100% first
52%
4Marcos Del Baño
Marca · 0/1 verified · 100% first
52%
4