The keeper cannot wait for his family to see him in the
Premier League after the sacrifices they made for him to reach the top
This season Sam Johnstone has made lots of difficult saves. In fact, the West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper is top of the Premier League’s expected goals denied chart. If that piece of trivia makes you think
Football jargon has become absurdly esoteric, you may be happy to know Johnstone is an admirably grounded fellow, a person of exceptional ability content to be able to make a difference on and off the pitch.
This year the 27-year-old has spent time and money on a variety of schemes to help people during lockdown. On the pitch a player who spent nine years on Manchester United’s books without making a first-team appearance and had seven loan spells at lower-league clubs before joining West Brom in 2018, finally made it to the Premier League.