Matt
Grimes

Central midfielder · age 31 · England · 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) · contract to Jun 2028

Apps
10
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.68
2026/27

Will
Vaulks

Central midfielder · age 33 · Wales · 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) · contract to Jun 2028

Apps
14
Goals
2
Assists
3
Rating
7.14
2026/27
Change Grimes
Change Vaulks

Attributes

This season · 2026/27 · rated out of 99

Matt GrimesWill Vaulks
SHO24 · 54CRE18 · 70PAS69 · 68DEF31 · 58PHY50 · 65
24Shooting54
18Creating70
69Passing68
31Defending58
50Physical65

Each number out of 99, against the players each was rated with. Rated against different pools: Matt Grimes against Premier League, Will Vaulks against League Two. A 90 in one league isn’t a 90 in another.

Per 90 minutes

League matches · This season · 2026/27

Matt GrimesWill Vaulks
728 minutes1,260 minutes
6.68Average rating7.14
0.00Goalsper 900.14
0.00Assistsper 900.21
0.62Shotsper 901.29
–Shots on targetper 900.29
0%Shot accuracy22%
–Big chances createdper 900.21
0.37Key passesper 901.21
–Dribbles completedper 900.36
51.7Passesper 9050.4
85%Pass accuracy73%
2.10Tackles + interceptionsper 903.14
54%Duels won60%
0.87Aerials wonper 901.79
2.23Clearancesper 903.57
0.37Blocksper 900.29
0.62Fouls wonper 900.79
–Dispossessedper 900.43

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

Matt GrimesWill Vaulks
Matt Grimes
CMDMLM

Central midfielder 97% · Defensive midfielder 2% · Left midfielder 1%

Will Vaulks
CMDM

Central midfielder 62% · Defensive midfielder 38%

Career

League seasons in the competitions we cover

Matt GrimesWill Vaulks
448League apps430
19League goals33
43League assists27
0.04Goals per game0.08
2024Minutes per goalfewer is better909
Passes completed a game, season by season
  1. 0
    4
    13/14
  2. 8
    3
    14/15
  3. 21
    0
    1416
    15/16
  4. 11
    23
    740
    16/17
  5. 0
    2
    4447
    17/18
  6. 62
    26
    4541
    18/19
  7. 51
    21
    4827
    19/20
  8. 43
    23
    4842
    20/21
  9. 90
    20
    4636
    21/22
  10. 87
    28
    4446
    22/23
  11. 72
    29
    4634
    23/24
  12. 73
    30
    4744
    24/25
  13. 62
    20
    4639
    25/26
  14. 36
    37
    1014
    26/27

Each pair: passes completed a game above, league games below. By the year each season began.

The tale of the tape

League careers in the competitions we cover

Matt GrimesWill Vaulks
31
Age
33
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Left
Foot
Right
Jun 2028
Contract to
Jun 2028
13
League seasons
13
1
League titles
0
€4m, 2025
Last move
Free transfer, 2024

League matches in the competitions we cover. Cups, Europe and internationals aren’t included. Fees are reported figures, credited on each player’s page.