Off The Pitch rank Albion's early season performance the best in the Premier League relative to club finances.
"These rankings are grounded in Off The Pitch’s Efficiency Ranking. We calculate expected points for a team based on the club’s financial position. Concretely, our algorithm uses the following key financial data to determine the expected points: estimated wage bill for 2024/25, net transfer spending, squad valuation, and wage-to-spend ratio."
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"These rankings are grounded in Off The Pitch’s Efficiency Ranking. We calculate expected points for a team based on the club’s financial position. Concretely, our algorithm uses the following key financial data to determine the expected points: estimated wage bill for 2024/25, net transfer spending, squad valuation, and wage-to-spend ratio."
Full article (paywalled but you can get free access by subscribing): https://offthepitch.com/a/beyond-le...d-sunderland-lead-202425-value-money-rankings