talkSPORT’s Jackson Cole ranks the PL’s greatest defensive partnerships based on ‘projected goals conceded per season’ since the start of the 1992/93 campaign.
10. Rio Ferdinand and Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United)
Projected goals conceded per season: 27.9. Silvestre and Ferdinand conceded 74 goals together in 9,074 Premier League minutes.
9. Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham)
Projected goals conceded per season: 27.4.
8. Joleon Lescott and Vincent Kompany (Manchester City)
Projected goals conceded per season: 27.4.
7. Rio Ferdinand and Wes Brown (Manchester United)
Projected goals conceded per season: 26.5. Brown and Ferdinand conceded 67 goals together in 8,631 Premier League minutes.
6. Martin Keown and Tony Adams (Arsenal)
Projected goals conceded per season: 26.3.
5. Sol Campbell and Kolo Toure (Arsenal)
Projected goals conceded per season: 26.1.
4. John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea)
Projected goals conceded per season: 25.7.
3. John Terry and Willian Gallas (Chelsea)
Projected goals conceded per season: 24.81.
2. Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)
Projected goals conceded per season: 24.6. Vidic and Ferdinand conceded 84 goals together in 11,692 Premier League minutes.
1. Jamie Carragher and Daniel Agger (Liverpool)
Projected goals conceded per season: 24.3.