Coach DNA
Playing style
direct · low-volume
Style consistency
More consistent than 92% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
West Brom
Dec 2020 – May 2021 · 25 matches
0.79 points per game in Premier League (24 matches).
West Brom with other coaches, ±3 years: 0.73 (33 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −182 below the league average under him, −143 under the others.
Most used
- S. Johnstone2,070' · Elo 1,957
- D. Furlong1,858' · Elo 2,121
- K. Bartley1,835' · Elo 1,860
- Matheus Pereira1,823' · Elo 2,111
- S. Ajayi1,737' · Elo 2,067
- C. Gallagher1,702' · Elo 2,321
- D. O'Shea1,491' · Elo 2,267
- C. Townsend1,440' · Elo 1,801
- M. Phillips1,396' · Elo 1,555
- O. Yokuşlu1,234' · Elo 1,925
Everton
Dec 2017 – May 2018 · 26 matches
1.42 points per game in Premier League (24 matches).
Everton with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.44 (163 matches, 5 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −43 below the league average under him, +15 under the others.
Most used
- J. Pickford2,250' · Elo 2,485
- M. Keane1,585' · Elo 2,195
- M. Schneiderlin1,572' · Elo 1,566
- I. Gueye1,564' · Elo 2,110
- W. Rooney1,460' · Elo 1,476
- C. Martina1,440' · Elo 1,560
- G. Sigurðsson1,322' · Elo 1,617
- P. Jagielka1,262' · Elo 1,515
- T. Davies1,237' · Elo 1,857
- T. Walcott1,153' · Elo 1,595
Crystal Palace
Dec 2016 – May 2017 · 24 matches
1.24 points per game in Premier League (21 matches).
Crystal Palace with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.20 (122 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −48 below the league average under him, −29 under the others.
Most used
- J. Ward2,160' · Elo 1,577
- W. Hennessey1,980' · Elo 1,500
- J. Puncheon1,876' · Elo 1,439
- C. Benteke1,847' · Elo 1,686
- W. Zaha1,651' · Elo 1,969
- A. Townsend1,598' · Elo 1,504
- M. Kelly1,365' · Elo 1,568
- J. Tomkins1,294' · Elo 1,308
- L. Milivojević1,227' · Elo 1,775
- Y. Cabaye1,217' · Elo 1,494
Players under Samuel Allardyce
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- Y. Cabaye+286
in 18 matches · Crystal Palace
- W. Zaha+263
in 19 matches · Crystal Palace
- A. Townsend+256
in 22 matches · Crystal Palace
- J. Schlupp+251
in 16 matches · Crystal Palace
- J. Puncheon+232
in 21 matches · Crystal Palace
Fell most
- B. Ivanović−94
in 7 matches · West Brom
- J. Ledley−84
in 8 matches · Crystal Palace
in 18 matches · Crystal Palace
in 13 matches · West Brom
- J. Livermore−53
in 10 matches · West Brom
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−51Marcos Alonso2029
in 3 matches · Chelsea
−46in 3 matches · Chelsea
−41G. Wijnaldum1863
in 4 matches · Liverpool
−37H. Maguire2306
in 3 matches · Manchester United
−37J. Shelvey1724
in 3 matches · Newcastle
Nemeses
+95V. Kompany1884
in 3 matches · Manchester City
+88L. Sané2168
in 3 matches · Manchester City
+64M. Lanzini1833
in 3 matches · West Ham
+60J. Tarkowski2327
in 3 matches · Burnley
+58A. Cresswell1676
in 3 matches · West Ham
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
Hardly any coach lost Elo against him.
Nemesis coaches
- +87
D. Moyes2356
in 4 matches · West Ham
- +51
Pep Guardiola2655
in 5 matches · Manchester City
- +34
S. Dyche2174
in 3 matches · Burnley
- +31
José Mourinho2421
in 3 matches · Tottenham
- +8
E. Howe2329
in 3 matches · Newcastle
Playing style
How Samuel Allardyce's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
Career average
One shape blending all 3 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
+0.69style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 92% of multi-club coaches.
A high score means the same playing style travels from club to club — well above the random-coach baseline (-0.01), so it's a signature, not the squads.
Everton25 matches
West Brom25 matches
Crystal Palace22 matches