How might we probably have predicted this?
When you had informed me this time final yr that Sunderland gamers can be making up 7% of the highest 100 Fantasy Premier League performers, I merely wouldn’t have believed you.
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It’s straightforward to take a look at the desk and see how effectively we’re doing as a crew this season, but it surely’s much more unimaginable to see our particular person gamers within the highlight if you’re actively scouting out good performers on your FPL every week. With a mixed signing payment of simply over £55 million, it’s clear to see that our 7 entrants into the highest 100 have been effectively well worth the cash.
Forward of Gameweek 1, I’d by no means have dreamed of filling up the Sunderland slots in my crew however, 12 weeks later, that’s precisely what I’ve executed. Albeit, if there’s one factor about me, it’s that Luke O’Nien won’t ever depart my FPL. He’s retaining my bench heat and filled with spirit till he makes his long-awaited Premier League debut.
I do really feel a bit responsible about not backing Sunderland from the off, so we’re breaking down the 7 Sunderland gamers that includes within the high 100 FPL performers and why I ought to’ve put my belief in them earlier.
Robin Roefs
Factors: 56
Quantity total: #17
Quantity place: #1
Value in GW1: £4.5
Possession in GW1: 18,876
Value in GW11: £4.7
Possession in GW11: 874,346
With an excellent 56 factors to date this season, Roefs sits comfortably as the very best goalkeeper in FPL. he averages a spectacular 5.1 factors per match, which additionally places him in seventeenth total. The second greatest goalkeeper, Raya, averages simply 4.8 and began off the season with 1,531,911 gamers having him of their squad, that means Roefs would have been an excellent participant to begin off with. Roefs has been very constant all through the season, hasn’t conceded greater than two targets per match, and appears set to proceed bringing within the factors for any of the 850,000 managers who’ve introduced him into their crew.
Granit Xhaka
Factors: 52
Quantity total: #29
Quantity place: #10
Value in GW1: £5.0
Possession in GW1: 266,288
Value in GW11: £5.1
Possession in GW11: 698,127
Xhaka began the season as essentially the most owned Sunderland participant with a whopping 266,288 managers having him of their squad, and that has almost tripled within the weeks since. It was widespread sense to convey him in on the low value level of £5 million, particularly since he has ended up averaging 4.7 factors per match. His greatest week but got here in GW10 the place he gained 10 factors after his first aim for the membership. That week led to 50,000 extra gamers bringing him in, along with his present possession standing at just below 700,000. When you joined the 640,000 different managers who owned him in that week, you clearly had extra sense than I did.
Factors: 51
Quantity total: #31
Quantity place: #15
Value in GW2: £4.0
Possession in GW2: 33,250
Value in GW11: £4.2
Possession in GW11: 692,033
Sunderland AFC have already reported on , and so they weren’t improper. He averages 5.7 factors per match, with an unimaginable GW8 bringing in 17 factors. Not solely is he scoring for the membership, he additionally persistently will get defcon. Mukiele has had nearly 640,000 transfers in because the begin of his season, so for those who introduced him in as quickly as he signed for the membership forward of GW2, you positively made the appropriate alternative there.
Factors: 49
Quantity total: #39
Quantity place: #17
Value in GW1: £4.5
Possession in GW1: 20,153
Value in GW11: £4.6
Possession in GW11: 292,599
Attributable to his excellent performances final season – we’ll always remember 121:59 – a variety of Sunderland followers introduced Ballard into their crew. As they very rightly predicted, he managed to header his manner into FPL’s coronary heart. He’s already scored two blinders this season, is averaging 5.4 factors per match, and even grabbed a exceptional 19 defensive contributions towards Manchester United at first of October. His possession has risen from 20,000 to 292,000 so he has clearly confirmed himself to be an amazing asset.
Factors: 45
Quantity total: #59
Quantity place: #25
Value in GW1: £4.0
Possession in GW1: 69,254
Value in GW11: £4.1
Possession in GW11: 625,824
Despite his lack of minutes these days, Alderete did so effectively earlier within the season that he’s nonetheless standing firmly within the high 60. He averaged 6.5 factors within the first 6 weeks and has flown from 69,000 to 625,000 possession. He would’ve been an incredible asset at first of the season to get you forward of the sport so kudos to those that predicted his unimaginable efficiency.
Factors: 41
Quantity total: #75
Quantity place: #29
Value in GW1: £4.5
Possession in GW1: 18,175
Value in GW11: £4.5
Possession in GW11: 47,728
Trai Hume. The place can we even start? He signed for us for round £200,000 in 2022 and is now the seventy fifth greatest participant in FPL simply three years later. Unrivalled. Hume nonetheless has a small possession and a few good fixtures for the subsequent few weeks so might positively be an excellent particular person decide to spice up your factors. Solely 38,000 managers gained his 11 factors in week 8, so we definitely ought to’ve put our religion in him earlier.
Factors: 41
Quantity total: #76
Quantity place: #8
Value in GW1: £5.5
Possession in GW1: 21,380
Value in GW11: £5.6
Possession in GW11: 425,542
Isidor sits only one place behind Hume within the high 100, despite the fact that they’re tied on factors. He has an enormous possession now, that includes in 3.5% of groups, with over 400,000 FPL managers bringing him into their squad since GW1. In any case, with Isidor, the place can you actually go improper?