While the FPL bonus points are yet to be added, the EA PPI Index statistics have been updated and, as it stands, here is a breakdown of how the bonus is currently mapping out. Please note – this is not confirmed and could be subject to change.
Arsenal 3 Bolton 0
Van Persie 3, Song 2, Ramsey 1
Arsenal’s scorers dominate the bonus awards with Aaaron Ramsey picking up the remainder for his part in Van Persie’s opening goal. The Welshman is yet to be credited a second assist for getting a touch to Bacary Sagna’s pass which was converted by Alex Song – we believe that this will be reviewed.
Chelsea 4 Swansea 1
Ramires 3, Bosingwa 2, Mikel 1
Maximum bonus for Ramires with his brace of goals in Chelsea’s victory. Jose Bosingwa’s outstanding season continues with an assist and 2 bonus, while Mikel picks up the single bonus, just edging out Ashley Cole and Juan Mata. Mark Gower and Ashley Williams were the top PPI performers for the Swans.
Liverpool 2 Wolves 1
Suarez 3, Downing 2, Enrique 1
After weeks of missing out on bonus, Luis Suarez at last comes good with the maximum, courtesy of his first-half strike. As we predicted in our ICT analysis, both Stewart Downing and Jose Enrique fetched the remaining bonus. Steven Fletcher was just outside bonus recognition for the visitors.
Man City 2 Everton 0
Milner 3, Hart 2, Aguero, Richards & Balotelli 1
James Milner’s second half strike after emerging from the bench was enough to see him the top PPI ranking and 3 bonus here, while the clean sheet for City saw Joe Hart gain a high PPI score ahead of the back four in front of him, qualifying him for 2 bonus. Two rather unpredictable outcomes. Micah Richards did at least pick up a single point, shared with Sergio Aguero and Mario Balotelli who all recorded identical PPI scores.
Newcastle 3 Blackburn 1
Ba 3, S Taylor 2, Hoilett 1
No surprises here – Ba recorded the top EA PPI score of the gameweek (59) with his hat-trick. Steven Taylor again soaked up bonus points, despite failing to keep a clean sheet this time around. Junior Hoilett, as expected, sneaked in for a single bonus after another superb display for Rovers that included a consolation goal.
QPR 1 Aston Villa 1
Bannan 3, Collins, Ferdinand & Hall 2
As expected, Barry Bannan’s spot-kick conversion saw him gain the maximum bonus from match devoid of standout performers. James Collins shared 2 bonus with Rangers’ Anton Ferdinand and Fitz Hall, as the defences came out on top here.
Stoke 1 Man United 1
Nani 3, Walters & Etherington 2
While Nani’s PPI Index of 22 saw him out in front in this one, below him, there were an array of players all tightly contesting the remaining bonus. Stoke’s pairing of Jon Walters and Matt Etherington shared 2 points each with identical PPI”s, which meant that Rio Ferdinand and Darren Fletcher just missed out.
West Brom 0 Fulham 0
McAuley & Riise 3, Reid 1
Another match with a tight set of PPI scores – it was West Brom’s Gareth McAuley who claimed the maximum, sharing it with John Arne Riise who received an identical PPI. Steven Reid got just a single bonus point for his showing then, with keepers Ben Foster and Mark Schwarzer ranked next in a game were defences dominated.
Wigan 1 Tottenham 2
Van der vaart 3, Bale 2, Modric 1
Tottenham’s goalscorers Van der Vaart and Gareth Bale claimed the top spots here, with an assist helping Luka Modric to a third place PPI ranking and a single bonus point. Emmanuel Adebayor and Mohamed Diame just missed out on recognition.
