In a season that has thrown up a number of surprises, some solace can be taken in the predictable. After dominating the midfield scoring charts in 2016/17, with Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli and Son Heung-min all among the top ten scoring midfielders in Fantasy Premier League (FPL), Spurs’ dynamic trio are at it again.
All three once more sit near the summit of the positional scoring charts, ranking fifth, sixth and seventh in the midfield rankings. Amazingly, after 32 Gameweeks, there are just nine points between them, highlighting the fine margins that have separated these players throughout the current campaign.
In recent weeks, however, it has been Alli who has come to the fore – staking a claim to significant Fantasy interest ahead of a pair of Double Gameweeks to close out the year.
Is Alli’s recent form enough to earn him favour over Spurs’ other midfield options – or will one of Son or Eriksen emerge as the superior asset during FPL’s final Gameweeks?
In our latest members’ Monitor article, we crunch the Opta data for an answer.
6 years, 1 month agoA few pet hates about articles using stats.
1) Put them in context. Showing an improvement in stats is of little use if you have to decide allocation of funds. Show the stats of those being used as comparatives.
2) xGI is an unwieldy statistic. It's a poor aggregate of assists and goals and try to pull on our hopes of getting something for our picks rather than getting most from them.
3) I can't be the only one who thinks an xGI of less than 8 from 16 games is hardly encouraging for a premium midfielder.
To summarise, why pick Alli.