While we sit back and wait to see if Robin Van Persie can reward the faith of thousands of Fantasy Premier League armbands, our Members can start picking the statistical bones out of the games so far. The OPTA data for teams and players has been updated and Members can now use the Gameweek filter to view all the data.
My rudimentary glance reveals that, apart form the obvious glittering display from Wayne Rooney (more on that in the Knee Jerk), our Members should take note of the numbers produced by Antonio Valencia, Matt Etherington, Joey Barton, Leon Osman and Leighton Baines β they could be leading contenders for Fantasy Premier League Bonus with strong attacking contributions. Defensively meanwhile, standout showings include David Wheater, Chris Smalling, Kyle Walker, Phil Jagielka and Roger Johnson.
Members can click here to soak in all of todayβs statistics.

