The end of the season is in sight and so why not remind yourself of which players lead the way in the most important stats?
Dream Team is a numbers game at the end of the day.
Sign up for the Football newsletter
Thank you!
No prizes for guessing who has kept the most clean sheets Credit: Getty
Here’s hoping this whistle-stop tour of the key metrics informs your strategy for the final Gameweeks of the campaign.
GOALKEEPERS
Clean Sheets
27 – David Raya
17 – Gigi Donnarumma
15 – Dean Henderson
14 – Robert Sanchez
13 – Alisson
13 – Guglielmo Vicario
Saves
TOP GUN
Leandro Trossard now Arsenal’s clutch player with Dream Team form to prove it
CHELSEA BOOST
Enzo Fernandez and Joao Pedro gaining popularity for Chelsea double header
127 – Martin Dubravka
121 – Dean Henderson
121 – Robert Sanchez
120 – Emi Martinez
118 – Guglielmo Vicario
110 – Nick Pope
The ideal Dream Team keeper makes a lot of saves and keeps regular clean sheets and so Henderson and Sanchez catch the eye here.
But there’s no escaping the fact that Raya is in a league of his own when it comes to repelling the opposition.
Henderson has done well Credit: Getty
DEFENDERS
Goals
6 – Virgil van Dijk
6 – Micky van de Ven
5 – Marc Guehi
5 – Daniel Munoz
5 – Cristian Romero
5 – Malick Thiaw
Assists
11 – Matheus Nunes
9 – Reece James
7 – Lucas Digne
7 – Marc Guehi
7 – Gabriel
7 – Jurrien Timber
Shots on Target
25 – Neco Williams
18 – Malick Thiaw
17 – Daniel Munoz
17 – Virgil van Dijk
14 – Matty Cash
Big Chances Created
14 – Daniel Munoz
11 – Reece James
10 – Maxim De Cuyper
10 – Pedro Porro
9 – Lewis Hall
Tackles
130 – Tyrick Mitchell
130 – Neco Williams
110 – Daniel Munoz
92 – Adrien Truffert
90 – Ethan Ampadu
Clean Sheets
26 – Gabriel
24 – William Saliba
19 – Matheus Nunes
18 – Marc Guehi
17 – Maxence Lacroix
17 – Chris Richards
17 – Jurrien Timber
17 – Virgil van Dijk
Please note that Munoz features in four of these lists despite a relatively lengthy injury absence midway through the campaign, which is the only reason he hasn’t registered as many clean sheets as team-mate Lacroix and Richards.
Arsenal’s defensive might is underlined but the Manchester City pair of Guehi and Nunes have kept Gabriel, Timber and Saliba honest.
The Portuguese right-back has been underrated all season; even now he features in just 6.9% of teams.
11 assists and counting Credit: Getty
MIDFIELDERS
Goals
19 – Ismaila Sarr
18 – Antoine Semenyo
17 – Anthony Gordon
16 – Harvey Barnes
16 – Morgan Gibbs-White
Assists
22 – Bruno Fernandes
17 – Rayan Cherki
16 – Jeremy Doku
13 – Declan Rice
11 – Morgan Rogers
11 – Pedro Neto
11 – Bukayo Saka
11 – Leandro Trossard
Shots on Target
46 – Bukayo Saka
45 – Morgan Rogers
43 – Harvey Barnes
43 – Antoine Semenyo
42 – Enzo Fernandez
Big Chances Created
30 – Bruno Fernandes
25 – Rayan Cherki
24 – Declan Rice
22 – Jeremy Doku
20 – Yeremy Pino
Tackles
132 – Joao Palhinha
127 – Moises Caicedo
126 – James Garner
121 – Elliot Anderson
119 – Joao Gomes
Will Sarr reach 20 goals in all comps? Credit: Reuters
Sarr deserves huge credit for his return of 19 goals in all competitions given he missed nine games during the crucial festive period.
Crystal Palace’s No7 has capitalised on his Thursday night adventures with nine goals in the Conference League and a final against Rayo Vallecano still to come.
Fernandes’ playmaking supremacy is particularly impressive as he has been relative starved of fixtures this season without European commitments — Manchester United also exited both domestic cups upon entry.
Saka tops the shots on target metric despite missing 13 games since Gameweek 1 — his attacking threat should not be underestimated.
FORWARDS
Goals
37 – Erling Haaland
25 – Igor Thiago
21 – Viktor Gyokeres
20 – Joao Pedro
17 – Ollie Watkins
Assists
14 – Jarrod Bowen
10 – Joao Pedro
10 – Mohamed Salah
8 – Evanilson
8 – Erling Haaland
8 – Dango Ouattara
Shots on Target
84 – Erling Haaland
46 – Igor Thiago
46 – Ollie Watkins
41 – Jean-Philippe Mateta
40 – Igor Jesus
Big Chances Created
19 – Mohamed Salah
17 – Jarrod Bowen
16 – Cody Gakpo
12 – Dango Ouattara
10 – Erling Haaland
Tackles
51 – Jarrod Bowen
41 – Evann Guessand
41 – Igor Thiago
39 – Matheus Cunha
39 – Raul Jimenez
Out on his own Credit: Getty
Haaland exists on a different level to his peers when it comes to Dream Team’s primary currency but credit to Thiago for pushing him close in the league this term — who would have predicted that during pre-season?
Manchester City’s No9 and Joao Pedro are the only forwards who feature in the top four for both goals and assists.
Once again, Bowen’s output is outstanding for a player who represents a team threatened by relegation for the entire campaign.
On a purely game-by-game basis, the England international is undeniably a top-tier asset.
Dream Team in association with Midnite
BET £10 GET £20 +50 free spins – CLAIM HERE
*18+ New UK customers. Bet £10 on accas with 4+ legs, min odds 3/1 (4.0). Get 4x £5 Free Bets and 50 Free Spins, valid for 7 days on selected bets and games only. T&Cs apply. BeGambleAware.org
