The Scout is highlighting the top-performing players over the first eight Gameweeks of 2023/24 Fantasy Premier League.
Lining up in a 3-4-3 formation, six players come from Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Manchester City.
Sam Johnstone (Crystal Palace) £4.5m, 38pts
Owned by only 2.3 per cent of FPL managers, the Palace goalkeeper has proven a fine differential, collecting four clean sheets to sit joint-top of the goalkeeper standings alongside Fulham's Bernd Leno (£4.7m).
Johnstone save v Nott'm Forest
Clean sheet ✅@samjohnstone | @cinchuk pic.twitter.com/Hca7eGTO0p
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) October 9, 2023
Kieran Trippier (Newcastle) £6.8m, 49pts
Newcastle United’s right-back has justified his premium price tag recently, with three clean sheets, five assists and 10 bonus earning him 44 points in the last four Gameweeks.
Ben White (Arsenal) £5.6m, 45pts
The Arsenal right-back has proven a consistent source of returns this season, producing a goal, an assist, four clean sheets and seven bonus points.
Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) £4.9m, 51pts
The Eagles’ centre-back has kept three of his four clean sheets in the last three Gameweeks, also scoring twice this season to underline his impact at both ends of the pitch.
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) £12.6m, 59pts
Liverpool’s Egyptian has blanked only once in eight matches, scoring five goals and assisting a further four to sit joint-top of the overall player standings in Fantasy.
Salah's first goal v Brighton
Fantastic build-up play for @MoSalah's first of the afternoon 👏#BHALIV pic.twitter.com/hhtGastSQ5
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 8, 2023
Son Heung-min (Spurs) £9.5m, 54pts
The South Korean has scored six goals and averaged 9.2 points per match (ppm) since being moved up front for Tottenham Hotspur in Gameweek 4.
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) £8.6m, 53pts
Four goals, three assists and only one blank in seven outings highlights the Arsenal winger’s flying start to the season, with Saka averaging 7.6ppm in 2023/24.
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Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) £7.3m, 50pts
West Ham United’s talisman has scored five goals – only one fewer than he managed in the whole of last season – on his way to fourth place in the midfield standings.
Bowen's GW7 goal v Sheff Utd
Five goals already for Jarrod 🔥 pic.twitter.com/HR4ScEpi2F
— West Ham United (@WestHam) October 1, 2023
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) £8.1m, 59pts
His career-high haul of 23 points against Brighton & Hove Albion in Gameweek 7 has helped the Aston Villa forward to joint-top of the player standings in Fantasy alongside Salah.
Erling Haaland (Man City) £14.0m, 55pts
Manchester City’s Norwegian has scored a league-high eight goals, while his 32 shots, 32 shots in the box and 15 big chances are also more than any other player in Fantasy.
See: Is it no longer essential to own Haaland in Fantasy?
Julian Alvarez (Man City) £7.0m, 48pts
The Argentinian is the second most-bought player in 2023/24 Fantasy, earning over 3.3million new owners on the back of three goals and five assists.
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