POINTS BREAKDOWN: FPL Gameweek's 25-26
There’s a million different stats and figures you can find on the Fantasy Premier League this season, ranging from player form to the exact number of points by position. If you’re into the statistical element to the game, and who wouldn’t, it’s half the game to understand the statistical probability of your 15 players picking up points on a weekly basis, we’ve a treat for you heading into Gameweek 26. The one stat the FPL is yet to offer is a collation of points, to help have you differentiate. The Hype Team have spent hours tallying the exact points totals all 20 teams have managed so far this season, then break down points by position for Goalkeepers, Defenders, Midfielders, and Forwards. Strap in, we’re throwing numbers your way. All aboard.
Team Breakdown
First up we’ve added the exact tallies from all 20 clubs in the Premier League, and have highlighted their best player. Just for clarification ‘pts’ means points and in brackets is the number of players that have achieved the points totals. You’ll be familiar of this statistical analysis if you follow our Twitter account over at @RealHypeTrain.
ARSENAL
GK: 87pts (10th) DEF: 365pts (5th) MID: 686pts (2nd) ATT: 100pts (18th) Overall: 1238pts (3rd) Best Player: Alexis Sanchez (183pts) Notes on Arsenal: Arsenal didn’t change any players in the January transfer window, so their squad remains the same.
BOURNEMOUTH
GK: 74pts (17th) DEF: 333pts (9th) MID: 453pts (8th) ATT: 116pts (17th) Overall: 976pts (10th) Best Player: Charlie Daniels (91pts) Notes on Bournemouth: - Bournemouth’s only January transfer window acquisition was Aaron Ramsdale from Sheffield United, but is not on the FPL site. - Lewis Grabban made 3 substitute appearances for Bournemouth in the Premier League, with one assist. Grabban left for Reading on loan with 6 FPL points. - Marc Wilson did not play for Bournemouth this season before leaving for West Brom on loan. - Nathan Ake left Bournemouth for parent club Chelsea with 51 FPL points to his name for the Cherries.
BURNLEY
GK: 109pts (2nd) DEF: 272pts (13th) MID: 327pts (17th) ATT: 200pts (3rd) Overall: 902pts (14th) Best Player: Tom Heaton (106pts) Notes on Burnley: - Patrick Bamford left Burnley on the back of 6 points in the FPL from 6 substitute appearances.
CHELSEA
GK: 106pts (3rd) DEF: 541pts (1st) MID: 612pts (4th) ATT: 163pts (8th) Overall: 1422pts (1st) Best Player: Eden Hazard (147pts) Notes on Chelsea: - Oscar left the FPL with 17 points - Ivanovic left the FPL with 23 points - Nathan Ake has yet to play a minute for Chelsea in the Premier League since returning from his loan spell at Bournemouth - John Mikel Obi didn’t play a single minute for Chelsea this seaso
CRYSTAL PALACE
GK: 59pts (20th) DEF: 246pts (15th) MID: 414pts (14th) ATT: 118pts (15th) Overall: 837pts (17th) Best Player: Wilfried Zaha (93pts) Notes on Palace: - Patrick van Aanholt left Sunderland with 59 points, and has since managed 8 from 3 matches for Palace, with a 67pts total so far. - PVA made his Palace debut during GW22’s 2-0 away win at Bournemouth - Liverpool loanee Sakho didn’t play a minute of football for Liverpool before his move. - Jeff Schlupp has managed 8 FPL points this season, with 4pts for Leicester before his move to Palace. - Schlupp made his Palace debut in the clubs 3-0 away defeat to West Ham during GW21. - Midfielder Jordan Mutch finished with 5 points in the FPL before his permanent departure to Reading
EVERTON
GK: 111pts (1st) DEF: 412pts (2nd) MID: 426pts (13th) ATT: 180pts (5th) Overall: 1129pts (7th) Best Player: Romelu Lukaku (142pts) Notes on Everton: - Morgan Schneiderlin left Man United with 3 points in the FPL, and has a further 8 with Everton, totalling 11pts. - Tom Cleverley left Everton for Watford with 13 points in the FPL - Oumar Niasse didn’t play a minute of football for Everton before his move to Hull - Bryan Oviedo left Everton for Sunderland having earned 9 points in the FPL. - Gerard Deulofeu left Everton with 13 points in the FPL
HULL
GK: 80pts (14th) DEF: 185pts (20th) MID: 394pts (15th) ATT: 128pts (12th) Overall: 787pts (20th) Best Player(s): Robert Snodgrass (99pts) and Eldin Jakupovic (49pts) for active players. Notes on Hull: - None of Hull’s signings played a single minute in the Premier League this season - Jake Livermore left Hull for West Brom with 46 points in the FPL - Robert Snodgrass left Hull for West Ham with 99 points in the FPL
LEICESTER
GK: 73pts (18th) DEF: 217pts (19th) MID: 293pts (18th) ATT: 220pts (2nd) Overall: 803pts (19th) Best Player: Riyad Mahrez (71pts) Notes on Leicester: - Jeff Schlupp has managed 8 FPL points this season, with 4pts for Leicester before his move to Palace - Luis Hernandez left Leicester with 4 points in the FPL this season
LIVERPOOL
GK: 92pts (8th) DEF: 243pts (16th) MID: 795pts (1st) ATT: 94pts (19th) Overall: 1224pts Best Player: Sadio Mane (132pts) Notes on Liverpool: The Reds squad did not change over January transfer window
MAN CITY
GK: 80pts (15th)
DEF: 288pts (12th)
MID: 596pts (5th)
FOR: 167pts (6th)
Overall Points: 1131pts (6th)
Best Player: Kevin De Bruyne (122pts)
Notes on Man City: City didn’t sell any players listed in the FPL and only provided the addition of Gabriel Jesus.
MAN UNITED
GK: 94pts (7th) DEF: 405pts (3rd) MID: 428pts (12th) ATT: 240pts (1st) Overall: 1167pts (5th) Best Player: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (145pts) Notes on United: - Morgan Schneiderlin left Man United with 3 points in the FPL - Memphis Depay left Man United with 2 points in the FPL (his score was 3, but he picked up a yellow card in the 3-1 away loss at Watford - United didn’t make any additions to their first team during the January transfer window
MIDDLESBROUGH
GK: 97pts (5th) DEF: 342pts (7th) MID: 356pts (16th) ATT: 162pts (9th) Overall: 957pts (13th) Best Player: Alvaro Negredo (91pts) Notes on Boro: - Patrick Bamford left Burnley on the back of 6 points in the FPL from 6 substitute appearances, prior to his move to Boro - Adlène Guédioura managed 21 points for Watford before leaving for Boro, and has appeared as a substitute on 2 occasions (with 2 FPL points) - Jordan Rhodes managed 6 FPL points before leaving Boro to join Sheffield Wednesday
SOUTHAMPTON
GK: 81pts (13th)
DEF: 351pts (6th)
MID: 459pts (7th)
FOR: 121pts (13th)
Overall Points: 1012pts (8th)
Best Player: Ryan Bertrand (82pts)
Notes on The Saints: - Jose Fonte left Southampton with 58 points in the FPL
SPURS
GK: 102pts (4th) DEF: 378pts (4th) MID: 617pts (3rd) ATT: 156pts (10th) Overall: 1253pts (2nd) Best Player: Dele Alli (135pts) Notes on Spurs: - Tom Carroll left Spurs with just one point in the FPL
STOKE CITY
GK: 95pts (6th) DEF: 320pts (10th) MID: 436pts (11th) ATT: 119pts (14th) Overall: 976pts (11th) Best Player: Joe Allen (94pts) Notes on Stoke: - Bojan left Stoke for Mainz with 30 points in the FPL - Saido Berahino left West Brom with 6 points in the FPL
SUNDERLAND
GK: 88pts (9th) DEF: 272pts (14th) MID: 246pts (19th) ATT: 198pts (4th) Overall: 804pts (18th) Best Player: Jermain Defoe (138pts) Notes on Sunderland: - Bryan Oviedo left Everton for Sunderland having earned 9 points in the FPL, and currently has 5 for Sunderland. - Patrick van Aanholt left Sunderland with 59 points, and has since managed 8 from 3 matches for Palace, with a 67pts total so far. - Darren Gibson did not play this season until his move to Sunderland.
SWANSEA
GK: 69pts (19th) DEF: 242pts (17th) MID: 439pts (9th) ATT: 117pts (16th) Overall: 867pts (15th) Best Player: Gylfi Sigurdsson (126pts) Notes on Swansea: - Tom Carroll left Spurs with just one point in the FPL - Neil Taylor left Swansea for Aston Villa with 12 points in the FPL - Mo Barrow left Swansea for Leeds with 37 points in the FPL
WATFORD
GK: 75pts (16th) DEF: 316pts (11th) MID: 292pts (20th) ATT: 173pts (6th) Overall: 856pts (16th) Best Player: Etienne Capoue (96pts) Notes on Watford: - Jerome Sinclair left Watford with 6 points in the FPL - Tom Cleverley left Everton for Watford with 13 points in the FPL, and has 14 points for the latter - Ighalo left Watford with 39 points in the FPL - Adlène Guédioura managed 21 points for Watford before leaving for Boro, and has appeared as a substitute on 2 occasions (with 2 FPL points) - Juan Carlos Paredes didn’t feature in the Premier League for Watford before leaving for the Greek League.
WEST BROM
GK: 83pts (11th) DEF: 340pts (8th) MID: 437pts (10th) ATT: 129pts (11th) Overall: 989pts (9th) Best Player: Matt Phillips (111pts) Notes on WBA: - Jake Livermore left Hull for West Brom with 46 points in the FPL, and has managed 6 points for WBA - Marc Wilson did not play for Bournemouth this season before leaving for West Brom on loan - Saido Berahino left West Brom with 6 points in the FPL
WEST HAM
GK: 83pts (12th) DEF: 218pts (18th) MID: 552pts (6th) ATT: 93pts (20th) Overall: 946pts (12th) Best Player: Michail Antonio (115pts) Notes on West Ham: - Zaza left West Ham on 10 points in the FPL - Dimitri Payet left West Ham with 81 points in the FPL - Robert Snodgrass left Hull for West Ham with 99 points in the FPL, and has 8 points for the Hammers - Jose Fonte left Southampton with 58 points in the FPL, and has 3 points for West Ham
Table Breakdown
Once we tallied together the overall points from every position for every club, we asked what would that means for alternative points tables. See below for an Overall Points Table, then individual tables for the 4 positions available to us in the FPL: Goalkeeper, Defenders, Midfielders, and Forwards.
Overall FPL Points Table
Chelsea: 1422pts
Spurs: 1253pts
Arsenal: 1238pts
Liverpool: 1224pts
Man United: 1167pts
Man City: 1131pts
Everton: 1129pts
Southampton: 1012pts
West Brom: 989pts
Bournemouth: 976pts
Stoke: 976pts
West Ham: 946pts
Middlesbrough: 957pts
Burnley: 902pts
Swansea: 867pts
Watford: 856pts
Crystal Palace: 837pts
Sunderland: 804pts
Leicester: 803pts
Hull: 787pts
Goalkeeper Total: 1,738 points
Defender Total: 6,286 points
Midfielder Total: 9,158 points
Forward Total: 2,994 points
OVERALL TOTAL: 20,176 points
Overall FPL Goalkeeper Table
Everton: 111pts
Burnley: 109pts
Chelsea: 106pts
Spurs: 102pts
Middlesbrough: 97pts
Stoke: 95pts
Man United: 94pts
Liverpool: 92pts
Sunderland: 88pts
Arsenal: 87pts
West Brom: 83pts
West Ham: 83pts
Southampton: 81pts
Hull: 80pts
Man City: 80pts
Watford: 75pts
Bournemouth: 74pts
Leicester: 73pts
Swansea: 69pts
Crystal Palace: 59pts
OVERALL GK TOTAL: 1,738 points
Overall FPL Defender Table
Chelsea: 541pts
Everton: 412pts
Man United: 405pts
Spurs: 378pts
Arsenal: 365pts
Southampton: 351pts
Middlesbrough: 342pts
West Brom: 340pts
Bournemouth: 333pts
Stoke: 320pts
Watford: 316pts
Man City: 288pts
Burnley: 272pts
Sunderland: 272pts
Crystal Palace: 246pts
Liverpool: 243pts
Swansea: 242pts
West Ham: 218pts
Leicester: 217pts
Hull: 185pts
OVERALL DEF TOTAL: 6,286 points
Overall FPL Midfielder Table
Liverpool: 795pts
Arsenal: 686pts
Spurs: 617pts
Chelsea: 612pts
Man City: 596pts
West Ham: 552pts
Southampton: 459pts
Bournemouth: 453pts
Swansea: 439pts
West Brom: 437pts
Stoke: 436pts
Man United: 428pts
Everton: 426pts
Crystal Palace: 414pts
Hull: 394pts
Middlesbrough: 356pts
Burnley: 327pts
Leicester: 293pts
Sunderland: 246pts
Watford: 192pts
OVERALL MID TOTAL: 9,158 points
Overall FPL Forwards Table
Man United: 240pts
Leicester: 220pts
Burnley: 200pts
Sunderland: 198pts
Everton: 180pts
Watford: 173pts
Man City: 167pts
Chelsea: 163pts
Middlesbrough: 162pts
Spurs: 156pts
West Brom: 129pts
Hull: 128pts
Southampton: 121pts
Stoke: 119pts
Crystal Palace: 118pts
Swansea: 117pts
Bournemouth: 116pts
Arsenal: 100pts
Liverpool: 94pts
West Ham: 93pts
OVERALL FOR TOTAL: 2,994 points
Statistics in the FPL
We've launched a new Twitter account dedicated to statistics within the FPL, and we already love its addition as part of our Hype Train community as we're able to keep stats and opinions separate on their own forum of debate. Check out some of the stats we've pulled from the FPL site on our Statistics account, @HypeTrainStats, for daily FPL aid.
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