I know that two posts in one day is a bit much, but I ran the numbers, so I wanted to post it now so that I can move on to other things.
Since we are getting along in the season, total phantom points is becoming less and less helpful in identifying possible advantageous players for our teams. Even average phantom points are not all that helpful. So what I did was calculate how many phantom points each player had as of GW15, and then calculated their phantom points since then. I then ranked everyone on this "Phantom Points since GW15" measure, and that is what I present below.
Phantom Aces
The table below includes price, GW23 opponent, current ownership %, Total Points, Phantom Points, Average Phantom Points, Phantom Points as of GW15, and of course, Phantom Points since GW15 (along with the overall ranking for many of these). I know it is a lot of numbers, but hopefully it will help you find a gem of a player that others are still missing. Here are you top 40 Phantom Aces since GW15 (the last 4 are tied at 37th overall).
Player | Price | GW23 Opp | Pop. | Total Points | Phantom Pts | Phantom Pts Rank | Avg Phantom Pts | Avg Phantom Pts Rank | Phantom Pts to GW15 | Phantom Pts to GW15 Rank | Phantom Pts since GW 15 | Phantom Pts since GW 15 Rank |
L. Suárez (F - LIV) | 33.7 | EVE (H) | 23.51 | 358 | 172 | 1 | 10.12 | 1 | 104 | 5 | 68 | 1 |
Y. Cabaye (M - NEW) | 23.77 | NOR (A) | 3.6 | 211 | 147 | 3 | 7.74 | 2 | 85 | 15 | 62 | 2 |
J. Puncheon (M - CRY) | 14.8 | HUL (H) | 1.91 | 115 | 100 | 33 | 5.26 | 46 | 40 | 153 | 60 | 3 |
S. Sidwell (M - FUL) | 16.46 | SWC (A) | 0.53 | 174 | 135 | 7 | 6.14 | 22 | 82 | 17 | 53 | 4 |
M. Figueroa (D - HUL) | 14.05 | CRY (A) | 0.81 | 152 | 116 | 19 | 5.52 | 40 | 63 | 59 | 53 | 4 |
C. Eriksen (M - TOT) | 16.68 | MAC (H) | 4.35 | 124 | 84 | 71 | 6.46 | 15 | 32 | 189 | 52 | 6 |
S. Coleman (M - EVE) | 13.79 | LIV (A) | 3.59 | 170 | 129 | 9 | 5.86 | 29 | 78 | 26 | 51 | 7 |
P. Whittingham (M - CAR) | 10.99 | MAN (A) | 1.27 | 153 | 121 | 16 | 5.50 | 41 | 71 | 38 | 50 | 8 |
S. Cazorla (M - ARS) | 21.05 | SHN (A) | 9.29 | 128 | 95 | 43 | 5.94 | 28 | 45 | 134 | 50 | 8 |
S. Parker (M - FUL) | 14.11 | SWC (A) | 0.64 | 148 | 128 | 12 | 6.74 | 12 | 81 | 19 | 47 | 10 |
J. Rodriguez (F - SHN) | 17.01 | ARS (H) | 0.9 | 187 | 114 | 20 | 5.18 | 50 | 67 | 47 | 47 | 10 |
C. Davies (D - HUL) | 13.42 | CRY (A) | 4.53 | 169 | 126 | 13 | 6.00 | 25 | 80 | 23 | 46 | 12 |
P. Coutinho (M - LIV) | 14.02 | EVE (H) | 19.77 | 144 | 122 | 14 | 7.18 | 7 | 76 | 29 | 46 | 12 |
M. Noble (M - WHU) | 12.53 | CHE (A) | 0.28 | 125 | 107 | 30 | 4.86 | 67 | 62 | 63 | 45 | 14 |
R. Barkley (M - EVE) | 9.44 | LIV (A) | 10.92 | 126 | 100 | 33 | 5.26 | 46 | 55 | 91 | 45 | 14 |
D. Welbeck (F - MAN) | 15 | CAR (H) | 6.86 | 147 | 81 | 77 | 5.06 | 53 | 36 | 176 | 45 | 14 |
Willian (M - CHE) | 11.36 | WHU (H) | 1.75 | 77 | 59 | 154 | 4.54 | 90 | 14 | 300 | 45 | 14 |
J. Ward (D - CRY) | 14.7 | HUL (H) | 3.45 | 191 | 151 | 2 | 7.55 | 4 | 107 | 4 | 44 | 18 |
A. Williams (D - SWC) | 13.32 | FUL (H) | 2.36 | 121 | 93 | 48 | 4.89 | 64 | 49 | 113 | 44 | 18 |
C. Azpilicueta (D - CHE) | 13.46 | WHU (H) | 2.51 | 92 | 68 | 119 | 4.86 | 68 | 24 | 238 | 44 | 18 |
E. Hazard (F - CHE) | 19.07 | WHU (H) | 13.87 | 226 | 137 | 6 | 6.23 | 19 | 94 | 8 | 43 | 21 |
T. Huddlestone (M - HUL) | 9.89 | CRY (A) | 1.22 | 140 | 129 | 9 | 5.86 | 29 | 86 | 13 | 43 | 21 |
D. Delaney (D - CRY) | 12.01 | HUL (H) | 0.8 | 148 | 108 | 29 | 5.14 | 51 | 65 | 52 | 43 | 21 |
T. Cleverley (M - MAN) | 9.72 | CAR (H) | 2.09 | 85 | 78 | 87 | 4.88 | 65 | 35 | 180 | 43 | 21 |
T. Walcott (M - ARS) | 19.53 | SHN (A) | 10.12 | 133 | 80 | 80 | 6.15 | 21 | 38 | 166 | 42 | 25 |
Ki Sung-Yueng (M - SUN) | 10.74 | STO (H) | 0.56 | 93 | 71 | 111 | 3.94 | 160 | 29 | 209 | 42 | 25 |
Y. Bolasie (M - CRY) | 8.49 | HUL (H) | 0.06 | 56 | 56 | 165 | 4.31 | 111 | 14 | 300 | 42 | 25 |
C. Brunt (M - WBA) | 11.86 | AST (A) | 0.61 | 94 | 71 | 111 | 4.44 | 98 | 30 | 196 | 41 | 28 |
A. Mariappa (D - CRY) | 13.15 | HUL (H) | 0.08 | 88 | 69 | 116 | 5.31 | 45 | 28 | 216 | 41 | 28 |
A. Taarabt (M - FUL) | 13.07 | SWC (A) | 0.75 | 70 | 66 | 127 | 5.50 | 41 | 25 | 229 | 41 | 28 |
Mile Jedinak (M - CRY) | 8.84 | HUL (H) | 2.26 | 141 | 141 | 5 | 6.41 | 17 | 101 | 7 | 40 | 31 |
L. Baines (D - EVE) | 21.19 | LIV (A) | 10.79 | 179 | 110 | 24 | 6.88 | 10 | 70 | 41 | 40 | 31 |
G. Cameron (D - STO) | 12.01 | SUN (A) | 1.1 | 128 | 87 | 64 | 4.14 | 128 | 47 | 125 | 40 | 31 |
B. Sagna (D - ARS) | 15.2 | SHN (A) | 3.63 | 140 | 81 | 77 | 4.26 | 118 | 41 | 148 | 40 | 31 |
A. Kolarov (D - MAC) | 15.35 | TOT (A) | 5.48 | 142 | 99 | 37 | 5.82 | 31 | 60 | 70 | 39 | 35 |
M. Dawson (D - TOT) | 10.85 | MAC (H) | 5.5 | 120 | 66 | 127 | 3.00 | 238 | 27 | 221 | 39 | 35 |
R. Snodgrass (F - NOR) | 16.58 | NEW (H) | 1.39 | 125 | 114 | 20 | 7.60 | 3 | 77 | 28 | 37 | 37 |
A. Elmohamady (M - HUL) | 9.73 | CRY (A) | 1.26 | 131 | 111 | 23 | 5.05 | 54 | 74 | 35 | 37 | 37 |
C. Adam (M - STO) | 11.82 | SUN (A) | 1.47 | 134 | 93 | 48 | 4.65 | 82 | 56 | 85 | 37 | 37 |
J. Henderson (M - LIV) | 10.46 | EVE (H) | 2.12 | 115 | 88 | 61 | 4.00 | 143 | 51 | 106 | 37 | 37 |
Many of these names will not surprise you, but there are some that are less obvious. It still amazes me how well some of the Palace and Hull players do on this list, but perhaps they are just always having to do a lot of defensive work. Players who have clearly had more impact after GW15 include Puncheon (153rd to 3rd), Eriksen (189th to 6th), Cazorla (134th to tied for 8th), Welbeck (176th to tied for 14th), and Willian (300th! to tied for 14th). Some of this is due to getting more playing time, but form has helped as well.
Good luck with GW23, and may your Phantom Aces come through for you this week.
Prof. M