The Premier
League is in full swing and fans across the country will have firm
opinions on the best and worst performers so far this season.
Courtesy of the EA Sports Player Performance Index, Sportsmail can reveal exactly which players have performed the best during the first two months of the current campaign.
As
expected, it is Chelsea - currently top of the Premier League with six
wins from their opening seven fixtures - who hold the top three
positions in the Player Performance Index rankings.
| EA PPI Ranking | Player | Team | EA PPI Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego Costa | Chelsea | 287 |
| 2 | Eden Hazard | Chelsea | 188 |
| 3 | Cesc Fàbregas | Chelsea | 176 |
| 4 | Raheem Sterling | Liverpool | 172 |
| 5 | Gylfi Sigurdsson | Swansea City | 168 |
| 6 | Sergio Agüero | Manchester City | 166 |
| 7 | Graziano Pellè | Southampton | 161 |
| 8 | Saido Berahino | West Bromwich Albion | 161 |
| 9 | Morgan Schneiderlin | Southampton | 159 |
| 10 | Leonardo Ulloa | Leicester City | 158 |
Top
goalscorer Diego Costa, who has netted nine times already since his
summer arrival from Atletico Madrid, tops the charts followed by
team-mates Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas who has assisted his Spain
colleague four times.
Raheem
Sterling, who came off the bench in England's win over Estonia on
Sunday, is fourth in the rankings with a PPI score of 172 followed by
Swansea midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson on 168 and Manchester City frontman
Sergio Aguero on 166.
Southampton's
Graziano Pelle, who arrived at St Mary's in the summer at a time when
Saints' team-mate Morgan Schneiderlin wanted to leave the South Coast
sit seventh and ninth respectively.
Young
West Brom striker Saido Berahino, currently the highest English
goalscorer, is eighth on the list following an impressive start.
Leicester
attacker Leonardo Ulloa, who has scored against Man United, Arsenal and
Everton already this season, completes the top 10.
Away
from the highest ranking players, Mesut Ozil may have been criticised
for some of his performances so far this season but the German
international has actually been Arsenal's second best player behind
fellow midfielder Aaron Ramsey.
Alexis
Sanchez, the Gunners' £30million summer signing from Barcelona, has
been their third-best player with the Chilean's stand-out moment being a
stunning volley in September's 2-2 draw against Manchester City.
Wayne Rooney is ranked as Manchester United's second best player, but does not make the top 10
Yaya Toure is yet to hit top form for Manchester City this season but is still their third best player
Another player to arrive in England from La Liga, Angel di Maria, tops the Manchester United charts with a score of 132.
The
Argentina midfielder became English football's most expensive player
following his £60m switch to Old Trafford from Real Madrid and has
scored three goals in five appearances for the Red Devils.
Wayne
Rooney, named captain at the start of the season by new United boss
Louis van Gaal, is second among United's 'Gaalacticos' with Robin van
Persie third.
Jordan Henderson has been one of Liverpool's best players this season and scored against West Brom
Alexis Sanchez has been Arsenal's third best player so far this season according to the stats
Looking
at the other half of Manchester, Yaya Toure, who is yet to hit top form
this season, is Manchester City's third best player behind Spaniard
David Silva who lies 13th overall in the Premier League standings.
Jordan
Henderson and Steven Gerrard make up Liverpool's top three along with
Sterling while Tottenham's best performers include Emmanuel Adebayor and
Nacer Chadli - two players who struggled for spells last term.
Christian Eriksen has been Spurs' standout man.
Everton
frontman Steven Naismith, signed on a free transfer from Rangers in
2012, has outperformed the Toffees' £28million summer signing Romelu
Lukaku.
The
Scotland forward scored in every one of Everton's opening three games
while Lukaku has struggled for form since arriving permanently at
Goodison Park.
Here, Sportsmail runs you through the top three performing players at your club so far this season.
Top
three players for each club based on the EA Sports Player Performance
Index (EA PPI). This is the official player ranking system of the
Barclays Premier League and it's powered by Opta data.
The
player scores are created by a complex and unique algorithm that awards
players with positive/negative points scores for 100s of different
statistics during a game.
Aaron Ramsey (left) and Andreas Weimann have been the stars for Arsenal and Aston Villa respectively
| Player | Team | EA PPI Score | EA PPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Ramsey | Arsenal | 108 | 34 |
| Mesut Ozil | Arsenal | 104 | 39 |
| Alexis Sánchez | Arsenal | 92 | 54 |
| Player | Team | EA PPI Score | EA PPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Weimann | Aston Villa | 97 | 48 |
| Gabriel Agbonlahor | Aston Villa | 91 | 55 |
| Alan Hutton | Aston Villa | 84 | 77 |
Burnley's Kieran Trippier (centre) and Chelsea's Diego Costa (left) top the table for their clubs
| Player | Team | EA PPI Score | EA PPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran Trippier | Burnley | 76 | 93 |
| Scott Arfield | Burnley | 73 | 108 |
| Ben Mee | Burnley | 66 | 138 |
| Player | Team | EA PPI Score | EA PPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Costa | Chelsea | 287 | 1 |
| Eden Hazard | Chelsea | 188 | 2 |
| Cesc Fàbregas | Chelsea | 176 | 3 |
Crystal Palace's Mile Jedinak is the best performing player for his side this season
Steven Naismith has been in good form for Everton this season and scored four goals this season
| Player | Team | EA PPI Score | EA PPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mile Jedinak | Crystal Palace | 115 | 27 |
| Yannick Bolasie | Crystal Palace | 93 | 53 |
| Jason Puncheon | Crystal Palace | 88 | 61 |
| Player | Team | EA PPI Score | EA PPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Naismith | Everton | 130 | 18 |
| Leighton Baines | Everton | 123 | 21 |
| Romelu Lukaku | Everton | 107 | 35 |
Nikica Jelavic celebrates after scoring for Hull against Crystal Palace and is their best performing player
Leonardo Ulloa joined Leicester in the summer and has made a big impact so far this season
| Player | Team | EA PPI Score | EA PPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikica Jelavic | Hull City | 119 | 23 |
| Tom Huddlestone | Hull City | 96 | 49 |
| Ahmed Elmohamady | Hull City | 88 | 60 |
| Player | Team | EA PPI Score | EA PPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Ulloa | Leicester City | 158 | 10 |
| Jamie Vardy | Leicester City | 99 | 46 |
| Paul Konchesky | Leicester City | 90 | 58 |
Raheem Sterling has impressed for Liverpool this season despite their slow start
Manchester City's deadly striker Sergio Aguero remains one of the best players in the league
| Player | Team | EA PPI Score | EA PPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raheem Sterling | Liverpool | 172 | 4 |
| Jordan Henderson | Liverpool | 131 | 17 |
| Steven Gerrard | Liverpool | 122 | 22 |
| Player | Team | EA PPI Score | EA PPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Agüero | Manchester City | 166 | 6 |
| David Silva | Manchester City | 144 | 13 |
| Yaya Touré | Manchester City | 109 | 32 |
Angel di Maria (second left) has made a big impact since his arrival at Manchester United
Newcastle have had a tough start to the season but Papiss Cisse (centre) has been the stand out player
| Player | Team | EA PPI Score | EA PPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Di Maria | Manchester United | 132 | 16 |
| Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | 118 | 25 |
| Robin van Persie | Manchester United | 105 | 38 |
| Player | Team | EA PPI Score | EA PPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papiss Demba Cisse | Newcastle United | 90 | 57 |
| Daryl Janmaat | Newcastle United | 84 | 78 |
| Michael Williamson | Newcastle United | 72 | 113 |
Charlie Austin (second left) has been the best player for newly promoted QPR
Southampton's Graziano Pelle has settled into the Premier League quickly and done well for Southampton
| Player | Team | EA PPI Score | EA PPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Austin | Queens Park Rangers | 71 | 114 |
| Robert Green | Queens Park Rangers | 57 | 172 |
| Steven Caulker | Queens Park Rangers | 56 | 175 |
| Player | Team | EA PPI Score | EA PPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graziano Pelle | Southampton | 161 | 7 |
| Morgan Schneiderlin | Southampton | 159 | 9 |
| Dusan Tadic | Southampton | 148 | 12 |
Ryan Shawcross and Sebastian Larsson have been the star performers for Stoke and Sunderland
| Player | Team | EA PPI Score | EA PPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Shawcross | Stoke City | 100 | 44 |
| Victor Moses | Stoke City | 86 | 70 |
| Phil Bardsley | Stoke City | 86 | 72 |
| Player | Team | EA PPI Score | EA PPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Larsson | Sunderland | 100 | 45 |
| Jack Rodwell | Sunderland | 85 | 75 |
| Steven Fletcher | Sunderland | 82 | 82 |
Gylfi Sigurdsson has helped Swansea get off to a good start to the season and is their best player so far
The stats suggest that Christian Eriksen is the best performing player at Tottenham under Mauricio Pochettino
| Player | Team | EA PPI Score | EA PPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gylfi Sigurdsson | Swansea City | 168 | 5 |
| Nathan Dyer | Swansea City | 119 | 24 |
| Wilfried Bony | Swansea City | 109 | 31 |
| Player | Team | EA PPI Score | EA PPI Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Eriksen | Tottenham Hotspur | 125 | 20 |
| Emmanuel Adebayor | Tottenham Hotspur | 114 | 28 |
| Nacer Chadli | Tottenham Hotspur | 113 | 29 |
Saido Berahino scored for West Brom against Liverpool and has been a star for the England U21s as well
Stewart Downing has improved a lot at West Ham and is just outside the top 10 players this season
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