Arsenal dominate breakdown of Dream Team players with 100+ points this season

THE first milestone for a Dream Team player each season is the 100-point mark.

At this stage of the campaign, the individuals into three figures make up a who’s who of top performers.

But which club boasts the most centurions? Let’s break it down…

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ARSENAL

• Bukayo Saka (£6.6m) – 181 points
• Martin Odegaard (£5m) – 125 points
• William Saliba (£3.8m) – 113 points
• Declan Rice (£3.9m) – 109 points
• Gabriel Martinelli (£4.5m) – 105 points
• Ben White (£4m) – 104 points
• Gabriel Jesus (£5.4m) – 103 points
• Gabriel (£4.1m) – 101 points

The Gunners have a whopping eight centurions, comfortably the most among the 20 Premier League teams.

Mikel Arteta’s side have registered the most clean sheets in all competitions this season, with Saliba, White and Gabriel all among the top six defenders.

Saka is Dream Team’s second top performer this season having scored eight goals and provided 12 assists in all competitions.

If Dream Team performance is anything to go by, Arsenal should be considered serious title contenders this season with strength from back to front.

NEWCASTLE

• Anthony Gordon (£4m) – 135 points
• Kieran Trippier (£5.2m) – 134 points
• Miguel Almiron (£3.7m) – 117 points
• Bruno Guimaraes (£3.7m) – 116 points
• Nick Pope (£4.1m) – 100 points

Elimination from the Champions League and Carabao Cup may limit the Magpies’ viability going forward but they’ve produced heaps of points to date.

Pope is one of just two goalkeepers on 100+ points at this stage which is even more impressive considering he’s missed the last five games through injury.

Guimaraes has earned 34 bonus points, the highest tally among all assets at the time of writing.

Trippier’s form may have nosedived this month but it would foolish to overlook his immense performances throughout the first third of the season – he remains the second-best player in his position.

Over 20% of Dream Team managers will be sweating over Gordon’s availability ahead of Gameweek 17 after he was forced off prematurely at Stamford Bridge in midweek.

Newcastle’s No10 has scored six goals and provided six assists – he’s currently the fourth-best midfielder in Dream Team.

WEST HAM

• Jarrod Bowen (£5.3m) – 152 points
• James Ward-Prowse (£4.4m) – 134 points
• Lucas Paqueta (£4.1m) – 131 points
• Mohammed Kudus (£4.5m) – 126 points
• Tomas Soucek (£3.6m) – 103 points

In a truly remarkable turn of events, the Hammers have FIVE midfielders on 100+ points before Christmas!

This quintet have combined for 34 goals already with Bowen leading the way with 11, only two players have more to their name among all assets.

A successful Europa League group campaign has played a huge role but it’s still remarkable that a team currently eighth in the domestic table could be so dominant in such an important position.

Selecting two or even three West Ham midfielders has proven to be a legitimately strong strategy – who would have predicted that before the season got underway!

ASTON VILLA

• Ollie Watkins (£4.6m) – 139 points
• John McGinn (£3.9m) – 125 points
• Douglas Luiz (£3.7m) – 113 points
• Ezri Konsa (£3.3m) – 100 points

Matty Cash (£3.1m) is just two points shy of a century and would have already celebrated the landmark had he not fallen out of favour recently.

Konsa leads the way among defenders for bonus points (29) but Watkins has been the Villains’ hero again with 11 goals and nine assists in rapid time.

The England striker is on course for 40+ goal involvements in 2023/24.

LIVERPOOL

• Mohamed Salah (£6.6m) – 174 points
• Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.7m) – 135 points
• Darwin Nunez (£4.1m) – 118 points
• Dominik Szoboszlai (£3.8m) – 104 points

It’s taken for granted that Salah and Alexander-Arnold will be among the elite Dream Team assets these days.

The Egyptian superstar is second in the rankings among forwards while the England international has made good use of his time in midfield to overtake Trippier and claim top spot among defenders.

Nunez remains a frustrating character at times but there’s undoubtedly an effective player within, as evidenced by his tally of seven goals and nine assists this term.

The Uruguayan striker is also ranked joint-third for shots on target among all assets.

MANCHESTER CITY

• Erling Haaland (£7.9m) – 195 points
• Phil Foden (£5.2m) – 155 points
• Julian Alvarez (£4.2m) – 134 points
• Jeremy Doku (£4.1m) – 100 points

Pep Guardiola’s side have so often provided the most centurions in the world of Dream Team.

It’s perhaps a sign of the fact they’ve been unable to unlock their full capacity this season that just four Etihad residents make the cut at this juncture.

That being said, Haaland is top dog, Foden is ranked fourth, and Alvarez is joint-ninth so their very best assets remain potent threats with the highest ceilings.

CHELSEA

• Raheem Sterling (£3.6m) – 112 points
• Cole Palmer (£3.2m) – 105 points
• Conor Gallagher (£3.1m) – 101 points
• Nicolas Jackson (£3m) – 100 points

It comes as something of a shock that the Blues are level with Liverpool, City and Villa on four centurions given Mauricio Pochettino’s men are currently tenth in the league and without European commitments.

Gallagher ranks highly for tackles, assists and bonus points but he’s yet to score this season – if he were to add goals to his game he would become a top-tier option.

Palmer has to be considered an excellent value-for-money asset too given how quickly he’s rushed to a century of points – he didn’t start a league game until Gameweek 7.

The youngster’s status as first-choice penalty-taker is notable boon too.

TOTTENHAM

• Son Heung-min (£4.6m) – 130 points
• Pedro Porro (£3.4m) – 103 points
• Dejan Kulusevski (£3.2m) – 102 points

The overwhelming majority of Spurs’ points have come in the Premier League, where Son has scored ten goals – his imminent departure to the Asian Cup may disrupt Ange Postecoglou’s troops.

Only Trippier and Alexander-Arnold have created more big chances and provided more assists than Porro among defenders.

Kulusevski has been in particularly good form of late having racked up 36 points in his last four outings.

BRIGHTON, MANCHESTER UNITED, EVERTON

• Joao Pedro (£3.4m) – 128 points
• Pascal Gross (£4.1m) – 114 points

• Bruno Fernandes (£5.4m) – 125 points
• Andre Onana (£3.8m) – 108 points

• James Garner (£2.4m) – 106 points
• Abdoulaye Doucoure (£3.2m) – 102 points

Pedro has earned more points in European competition than any other Dream Team player this season – six of the Brazilian’s 11 goals have come in the Europa League.

Despite valid criticism of his form, Onana is Dream Team’s top goalkeeper.

The 27-year-old has contributed to eight clean sheets.

Garner is unquestionably one of the season’s surprise packages.

The Toffees’ midfielder ranks third for tackles among all assets – he’s earned 26 points for his efforts in this regard.

BOURNEMOUTH, WOLVES, BRENTFORD

• Dominic Solanke (£3.6m) – 106 points

• Matheus Cunha (£3.3m) – 107 points

• Bryan Mbeumo (£3.8m) – 104 points

Burnley, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Luton, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United are the only clubs without a centurion in their ranks.

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk