Premier League 2018-19: Mid-season review

Best players

Pierre Emerick Aubameyang has not missed a beat

The top teams require the top players, and the Premier League has most of them.

Best goalkeeper:

Alisson is incredibly calm between the sticks

Alisson Becker is our pick of the lot with fine performances for Liverpool. Alisson kept 11 Clean Sheets and has only conceded 7 goals while making 43 saves in the process. He also completed 509 passes with a 95% accuracy.

The price tag looming on his head certainly seems like a bargain with his presence between the sticks giving a sense of calm to the outfield players, something that Liverpool missed when Karius was in goal.

Notable performers:

Saves: Joe Hart (Burnley) - 75

Penalties saved: Neil Etheridge (Cardiff) and Jordan Pickford (Everton) - 2

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Best defender:

The colossus from Netherlands Virgil Van Dijk is the most expensive defender

When Liverpool paid a world record 75mn for then Southampton captain Virgil Van Dijk, a lot of eyebrows were raised as to how much the transfer market has been inflated and how money is flowing like never before.

Well that certainly looks like a bargain now as Van Dijk is everything you want in a defender. He is fast, strong, agile, tall and carries the ball forward like many midfielders hope to be able to do. Liverpool have struck a jackpot when it comes to signing players.

Notable performers:

Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), Aymeric Laporte (Man City), Marcos Alonso (Chelsea), Matt Doherty (Wolves).

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Best midfielder:

Mo Salah hasn't stopped scoring

'One season wonder' is a claim that lots of players face in their careers when they perform exceptionally well one season but fail to replicate it the next time.

Mohamed Salah faced the same fate when he went on a record breaking 2017-18 season. Yet, 2018-19 has been just about the same for the Egyptian hero. He has already scored 11 goals and has provided 5 assists for his teammates.

Notable performers:

Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Raheem Sterling (Man City), Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth), Leroy Sane (Man City)

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Best striker:

He is currently leading the goal scoring charts!

Pierre Emerick Aubameyang was a lethal goal scorer at Dortmund and he is a lethal goal scorer at Arsenal. If you have him in your FPL team, be sure to rejoice whenever you watch him score a goal and also do a front flip.

He has scored 12 goals and provided 4 assists for his teammates at Arsenal. Aubameyang has also formed a brilliant partnership with strike partner Alexander Lacazette. The two of them have terrorized defences in England throughout the season.

Notable performers:

Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Callum Wilson (Bournemouth), Sergio Aguero (Man City), Raul Jimenez (Wolves).