Fantasy premier league GW23 review – the best underlying stats from GW23 

Here’s our fantasy premier league GW23 review where we look for the players and teams with the best underlying stats from GW23 only. It’s an easy way to check on how one of your FPL team performed in the gameweek

Fantasy premier league GW23 review – the best underlying stats from GW23 

They are just for GW23 and not cumulative. It only includes selected players who started no subs.

The article is in 2 parts. We’ve started with the attacking stats for the players divided by position. Effectively we’ve taken their xG stats and their xA stats and converted them into FPL points and then ranked them. We don’t show the points but that’s how they’re ranked. It’s far more useful than just ranking them by xG and xA separately. I haven’t attempted to rank every player.

There’s shots and key passes so you get a volume perspective as well as a quality perspective.

There’s defender rankings although one off games don’t give a realistic picture. It’s better to look at cumulative stats

The 2nd part is just the ranking of team defensive and attacking performances which is the rank by xG and xG conceded. I’ve also included the GW23 fixtures so you can remind yourself who was playing if needed

The stats are all from the excellent free site understat.com. Player values are as of Sunday 13 January.

Here’s the link to the google spreadsheet if you want it

Best midfielders in GW23 

I’ve turned the xG and xA from GW23 only into theoretical FPL points and ranked them. Only attacking points no bonus or appearance points.

I’ve also added the previous weeks ranking although I forgot to add the GW22 Man City v Wolves game on Monday.  If there’s a blank in GW22 it means this or they didn’t play or I didn’t record them.  It should provide an interesting form and consistency insight.

Best forwards in GW23

I’ve turned the xG and xA from GW23 only into theoretical FPL points and ranked them. Only attacking points no bonus or appearance points.

I’ve also added the previous weeks ranking although I forgot to add the GW22 Man City v Wolves game on Monday.  If there’s a blank in GW22 it means this or they didn’t play or I didn’t record them.  It should provide an interesting form and consistency insight.

Best attacking defenders in GW23

I’ve turned the xG and xA from GW23 only into theoretical FPL points and ranked them. Only attacking points no bonus, clean sheet or appearance points

I’ve also added the previous weeks ranking although I forgot to add the GW22 Man City v Wolves game on Monday.  If there’s a blank in GW22 it means this or they didn’t play or I didn’t record them.  It should provide an interesting form and consistency insight.

Best team defences in GW23 

I’ve ranked the team defences by the lowest xG conceded.

Best team attacks in GW23 

I’ve ranked the team attacks by the highest xG

Notes of interest from the GW23 lineups

Doherty dropped by Wolves.  £5.9m mid Jota plays as a strike partner for Jimenez in a 3-5-2 formation

£5.4m mid Gray plays as a CAM.  £5.3m Def Pereira plays as an RAM

Despite the stats £6.1m forward Perez plays as an RM.

£5.1m Mid Paterson returns as a strike partner for new loanee £5.0m Niasse in a 4-4-2

£5.5m Mid Deulofeu continues as a striker partner for Deeney in 4-2-2-2

£5.4m forward Carroll leads the line for West Ham with Arnautovic left out of the squad.  £5.5m Mid Nasri plays CAM

£5.2m Mid Redmond plays Ings strike partner in 3-5-2

£6.8m Richarlison Mid plays CF

£8.7m Mid Pogba plays LCM in a 4-3-3

£13.5m Mid Salah plays CF

£9.3m Lacazette and £11.3m Aubameyang are played as strike partners with Ramsey the CAM in 4-3-1-2

£11.0m Mid Hazard continues to play CF in a 4-3-3

£4.5m Mid Diakhaby plays CF for Huddersfield.  New manager appointed though so this may mean nothing

£11.3m forward Aguero starts ahead of Jesus as a CF in 4-3-3

£5.5m Mid new signing Babel starts as LW in 3-4-3

£5.6m Fwd Llorente plays CF in Kanes absence.  Lamela and Alli play behind him in 3-4-2-1.  Eriksen plays as a CM in the 4.

GW23 results

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