Here’s our fantasy premier league GW34 review where we look for the players and teams with the best underlying stats from GW34 only. It’s an easy way to check on how one of your FPL team performed in that part of the gameweek. It doesn’t include the Tuesday Brighton v Cardiff fixture
Fantasy premier league GW34 review – the best underlying stats from GW34
If you’re needing to plan transfers use Joseph Crilleys google spreadsheet which is an excellent team planning tool.
Remember, the stats are just for GW34 and not cumulative.
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.
The 2nd part is just the ranking of team defensive and attacking performances which is the rank by xG and xG conceded.
The stats are all from the excellent free site understat.com.
Only players who played minimum 45 minutes.
Here’s the link to the google spreadsheet.
Best midfielder attacking underlying stats in GW34
I’ve turned the xG and xA from the first part of GW34 only into theoretical FPL points and ranked them. Only attacking points no bonus, clean sheet or appearance points. Only players who’ve played 45 mins or more. Doesn’t include Tuesdays Brighton v Cardiff game. Includes penalties which are 0.76
| Player | Mins | xG | xA |
| Paul Pogba | 90 | 1.81 | 0.02 |
| Raheem Sterling | 90 | 1.53 | 0.00 |
| Josh Sims | 63 | 0.80 | 1.00 |
| Nathan Redmond | 90 | 1.20 | 0.00 |
| Henrikh Mkhitaryan | 90 | 0.74 | 0.62 |
| David Brooks | 90 | 0.63 | 0.71 |
| Kevin De Bruyne | 90 | 0.20 | 1.29 |
| Victor Wanyama | 90 | 0.93 | 0.00 |
| Sadio Mané | 90 | 0.79 | 0.16 |
| Ryan Fraser | 90 | 0.07 | 1.34 |
| Alex Iwobi | 90 | 0.22 | 1.01 |
| Ryan Babel | 85 | 0.46 | 0.55 |
| Junior Hoilett | 75 | 0.67 | 0.05 |
| Eden Hazard | 90 | 0.66 | 0.00 |
| Tom Cairney | 90 | 0.35 | 0.51 |
| Felipe Anderson | 90 | 0.64 | 0.02 |
| Christian Eriksen | 90 | 0.36 | 0.42 |
| Dan Gosling | 90 | 0.58 | 0.00 |
| Manuel Lanzini | 63 | 0.09 | 0.72 |
| Leroy Sané | 89 | 0.27 | 0.40 |
| David Silva | 67 | 0.00 | 0.83 |
| Ashley Westwood | 90 | 0.47 | 0.03 |
| Dwight McNeil | 90 | 0.03 | 0.72 |
| Jordan Henderson | 80 | 0.03 | 0.69 |
| Mohamed Salah | 90 | 0.28 | 0.23 |
| Lucas Moura | 90 | 0.41 | 0.00 |
| Willian | 90 | 0.13 | 0.33 |
| Miguel Almirón | 80 | 0.32 | 0.00 |
| Aaron Ramsey | 69 | 0.19 | 0.10 |
| Gylfi Sigurdsson | 76 | 0.00 | 0.41 |
| Youri Tielemans | 90 | 0.02 | 0.35 |
| Harvey Barnes | 82 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
| Luka Milivojevic | 90 | 0.17 | 0.07 |
| Will Hughes | 90 | 0.18 | 0.03 |
| Jonathan Hogg | 90 | 0.00 | 0.28 |
| Harry Arter | 83 | 0.13 | 0.02 |
| Diogo Jota | 89 | 0.14 | 0.00 |
| André Gomes | 90 | 0.13 | 0.00 |
| Juan Mata | 57 | 0.00 | 0.21 |
| James Maddison | 90 | 0.07 | 0.09 |
| Ilkay Gündogan | 90 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| N’Golo Kanté | 90 | 0.09 | 0.02 |
| Lucas Torreira | 47 | 0.00 | 0.17 |
| Robert Snodgrass | 90 | 0.03 | 0.12 |
| Bernard | 86 | 0.10 | 0.00 |
| Anthony Martial | 90 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
| Rúben Neves | 71 | 0.09 | 0.00 |
| Granit Xhaka | 90 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| Naby Keita | 69 | 0.08 | 0.00 |
| Mark Noble | 90 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| Idrissa Gueye | 90 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| Moussa Sissoko | 75 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| Yves Bissouma | 90 | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| Leander Dendoncker | 90 | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| Etienne Capoue | 90 | 0.07 | 0.00 |
| Jeff Hendrick | 90 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
| Wilfred Ndidi | 74 | 0.02 | 0.07 |
| João Moutinho | 90 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| Josh Murphy | 90 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Fred | 90 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| Aron Gunnarsson | 90 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Matt Ritchie | 90 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| Jefferson Lerma | 90 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| Davy Pröpper | 64 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| Víctor Camarasa | 90 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Dale Stephens | 90 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Fabinho | 90 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Isaac Hayden | 90 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | 90 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Jack Cork | 90 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Ki Sung-yueng | 84 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Demarai Gray | 74 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Andros Townsend | 79 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Abdoulaye Doucouré | 90 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Richarlison | 86 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Cheikhou Kouyaté | 69 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Franck Zambo | 90 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Jesse Lingard | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| James McArthur | 87 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ruben Loftus-Cheek | 78 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| James Ward-Prowse | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Jorginho | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Anthony Knockaert | 69 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | 59 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ryan Sessegnon | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Best forward attacking underlying stats in GW34
I’ve turned the xG and xA from the first part of GW34 only into theoretical FPL points and ranked them. Only attacking points no bonus or appearance points. Only players who’ve played 45 mins or more. Doesn’t include Tuesdays Brighton v Cardiff game. Includes penalties which are 0.76
| Player | Mins | xG | xA |
| Chris Wood | 90 | 2.07 | 0.13 |
| Fernando Llorente | 88 | 0.88 | 0.96 |
| Danny Ings | 63 | 0.00 | 1.36 |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 90 | 1.02 | 0.00 |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 90 | 0.99 | 0.00 |
| Joshua King | 77 | 0.88 | 0.00 |
| Aleksandar Mitrovic | 90 | 0.39 | 0.43 |
| Andre Gray | 90 | 0.71 | 0.00 |
| Ayoze Pérez | 90 | 0.58 | 0.08 |
| Callum Wilson | 84 | 0.12 | 0.54 |
| Kenneth Zohore | 80 | 0.00 | 0.61 |
| Jamie Vardy | 90 | 0.45 | 0.00 |
| Ashley Barnes | 90 | 0.03 | 0.34 |
| Sergio Agüero | 77 | 0.19 | 0.08 |
| Romelu Lukaku | 76 | 0.06 | 0.21 |
| Salomón Rondón | 90 | 0.05 | 0.21 |
| Karlan Grant | 90 | 0.19 | 0.00 |
| Roberto Firmino | 90 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| Raúl Jiménez | 90 | 0.17 | 0.00 |
| Wilfried Zaha | 90 | 0.07 | 0.00 |
| Jürgen Locadia | 90 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| Florin Andone | 59 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| Christian Benteke | 90 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| Chicharito | 74 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| Elias Kachunga | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Best Defender attacking underlying stats in GW34
I’ve turned the xG and xA from the first part of GW34 only into theoretical FPL points and ranked them. Only attacking points no bonus, clean sheet or appearance points. Only players who’ve played 45 mins or more. Doesn’t include Tuesdays Brighton v Cardiff game. Includes penalties which are 0.76
| Player | Mins | xG | xA |
| Maya Yoshida | 90 | 0.87 | 0.53 |
| Jan Bednarek | 90 | 0.60 | 0.00 |
| Calum Chambers | 90 | 0.42 | 0.05 |
| Jon Gorenc Stankovic | 83 | 0.43 | 0.00 |
| Juninho Bacuna | 90 | 0.04 | 0.59 |
| Seamus Coleman | 90 | 0.00 | 0.64 |
| Phil Jones | 90 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| Juan Foyth | 90 | 0.00 | 0.49 |
| Emerson | 90 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
| Matt Doherty | 62 | 0.15 | 0.00 |
| Ben Mee | 90 | 0.14 | 0.00 |
| Ben Davies | 90 | 0.12 | 0.02 |
| Ben Chilwell | 90 | 0.09 | 0.08 |
| Kyle Walker-Peters | 90 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
| Willy Boly | 90 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| Davinson Sánchez | 90 | 0.10 | 0.00 |
| Chris Smalling | 90 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| Joe Bennett | 90 | 0.09 | 0.00 |
| Christian Kabasele | 90 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| Nathan Aké | 90 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
| Fabián Balbuena | 90 | 0.07 | 0.00 |
| Craig Cathcart | 90 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| Bernardo | 90 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | 90 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| David Luiz | 90 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
| Daryl Janmaat | 90 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Maxime Le Marchand | 90 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Diogo Dalot | 90 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Timothy Fosu-Mensah | 68 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
| Pablo Zabaleta | 77 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| Nacho Monreal | 90 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| Kyle Walker | 90 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| Joe Bryan | 90 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| Fabian Schär | 90 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| Scott Dann | 90 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Marcos Rojo | 76 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| James Tarkowski | 90 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Lucas Digne | 90 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| Florent Hadergjonaj | 90 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| Declan Rice | 90 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Angelo Ogbonna | 90 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| Steve Cook | 88 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Jamaal Lascelles | 90 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Adam Masina | 87 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Shkodran Mustafi | 90 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Arthur Masuaku | 90 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Jonny | 90 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Benjamin Mendy | 90 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Bruno Ecuele Manga | 90 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Chris Löwe | 90 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Charlie Taylor | 90 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Shane Duffy | 90 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Tim Ream | 90 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Patrick van Aanholt | 90 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Virgil van Dijk | 90 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Harry Maguire | 90 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Romain Saiss | 90 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Yan Valery | 86 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Jannik Vestergaard | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Andreas Christensen | 51 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Joel Matip | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Laurent Koscielny | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Martin Kelly | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Phil Jagielka | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Vincent Kompany | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Jan Vertonghen | 86 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| César Azpilicueta | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Wes Morgan | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Adam Smith | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ryan Bertrand | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Paul Dummett | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Kurt Zouma | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Matthew Lowton | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Andrew Robertson | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Javier Manquillo | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Martín Montoya | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Aymeric Laporte | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Erik Durm | 70 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ricardo Pereira | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Kiko Femenía | 60 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Christopher Schindler | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Terence Kongolo | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Konstantinos Mavropanos | 60 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Lee Peltier | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sean Morrison | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Conor Coady | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Chris Mepham | 90 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Best team defences in GW34
I’ve ranked the team defences by the lowest xG conceded. Doesn’t include the Brighton v Cardiff game
| Team defence | xG conceded |
| Bournemouth | 0.21 |
| Manchester City | 0.32 |
| Southampton | 0.64 |
| Liverpool | 0.87 |
| Burnley | 0.87 |
| Newcastle United | 0.88 |
| Leicester | 0.95 |
| Tottenham | 0.98 |
| Arsenal | 1.13 |
| Fulham | 1.29 |
| Chelsea | 1.31 |
| Manchester United | 1.43 |
| Everton | 1.66 |
| Watford | 2.27 |
| West Ham | 2.65 |
| Brighton | 2.77 |
| Huddersfield | 2.79 |
| Cardiff | 2.84 |
| Crystal Palace | 2.86 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3.81 |
Best team attacks in GW34.
I’ve ranked the team attacks by the highest xG. Doesn’t include the Brighton v Cardiff game
| Team attack | xG |
| Southampton | 3.81 |
| Manchester City | 2.86 |
| Burnley | 2.84 |
| Tottenham | 2.79 |
| Bournemouth | 2.77 |
| Manchester United | 2.65 |
| Arsenal | 2.27 |
| Fulham | 1.66 |
| West Ham | 1.43 |
| Liverpool | 1.31 |
| Everton | 1.29 |
| Watford | 1.13 |
| Huddersfield | 0.98 |
| Newcastle United | 0.95 |
| Leicester | 0.88 |
| Chelsea | 0.87 |
| Cardiff | 0.87 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0.64 |
| Crystal Palace | 0.32 |
| Brighton | 0.21 |
Notes of interest from GW32 part 1 lineups (Brighton v Cardiff not included)
Where a player is playing in a more advanced position that his FPL classification I’ve put this in italics. Most players will be in the schedules above. The advanced positions aren’t guarantees they will continue in that position.
Forward Perez played RM in 4-5-1 for Newcastle
Mid Moura and Fwd Llorente were the strike partners for Spurs. Eriksen played CAM in 3-4-1-2
Mids Redmond and Sims played behind Ings in 3-4-2-1
Mid Jota played as a strike partner to Jimenez in 3-5-2
Zohore played CF for Cardiff in 4-2-3-1 with Camarasa the CAM
Knockaert and Locadia played either side of Andone in 4-3-3. Knockaert red card
Mitrovic played CF in 4-2-3-1 with Cairney the CAM. Babel and Sessegnon played either side of Cairney
Lukaku played CF in 4-2-3-1. Mata was the CAM with Martial and Lingard playing either side of Mata. Rashford was on the bench. Pogba played in the midfield 2.
Calvert Lewin was CF for Everton in 4-2-3-1 with Sigurdsson CAM. Richarlison and Bernard were either side of Sigurdsson.
Def Declan Rice played CDM in 4-1-4-1
Benteke played CF for Palace in 4-5-1 with Zaha LM and Def Schlupp in LCM. Schlupp went off early with an injury.
Aguero played CF in 4-2-3-1 with D Silva CAM and Sterling and Sane either side of him. De Bruyne played in the 2.
Hazard played as a false 9 in 4-3-3 but switch to LW when Higuain came on. Hudson-Odoi and William were either side of Hazard.
Watford played 4-3-1-2. Gray and Deeney up front. Deeney red card. Hughes played CAM. Def Femenia played in the midfield 3
Aubameyang played CF in 4-2-3-1. Ramsey was CAM. Iwobi and Mkhitaryan were either side of Ramsey. Lacazette was on the bench and didn’t come off (naturally after starting 11 of the last 12 why whould he?)
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