And then, the floodgates opened… this week saw last minute goals galore and a huge swing from the back to the front in terms of Statr fantasy assets. For the first time this season, this week’s Statr Team Of The Week is a 3-4-3 and the average points tally has broken the 30 point barrier. To top it all off, we have a season individual high score from a fairly unexpected source, but more on that further down. If you’ve landed here and are wondering why our points are so drastically different to them next door’s, why not take a little look at our points system for the year, and once you’ve digested that data appetiser, come on down to the pitch and we’ll get stuck into the main course. First as always, it’s the number one:
GOALKEEPER
Roefs (Sunderland) : 28
It’s the highest score all season for a goalie, just one of the records set this week in a chaotic three days of ball. Roefs’ stalwart siege work away to Forest this week yielded the only clean sheet across all 20 top flight clubs, giving him the edge over other picks and catapulting him right into top spot for his position year to date. The battle between Sanchez and Vicario to stay ahead of the rest has a new challenger. Sunderland have defied all expectations this year, and while it’s not exactly tiki-taki stuff, they’re keeping their net safe and moving inexorably up the premier league table. Roefs, alongside Hume in defence and Xhaka absolutely everywhere are starting to look more and more like mong term viable picks.
DEFENDERS
Magalhaes (Arsenal) : 34
Best in class this week is yet another Arsenal man, and it’s odd we don’t see one of them make the cut. Following in from Calafiori and Timber in previous weeks, this week it was Gabriel. The goal certainly didn’t hurt his haul, but what really set him apart this week was absolute aerial dominance with no fewer than 7 challenges won with the head. Interceptions too were high at 3, a sure fire sign of a great defensive performance.
Keane (Everton) : 27
For the longest time, Michael Keane has shown up in the hazy, exhausted late rounds of draft . Injuries have always been and will always be a concern, but Everton assets this season have punched far above the weight of a team sitting firmly mid-table. It’s hard to see this sort of score from a Moyes defence regularly, but we do love a rare goal from a veteran of many campaigns around here.
Bueno (Wolves) : 30
This time last week we were deeply confused to see a Wolves defender make the cut. Imagine our surprise, horror, and deeply unsettled faces when we realised that this week one of the top three defenders in the Prem is an entirely different Wolves defender. Sure, if you’re away to Spurs, you could call it a 1-1 win, but young Bueno outdid himself this week with traditional defensive points from tackles and aerial challenges, topped off with a 10-point goal from the back.
MIDFIELDERS
Longstaff (Leeds) : 44
For all our talk about Stach, Sean Longstaff didn’t just light it up at Elland Road this weekend – he set the bar. At 44 points, his was the highest single-week haul of the season so far, and it’s because he did one simple thing, which was in fact every flippin’ thing imaginable. Sure, the goal and assist helped, but when you dive deeper you realise that had he neither he still would have been just shy of 30 points. It’s all there: crosses, tackles, interceptions, aerials… he effectively demonstrated the Statr-style power of the all-rounder.
Rice (Arsenal) : 26
Take a manager obsessed with set pieces, a midfield that between injury and patches is heavily rotated bar one, an expert free and corner taker, and you get the most bankable player at Arteta’s Arsenal for the past two years (don’t say Saka!). He was good at West Ham, and since his move across town he’s become the sort of player that scares Champions League winning teams. Expect to see him again, and again, and again.
Garner (Everton) : 29
It’s that toffee-filled centre again, with Garner back in the TOTW after a brief absence cause by team-mate Idrissa Gueye last week. Everton’s 1-1 draw with West Ham will be remembered…well, probably not at all, but a delicious equaliser assist from Garner was the inevitable result of his use by Moyes as a central junction for ball traffic. Fifty passes a game is becoming the average, so whatever happens Everton, he’ll be at the centre of it.
Szoboszlai (Liverpool) : 29
Putting Gravenberch back on the Statr bench this week and flying the flag for the champions, it’s the increasingly indispensable Hungarian. Despite their first loss of the season to the seemingly invulnerable Crystal Palace, Dominik delivered an incredible volume of connected passes as well as no fewer than 11 crosses and 3 key passes. Pool couldn’t finish, but this guy certainly kept on getting things started.
FORWARDS
Erling Haaland (Man City) : 37
Erling Haaland did Erling Haaland things again this week and is expected to Erling the absolute Haaland out of it as the season progresses. We’re not going to spend too much time on this one. Suffice to say : he’s back.
Thiago (Brentford) : 30
The only man in the league with a brace this weekend, proving once again that if you’re not sure who to pick, grab whoever’s job it is to score against United. Their opponents woes notwithstanding, Keith Andrews’ Brentford , and in particular Brazilian forward Thiago, looked pretty tasty this week for the first time all season. Obviously the man has big attacking shoes to fill, but keep an eye out in case this blip turns into a streak.
Anthony (Burnley) : 30
If you were’nt paying attention last week, you certainly should be now. Jadon Anthony is the only player to make this week’s team of the week as well as last’s, and it’s because Burnley are still putting all their attacks through him. Another goal this week didn’t hurt but where he really outshone most forwards this week was in creating chances for others. Between key passes and crosses he almost scored as many points as the goal got him. The single star of a poor team is always one to pick up.
Jimi Kavanagh, September 2025
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