uLeading stat site WhoScored have selected Newcastle United Kieran Trippier and Anthony Gordon in their Premier League Team of the Season (so far).
The XI is based on average ratings of all Premier League players eight games into the new season, where the best performing player of each position features.
With an average rating of 7.76, no defender comes in higher than Trippier, who has racked up five assists, 13 tackles, six interceptions, seven clearances and seven blocks.
Only Bukayo Saka (7.74) has outscored Anthony Gordon (7.46) when it comes to Premier League wingers, with the former Everton man scoring twice, assisting twice and winning two penalties in six appearances, along with 12 successful dribbles and eight key passes.
Elsewhere, Toon target Joachim Andersen features at centre-back, James Maddison joins Rodri and James Ward-Prowse in midfield, with Erling Haaland up top:
WhoScored TOTS so far: (4-2-3-1): Vicario – Trippier, Andersen, Romero, Robertson – Rodri, Ward-Prowse – Saka, Maddison, Gordon – Haaland.
Kieran Trippier (Newcastle) – 7.76
England international Kieran Trippier has made an exceptional start to the Premier League campaign, registering a hat-trick of assists in Newcastle’s 8-0 thrashing of Sheffield United, before notching two more in the following two matches. Trippier’s offensive contribution is a crucial part of his game, but his defensive actions have also been impressive so far. The full-back has made a total of 13 tackles, six interceptions, seven clearances and seven blocks at this stage to return an overall WhoScored rating of 7.76.
Anthony Gordon (Newcastle) – 7.46
Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon has started the season strongly, with four goal contributions for Eddie Howe’s side, who currently sit eighth. The 22-year-old’s standout performance so far came in the 8-0 victory over Sheffield United, where he scored and assisted after coming on as a substitute for the injured Harvey Barnes. Gordon has also completed 12 successful dribbles and made eight key passes to return a WhoScored rating of 7.46.
