The PL’s underappreciated XI

We look at which Premier League players are failing to get the recognition they deserve according to Sky Sports Fantasy Football’s selection stats.

Ryan Fraser rewarded just 0.19 per cent of managers to have selected his services with a 18-point haul in Bournemouth’s 4-3 comeback victory over Liverpool, but the winger is in good company in terms of lacking appreciation.

David de Gea, John Stones and Dimitri Payet have individually been selected more than the entire below XI put together…

GOALKEEPER

Lee Grant

£5.3m, 46 points, selected in 0.41 per cent of Sky Sports Fantasy Football teams

Stoke fans will be more than aware of their side’s upturn of form since Grant was handed his chance, with a solitary defeat in the nine games he has started after a worrying opening to the season. The 33-year-old has conceded just five goals during that run but fantasy bosses are proving slow to catch, despite him climbing above De Gea, Petr Cech and Claudio Bravo in the list of highest scoring goalkeepers.

DEFENDERS

Bruno Martins Indi

£7.5m, 34 points, selected in 0.11 per cent of Sky Sports Fantasy Football teams

Mark Hughes’ deadline-day signing will also claim credit for his side’s upturn in form, having started their last 11, although they conceded eight goals in his first two appearances. But fantasy bosses considering securing his services will want to check on his fitness as the Potters wait on news regarding a suspected fractured cheekbone.

David Luiz

£9.9m, 42 points, selected in 0.83 per cent of Sky Sports Fantasy Football teams

Another player to have made a huge impact at his new club against expectations is Luiz, who has helped Chelsea keep six clean sheets from his 10 starts. More significantly it has seen them climb to the top of the Premier League table but the Brazilian remains near the bottom of the charts in terms of most selected defenders, with a place in less than one per cent of sides.

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