In all the leagues in the world, there are players who excel in parts of the season rather than the whole season. For this type of article, we evaluate the players of the Premier League 23-24 and their performances so that it is possible to understand which were the best players from Matchweek 1 up to (and including) Matchday 5.
Goalkeepers (GKs):
Best performing GK:
Player Rating Defense Minutes Played Team Guglielmo Vicario 7.86 Back 4 450 Tottenham Jason Steele 7.51 Back 4 270 Brighton Ederson 7.37 Back 4 450 Man. City Alisson 7.33 Back 4 450 Liverpool Nick Pope 7.14 Back 4 450 Newcastle
Worst performing GK:
Player Rating Defense Minutes Played Team Thomas Kaminski 5.36 Back 5 360 Luton Town André Onana 5.67 Back 4 450 Man. United Sam Johnstone 5.75 Back 4 450 Crystal Palace Jordan Pickford 5.99 Back 4 450 Everton Aaron Ramsdale 6.20 Back 4 360 Arsenal
Centre-Backs (CBs):
Best performing CB:
Player Rating Defense Minutes Played Team William Saliba 8.45 Back 4 450 Arsenal Manuel Akanji 8.40 Back 4 360 Man. City Rúben Dias 8.22 Back 4 360 Man. City Thiago Silva 8.18 Back 5 360 Chelsea Axel Disasi 8.16 Back 5 360 Chelsea
Worst performing CB:
Player Rating Defense Minutes Played Team Mads Juel Andersen 4.39 Back 5 269 Luton Town Joe Worrall 4.64 Back 5 335 Nottingham Forest Reece Burke 4.82 Back 5 246 Luton Town Tom Lockyer 4.97 Back 5 270 Luton Town John Egan 5.04 Back 5 337 Sheffield United
Full-Backs (FBs):
Best performing FB:
Player Rating Defense Minutes Played Team Pedro Porro 8.17 Back 4 356 Tottenham Thomas Partey 8.13 Back 4 235 Arsenal Kieran Trippier 8.01 Back 4 450 Newcastle Kyle Walker 7.93 Back 4 449 Man. City Pervis Estupiñán 7.80 Back 4 360 Brighton
Worst performing FB:
Player Rating Defense Minutes Played Team Ryan John Giles 4.65 Back 5 250 Luton Town Issa Kaboré 4.85 Back 5 242 Luton Town Ola Aina 4.94 Back 5 233 Nottingham Forest Antonee Robinson 5.13 Back 4 360 Fulham Connor Roberts 5.31 Back 4 270 Burnley
Midfielders (Ms) & Wingers (Ws):
Best performing M or W:
Player Rating Defense Minutes Played Team Rodri 9.44 Back 4 435 Man. City James Maddison 9.07 Back 4 427 Tottenham Pascal Groß 9.01 Back 4 438 Brighton Bukayo Saka 8.82 Back 4 448 Arsenal Enzo Fernández 8.75 Back 5 360 Chelsea
Worst performing M or W :
Player Rating Defense Minutes Played Team Tahith Chong 4.86 Back 5 319 Luton Town Marvelous Nakamba 5.11 Back 5 360 Luton Town Harrison Reed 5.13 Back 4 328 Fulham Orel Mangala 5.13 Back 5 228 Nottingham Forest Andreas Pereira 5.14 Back 4 332 Fulham
Centre-Fowards (CFs):
Best performing CF:
Player Rating Defense Minutes Played Team Erling Haaland 8.52 Back 4 438 Man. City Odsonne Édouard 8.02 Back 4 339 Crystal Palace Nicolas Jackson 7.82 Back 5 352 Chelsea Taiwo Awoniyi 7.80 Back 5 247 Nottingham Forest Matheus Cunha 7.15 Back 4 400 Wolves
Worst performing CF:
Player Rating Defense Minutes Played Team William Osula 3.96 Back 5 233 Sheffield United Fábio Silva 5.28 Back 4 244 Wolves Raúl Jiménez 5.33 Back 4 373 Fulham Richarlison 5.97 Back 4 248 Tottenham Yoane Wissa 6.06 Back 4 258 Brentford
