Yesterday we also pointed out that 70% of the BPS score still comes from the actual scoring events, like goals/assist/clean sheets (mostly goals/CS), so these are still very much needed to pick up bonus points. With this in mind we've highlighted any midfielder who carries some modicum of attacking threat.
| Defence | Midfield / Forwards | |
| Arsenal | Mertersacker (2.9), Sagna (1.7), Koscielny (1.4) | Ramsey (2.9), Flamini (2.2), Ozil (2.0) |
| Aston Villa | Vlaar (2.1), Clark (1.4) | Delph (1.4) |
| Cardiff City | Caulker (2.0) | Medel (2.7), Mutch (1.4) |
| Chelsea | Terry (3.1), Cole (2.0), Ivanovic (1.7) | Mata (1.9), Ramires (1.7), Schurrle (1.7) |
| Crystal Palace | Ward (1.9), Gabbidon (1.7), Delaney (1.6) | Jedinak (2.4) |
| Everton | Distin (3.3), Jagielka (3.0), Baines (2.9) | Osman (2.0), McCarthy (1.8), Barkley (1.1) |
| Fulham | Hangeland (2.3), Riether (1.7) |
Sidwell (1.9), Karagounis (1.4) |
| Hull City | Davies (1.3) | Livermore (1.9), Elmohamady (1.7), Brady (1.4) |
| Liverpool | Sakho (3.3), Enrique (1.9), Skrtel (1.9) | Lucas (2.4), Gerrard (2.3), Henderson (2.3) |
| Man City | Zabaleta (1.7), Lescott (1.6), Nastasic (1.1) | Toure (3.6), Nasri (2.3), Silva (1.6) |
| Man Utd | Ferdinand (2.9), Vidic (2.9) | Carrick (3.4), Cleverley (2.3), Valencia (1.1) |
| Newcastle | Coloccini (2.6), Yanga-Mbiwa (1.7), Debuchy (1.4) | Anita (2.0), Gouffran (1.4), Tiote (1.3) |
| Norwich | Turner (1.1), Bassong (1.1), Martin (1.0) | Fer (1.6), Howson (1.3), Tetty (1.1) |
| Southampton | Lovren (2.4), Fonte (2.1), Shaw (1.0) | Scheiderlin (2.3), Ward-Prowse (1.9), Davis (1.1) |
| Stoke City | Wilson (2.4), Pieters (1.6), Shawcross (1.0) | N'Zonzi (2.9), Whelan (1.0) |
| Sunderland | O'Shea (1.7), Diakie (1.0) | Colback (1.7), Ki (1.0) |
| Swansea | Davies (3.1), Chico (3.0), Williams (2.4), Rangel (2.4) | Canas (2.9), Shelvey (1.4), Dyer(1.3), Michu (1.1) |
| Tottenham | Vertonghen (3.1), Walker (2.3), Dawson (2.3) | Dembele (3.1), Eriksen (2.0), Paulinho (1.6) |
| West Brom | Olsson (2.3), McAuley (1.9), Yacob (1.6) | Mulumbu (2.0), Amalfitano (1.8), Morrison (1.3) |
| West Ham | Reid (1.3), Collins (0.9), O'Brien (0.6) | Mark Noble (2.1) |
A lot of numbers to take in so allow us to make a few remarks and observations. The key thing to bear in mind is that the awarding of bonus points via BPS is relative to that of teammates and the opposition.
- Where defenders on the same team get a clean sheet those with a similar high baseBPS (e.g. Vidic/Rio) may well share equal bonus points.
- Where one defender on a team has a much higher baseBPS (e.g. Terry or Hangeland) they'll tend to dominate clean sheet bonus points and deny teammates.
- Some team's defenders just don't have good base BPS scores - West Ham, Hull, Norwich, Sunderland. Don't bet on these guys for many clean sheet bonus points.
- Some of the more elite-priced midfielders catch the eye - Ozil, Mata,Toure, Silva, Nasri, Eriksen, Paulinho, Gerrard, Michu. Mostly central players involved in the overall play.
- Ramsey and Barkley also do well, particularly the Arsenal man.
Remembering that 70% of the BPS comes from actual goals/assists or clean sheets these should always remain your priority when selecting a player for your team. Ensuring your player also has a respectable baseBPS will be important to make sure that when he does score or get a clean sheet he picks those extra bonus points too.
