EBERECHI EZE (£4.9M) secured his place in history by scoring Arsenal’s first ever Premier League hat-trick against Tottenham during Sunday’s one-sided North London derby.
The 27-year-old was linked with a move to Spurs in the summer before committing to the Gunners, a fact not lost on the away end at the Emirates while he underlined the current power imbalance between the two rivals with an emphatic display.
From a Dream Team perspective, it was a case of saving the best until last as Eze produced the biggest points haul of the weekend.
The England midfielder banked 29 points in one fell swoop, 28.7% of his overall season total!
EZE’S 29-POINT MASTERCLASS
- 90 minutes played +2 pts
- 3 goals +18 pts
- 4 shots on target + 4 pts
- 1 big chance created +1 pt
- 2 tackles + 1 pt
- 3 bonus points +3 pts
Eze started the Gameweek as the seventh-most popular player in his position and his owners will feel their patience has been rewarded.
Prior to his mega haul in the derby, Arsenal’s No10 had mustered just nine points from his previous four outings.
This lean spell coincided with plentiful returns for Bukayo Saka (£6.7m) and Declan Rice (£5.3m).
Swapping Eze for one of his in-form team-mates would have been a perfectly reasonable course of action but those who kept faith in their initial selection will be immensely satisfied with how things have played out.
The former Palace playmaker has propelled up the rankings and now finds himself joint-fourth among assets in his position having taken his total to 101 points.
MOST POINTS AMONG DREAM TEAM MIDFIELDERS
- 107 pts – Jeremy Doku
- 104 pts – Bukayo Saka
- 103 pts – Joao Palhinha
- 101 pts – Eberechi Eze
- 101 pts – Dominik Szoboszlai
- 98 pts – Declan Rice
- 97 pts – Enzo Fernandez
- 94 pts – Moises Caicedo
- 94 pts – Phil Foden
- 94 pts – Bruno Guimaraes
For all the talk about Arsenal’s airtight defence this season, they now have three midfielders competing for top spot.
Gameweek 12 isn’t done yet with a full round of Conference League, Europa League and Champions League fixtures to follow in midweek.
Mikel Arteta’s side will face a tough test on Wednesday night when Bayern Munich come to town.
November concludes with a top-of-the-table clash at Stamford Bridge but December features some favourable match-ups: Brentford (h), Aston Villa (a), Club Brugge (a), Wolves (h), Everton (a), Crystal Palace (h), Brighton (h), Aston Villa (h).
It’s early days but Eze is currently the most popular recruit ahead of Gameweek 13.
His ownership is up to 15.9%, level with Rice.
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