Football: The season so far: Average marks for 2001-02

BEST GOALKEEPERS

1 D Kiely (Charlton) 6.7

2 P Schmeichel (Aston Villa) 6.6

3 N Martyn (Leeds) 6.5

4= M Sereni (Ipswich) 6.1

4= B Friedel (Blackburn) 6.1

6= I Walker (Leicester City) 6

6= E Van der Sar (Fulham) 6

8= T Sorensen (Sunderland) 5.8

8= J Jaaskelainen (Bolton) 5.8

10 N Sullivan (Tottenham) 5.6

BEST DEFENDERS

1= O Mellberg (Aston Villa) 6.8

1= D Richards (Tottenham) 6.8

3 W Brown (Manchester Utd) 6.7

4= R Ferdinand (Leeds) 6.6

4= S Hyypia (Liverpool) 6.6

6 M Delaney (Aston Villa) 6.5

7 G Bergsson (Bolton) 6.4

8 C Powell (Charlton) 6.3

9 L Blanc (Manchester United) 6.2

10= Alpay Ozalan (Aston Villa) 6.1

10= D Matteo (Leeds) 6.1

10= G Southgate (Middlesbrough) 6.1

BEST MIDFIELDERS

1 T Gravesen (Everton) 7.4

2 D Dunn (Blackburn) 7.3

3= L Robert (Newcastle) 7.2

3= R Giggs (Manchester United) 7.2

5 P Vieira (Arsenal) 7

6= R Pires (Arsenal) 6.9

6= L Hendrie (Aston Villa) 6.9

6= P Scholes (Manchester United) 6.9

9= R Keane (Manchester United) 6.8

9= M Kinsella (Charlton) 6.8

9= S Gerrard (Liverpool) 6.8

BEST STRIKERS

1 O G Solskjaer (Manchester Utd) 7.7

2 M Owen (Liverpool) 7

3 T Sheringham (Tottenham) 6.9

4 T Henry (Arsenal) 6.8

5 D Vassell (Aston Villa) 6.7

6 K Phillips (Sunderland) 6.6

7= M Reuser (Ipswich Town) 6.4

7= D Duff (Blackburn) 6.4

7= A Johnston (Middlesbrough) 6.4

7= C Bellamy (Newcastle) 6.4

7= N Quinn (Sunderland) 6.4

BEST PLAYERS AT EACH CLUB

Club Player Average

Arsenal P Vieira 7

Aston Villa L Hendrie 6.9

Blackburn D Dunn 7.3

Bolton P Frandsen 6.7

Charlton M Kinsella 6.8

Chelsea E Gudjohnsen 6

Derby C Burley 6.4

Everton T Gravesen 7.4

Fulham L Boa Morte 6.2

B Hayles 6.2

Ipswich P Counago 6.7

Leeds R Ferdinand 6.6

Leicester I Walker 6

Liverpool M Owen 7

Man Utd O G Solskjaer 7.7

Middlesbro P Ince 6.4

A Johnston 6.4

Newcastle L Robert 7.2

Southampton W Bridge 5.1

P Jones 5.1

Sunderland K Phillips 6.6

Tottenham T Sheringham 6.9

West Ham M Carrick 6

F Kanoute 6

REFEREES' AVERAGES

1 U Rennie (2 games) 7

2 P Durkin (6 ) 6.3

3 A Wiley (6) 6.2

4= N Barry (3) 6

4= G Poll (6) 6

6= G Barber (6) 5.7

6= D Gallacher (3) 5.7

6= J Winter (6) 5.7

9 A D'Urso (6) 5.5

9= P Jones (2) 5.5

9= E Wolstenholme (2) 5.5

12 R Styles (3) 5.3

13 D Elleray (4) 5.2

14= S Bennett (3) 5

14= D Pugh (2) 5

16= M Riley (4) 4.8

16= C Wilkes (4) 4.8

18 M Dean (3) 4.7

19=S Dunn(4) 4.5

19= M Halsey) 4.5

21 B Knight (2) 4

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