GW2 is complete!!

Bonus points have been allocated now for the second set of games this season and we look on with interest at how they have been distributed.

The new bonus system continues to raise eyebrows. There have been a lot of people remarking that the new system is set up to more evenly distribute the bonus points out and from the first two sets of fixtures that seems to be the case

You can read about the new Bonus Point system here

One comment that was very common following the Manchester United vs Chelsea game is the allocation of bonus points towards defensive players. Difficult to argue that point in a 0-0 draw but certainly enough to warrant reviewing the 21 games played so far this season.

So with a Total of 21 games played this season the Bonus Point allocation is as follows:

It is important to note that it is too early to make any definitive statements at this point. Interestingly since the beginning of the Premier League the Average Goal Per Game statistic is 2.63. More recently the average over the past 4 seasons has been very consistent at 2.75 (2.77, 2.8, 2.81, 2.8 ) meaning that as the season progresses we should expect to see more goals each gameweek if this trend is to continue.

Gameweek1 however had 2.55 Goals per Game with 42% of the Bonus points allocated to defenders

Gameweek 2 however only averaged 1.7 Goals per game so it is less surprising that with 9 clean sheets the defenders came out on top with 59% of the Bonus allocation.

We will continue to look at this throughout the season. Once we have more gameweek data it should start to become clearer but the overwhelming feeling here is that for the first time (That I can remember) we may start to see people selecting a more defensive formation on a regular basis with 50% of total bonus points awarded to defenders…

5-2-3 anyone?? 😉

(Avg GPG statistics from www.myfootballfacts.com )

24 Aug 12:45	Fulham		1 – 3		Arsenal
Bonus Bent Bonus Podolski (3) Giroud (2)
24 Aug 15:00	Everton		0 – 0		West Brom
Bonus Jagielka (3) Baines (3) Bonus Foster (3) Jones (3)
24 Aug 15:00	Hull City		1 – 0		Norwich
Bonus McGregor (2) Chester Davies Brady (3)
24 Aug 15:00	Newcastle		0 – 0		West Ham
Bonus Coloccini (3) Santon (3) Bonus Collins
24 Aug 15:00	Southampton		1 – 1		Sunderland
Bonus Fonte (3) Lovren Ward-Prowse (2) Bonus Giaccherini
24 Aug 15:00	Stoke City		2 – 1		Crystal Palace
Bonus Shawcross (2) Huth (2) Bonus Chamakh (3)
24 Aug 17:30	Aston Villa		0 – 1		Liverpool
Bonus Jose Enrique (3) Toure (2) Sturridge (2)
25 Aug 16:00	Cardiff City		3 – 2		Man City
Bonus Gunnarsson (2) Campbell (3) Bonus Dzeko (2) Negredo (2)
25 Aug 16:00	Tottenham		1 – 0		Swansea
Bonus Walker (3) Vertonghen Soldado (2)
26 Aug 20:00	Man Utd		0 – 0		Chelsea
Bonus Vidic (3) Ferdinand (2) Evra (2) Bonus Cahill (2) Terry (2) Cole (2)

So what are your thoughts on the new system – Do you agree or disagree?

Who got points and you thought– how??

Who missed out  and should have been rewarded??

Is it more balanced now than before – are you looking at players now as potential differentials with this new system?

Drop us a comment below..

*R

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