Erling Haaland, Luis Diaz, Gabriel Jesus, Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen, Thiago Silva.
All among the top performers in the Premier League this season. And all playing for sides in England’s historic ‘Big Six’: Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United and Chelsea.
With most teams having played nine games so far this season, five of those traditional heavyweights make up the current top six, with Jurgen Klopp’s Reds – down in 10th – the only side failing to live up to expectations.
But there are plenty of stars strutting their stuff further down the table, with James Maddison and Ivan Toney among the top 10 performing players outside the Big Six, according to recent statistics from SofaScore.
Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha and West Ham’s Declan Rice miss out, but there are three Newcastle players and a pair of Brighton midfielders making the list.
So who else is included? Below, Sportsmail crunches the numbers and reveals who makes the list.
James Maddison is one of the top 10 performing players outside England’s traditional ‘Big Six’
Brentford striker Ivan Toney also makes the cut, according to recent statistics from SofaScore
Below, Sportsmail reveals who makes the list – with several Newcastle players (above) included
10. Ivan Toney (Brentford)
It is perhaps little surprise that the form which catapulted Ivan Toney into his first England squad also sees him make this list.
After a very creditable return of 12 goals and five assists last campaign on the west London side’s return to the top flight for the first time in 74 years, he has started this season like a house on fire with six goals – half of last season’s total – already.
A marvellous hat-trick, involving a long-range chip, a free-kick and a penalty, in a 5-2 thrashing of Leeds proved a particular highlight and put Toney in the reckoning to play the back-up role to striker Harry Kane in Gareth Southgate’s World Cup squad.
The 26-year-old, who scored from the spot against former club Newcastle on Saturday, also delivered two assists as part of a hugely dominant performance which saw him bully Lisandro Martinez in a 4-0 win against Manchester United in August.
He is also one of 16 outfield players to have played every minute of the season so far, along with Bees team-mate Rico Henry.
Toney walked off with the match ball after scoring a superb hat-trick in a 5-2 win against Leeds
9. Jordan Pickford (Everton)
Everton had the fifth-worst defence in the…