Some Premier League clubs might feel short-changed by the effect their highest-paid player has had on results. Arsenal will be among those happy enough.
The numbers in brackets represent PPM (points per match), the first being the club’s overall figure so far this season, with the second being the personal record of said best-paid player.
Newcastle (1.81) – Bruno Guimaraes (2.15)
Considering Newcastle are yet to win a Premier League game in which Bruno Guimaraes has not featured whatsoever since he signed, they can certainly be said to be getting their money’s worth for the wonderful midfielder. Even with the investment to come, the Magpies will do phenomenally well to beat the value of both the fee and his wages.
Arsenal (2.46) – Gabriel Jesus (2.69)
It is true that Arsenal have done remarkably well not to have their title challenge derailed by the loss of their star striker, marquee summer signing and – at least until Mikel Arteta poses with his arm around Bukayo Saka – highest earner for more than three months, but the outlook could have been even brighter had Gabriel Jesus been available. Arsenal have only dropped points in two of his 16 appearances: a defeat to Man Utd in September and the draw with Southampton the following month.
Nottingham Forest (0.96) – Keylor Navas (1.11)
It is at least slightly weird that Nottingham Forest’s two best-paid players are goalkeepers. Keylor Navas (0.71) claimed the permanent crown when he joined in January but the Tricky Trees agreed to cover Dean Henderson’s Man Utd wages when taking him on loan and up until his injury they were given no reason to regret that decision. And no, Jesse Lingard isn’t on £200,000 a week.
Leeds (0.96) – Rodrigo (1.10)
While 188 players have more Premier League minutes to their name this season, only six rank higher than Rodrigo for goals. Leeds have won only one of the seven games he has missed through injury in 2022/23 – and that was a 1-0 win at home to actual bottom club Southampton.
Crystal Palace (0.96) – Wilfried Zaha (1.04)
Wilfried Zaha has missed 38 Premier League games for Crystal Palace since the start of the 2015/16 season; the Eagles have won 26 points from those fixtures. Roy Hodgson will probably remember where he stored the bubblewrap.
West Ham (0.92) – Lucas Paqueta (1)
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