Here are the most selected players
With just a week and a half to go until the curtain lifts on the 2012/13 season, we can reveal the most popular players picked so far by Phones 4u Fantasy Football managers.
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The game has now been up and running for over two weeks and based on the sign-ups so far, here are the eleven most popular players:
Fresh from his exploits for Great Britain this summer, Birmingham City’s Jack Butland is the most picked goalkeeper, appearing in 16% of teams.
Across the back line Butland’s team mate Curtis Davies (25%), James Chester of Hull City (19%), Mark Hudson at Cardiff City (16%) and Leicester City’s Paul Konchesky (13%) lead the way.
Cardiff’s Peter Whittingham dominates the centre of the park, appearing in 38% of sides picked to date. Birmingham’s Chris Burke (27%), Blackpool’s Matt Phillips (21%) and Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace (18%) make up the rest of the midfield.
Fantasy Football players have backed Huddersfield Town’s Jordan Rhodes (32%) and Ross McCormack of Leeds United (18%) to bag them the goals this season.
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Here are the top five most popular players in each position picked so far by Phones 4u Fantasy Football managers:
Goalkeepers
Jack Butland – 16%
Kasper Schmeichel – 12%
Paddy Kenny – 11%
Julian Speroni - 10%
Paul Robinson – 7%
Defenders
Curtis Davies – 25%
James Chester – 19%
Mark Hudson – 16%
Paul Konchesky – 13%
Jack Hobbs – 12%
Midfielders
Peter Whittingham – 38%
Chris Burke – 27%
Matt Phillips – 21%
Wilfried Zaha – 18%
Tom Ince – 17%
Strikers
Jordan Rhodes – 32%
Ross McCormack – 18%
Marlon King – 12%
Charlie Austin – 10%
Kevin Doyle – 10%