Thursday 10 December 2015 10:01, UK
EA Sports have released their Team of the Season so far, with no players from Premier League champions Chelsea making the cut.
This time last year, Jose Mourinho's side were flying high at the top of the league and had a staggering six players in the best XI after 15 games, but it's a much wider spread this season with the Blues just two points and four places outside the relegation places
Arsenal, Tottenham and Everton all have two players apiece, but it is perhaps Leicester who surprisingly lead the table and have the two top-ranked players based on EA Sports' PPI Index, with Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy flying the flag for the Foxes.
Ironically Chelsea's two best players at this time last season were Eden Hazard and Diego Costa, who play in the same positions as Leicester's star men. The only difference is, last season Leicester were rock bottom, and now it's Chelsea who are struggling in the bottom half.
The Player of the Season last year was Sergio Aguero after he netted 14 goals in his first 15 games, while Mahrez leads the way this term, with 10 goals and six assists in 14 matches.
Crystal Palace have made their way onto the list after a fine start, with centre-back Scott Dann taking his place alongside Spurs' Toby Alderweireld.
The 28-year-old, tipped for an England call-up in some quarters, has scored three goals while helping the Eagles to sixth place after 15 games.
Everton's Romelu Lukaku is the third highest-ranked player of the season so far, and the Belgian striker has been in fine form of late.
His equaliser against Palace on Monday night was his 11th league goal of the campaign, and he has now scored in five consecutive Premier League matches for the Toffees.
Data courtesy of the EA SPORTS Player Peformance Index, the Official Player Rating Index of the Barclays Premier League.
