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12 Sep 2026

Premier League Round 4: How the Picks Stacked Up

With Round 4 picks now locked for Premier League, here's where the crowd landed.

Last Man Standing

Chelsea topped the table, but only just — 50% of players went that way, with the rest scattered elsewhere.

A handful of others picked up real backing too: Liverpool at 27%, Crystal Palace with 5%, Aston Villa at 4%.

The field backed itself: only 1% of picks were hedged with a safety net. That's about level with last round's 0% — safety net usage is holding steady.

The field leaned on home advantage, with 92% of picks backing the team playing at home.

The picks weren't concentrated on just a couple of sides: 55% of this round's teams got at least one selection.

Pick 5

In the Pick 5 game for Premier League, these were the players everyone wanted a piece of.

  • Top pick: a popular pick (), taken by 106% of managers this round.
  • Cole Palmer (Midfielder) drew 50% of managers, good enough for Second most popular.
  • Third most popular: João Pedro (Attacker), taken by 50% of managers this round.
  • Fourth most popular: Alexander Isak (Attacker), taken by 33% of managers this round.
  • Fifth most popular was Virgil van Dijk  (Defender), picked by 28% of managers.

Position by position, here's who managers trusted most:

  • At Midfielder, Cole Palmer was the standout, taken by 50% of managers.
  • At Attacker, João Pedro was the standout, taken by 50% of managers.
  • At Defender, Virgil van Dijk  was the standout, taken by 28% of managers.

Spare a thought for the differentials too — Marcus Tavernier (Midfielder) was picked by just 6% of managers, a real point of difference if it comes off.

The rest is up to the pitch — check back once results are in.

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