Using the comments section below, please nominate a Premier League player from any squad to be included in our ‘Top 12th Man’ article which will be up later this week. The rules for the nomination are simple, though they’re not hard and fast:
- Player nominated must be from the current squad, and;
- Player must NOT have been included in the starting XI for more than 12 of the 22 matches to date.
That’s it. No other rules. If you think it’s Paul Scholes for Manchester United after just two matches, give him a nom in the comments. Edin Dzeko and his goal scoring? Royston Drenthe and his flexibility? Aaron Lennon? Chicharito? We’ll take all nominations in the comments, as well as conducting a full statistical review of all eligible players and work out the top 12th man nominations for each squad as well as the best 12th man in the Premier League. This article will be written later in the week after you’ve all nominated a player.
For example, Kenny Dalglish’s Liverpool have many viable candidates – Andy Carroll (12 starts), Jamie Carragher (908′ played) or Maxi (though he comes in slightly short of minutes with 397′). However, our nomination for Liverpool through 22 matches is Craig Bellamy. Aside from the timely goals in the Carling Cup, Bellmay has contributed 5 EPL goals, with a brace against Newcastle in a 3-1 win and another in the 2-0 win at Villa Park.
That’s it. Nothing else to it – just vote below by nominating a player for top 12th man in the comments. Keep your attention on the individual team sections as we write up the top options at each club and make the determination of the best off the bench in the Prem.
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Hatem Ben Arfa
I’d go for Bellamy and Berbatov.
Jermaine Defoe is a supersub.
Craig Bellamy
Jii Dong Won
James McClean for Sunderland, been great ever since O’Neill gave him his first start
Dimitar Berbatov any day
Craig Bellamy .. Brilliant player
Got to be Defoe, since he has the proven stats that point out he is the best goalscorer from the bench in the history of EPL. No other player can match his goals as a sub.
Some excellent suggestions. I’m sure Cooper will get a nice big statistical article up after the midweek fixtures for you all. Thanks for the comments so far!
HATEM BEN ARFA
Ben Arfa
Hatem Ben Arfa
Craig Bellamy
Drenthe or Vellios for Everton. Everton have the most prolific bench in the EPL this season. Partly because nobody starting tends to score! A few games ago – may have changed now – there was some crazy stat that with Drenthe on the pitch Everton scored something like every 70 mins, and without him, every 150 mins.
Now that’s an interesting stat. Thanks for sharing that Matt.
Jermain Defoe, great finisher, great 12th man
Defoe – nuf said.
ben arfa
Any other clubs? Kightly from Wolves maybe? Any super-subs from Norwich, Swansea, West Brom, QPR, Wigan or Blackburn?
That has to be mancitys adam johnson who has a stunning left footbal i h8 mancini 4 benching the young lad
Jermain Defoe – 8 goals & has only started 8 games. No-one else comes close
Simeon Jackson from Norwich. Scored some important goals.
This is a fantastic suggestion. I’ll take a look at Simeon Jackson’s numbers now.
Howard Webb without doubt. Manchester United’s 12th man is the best 12th man. He is even alloed to participate in the matches!!!
Really good suggestions here, keep them coming guys!
Anthony Forde & Adam Hammill for Wolves
So far – Berbatov, Bellamy, Defoe, Ben Arfa, Jackson, Kightly, Defoe, Adam Johnson, Velios, Drenthe, McClean, Jii Dong Won, Hammill & Forde.
Sunderlands Fraizer Campbell
(Now that he’s back to fitness of course)
Scored a very nice goal in the FA Cup. Was nice to see the lad back and playing healthy. Keep these nominations coming! Excellent suggestions so far, cheer all.
DEFOE without a shodow of a doubt. stats back this up!!!!!
Hatem Ben arfa,,,!!!!!
Got to be Defoe, tottenhams top scorer and barely starts
Chris Foy for Stoke City to start with and most of the other refs for Spurs opposition on the day..so far Spurs had 4 perfectly legitimate goals chalked off costing them minimum 7 points..and Howard Webb for allowing Plastic Italian Balotelli staying on the pitch,making and scoring the penalty that cost spurs another deserved point..
Surely Grant Holt has to be in the running!
He qualifies for sure!
HATEM BEN ARFA!!
I make it just 11 Premier League starts for Grant Holt, and 9 goals, that’s more effective then Bellamy by some distance.
7 goals in the Prem’ mind you, two in the cup from two starts.
Yes he definitely qualifies. Let’s see what stats Cooper comes up with from our Stats Centre (Premier League only).
Bellamy, Grant Holt, Jermaine Defoe!!
Danny Welbeck 6 goals in 4 starts. Victor Ruiz
Ivan Kasnic 1100 minutes 7 goals and 4 assists.
Antonio Valencia, Leon best
bellamy
JERMAIN DEFOE IS THE BEST NO DOUBT!!!
berbatov and scholes absolutely are the best
Its gotta be Bellamy,such a brilliant player..Not just a super sub,he has been the best striker for LFC this season so far..!
must be Adam Johnson
bellers
Wow, this post ended up with 50 comments. Good going Cooper. Good idea.
What about Oxlade-Chamberlain?
Chicharito for manchester United