Author: Joe Soriano

Joe Soriano is the editor of The Trivela Effect and a FanSided Hall of Famer who has covered world football since 2010. He’s led top digital communities like The Real Champs (Real Madrid) and has run sites covering Tottenham, Liverpool, Juventus, and Schalke. He also helped manage NFL Spin Zone and Daily DDT, covering the NFL and pro wrestling.

The 5 most underrated Premier League wingers entering the 2026/27 season
13Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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The 5 most underrated Premier League wingers entering the 2026/27 season

The 2026/27 Premier League season is on the horizon in less than two weeks. Here are the five most underrated wingers you need to know before the new campaign starts. Yankuba Minteh, Brighton Still just 22 years old despite multiple seasons of experience in the top flight, Brighton star winger Yankuba Minteh is already one of the best in the Premier League in his position and is both an elite dribbler and chance creator. Few can stop him one on one, and he nearly had two key passes per game for Brighton. Even though he gets underrated because he does not score much, Minteh is a top player who could get a ton of assists in 2026/27 if the Brighton attack around him can step up. Dango Ouattara, Brentford The 24 year old Burkina Faso international was a breakout star for Lorient a few year...
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The best and worst FPL signing at every position for the 2026/27 season
13Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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The best and worst FPL signing at every position for the 2026/27 season

The 2026/27 Premier League season is less than two weeks away from starting, and it's time for FPL owners to get their lineups settled and to start thinking about who they want to build their teams around. Here are the best and worst signings for the value at each position. Goalkeeper Best: Antonin Kinsky was one of the best goalkeepers in the entire Premier League once he took over as the starter for Tottenham Hotspur at the end of the 2025/26 season, and he is no fluke. He just cost his chance to start, and at 4.5 pounds, he is a relative bargain. Worst: As sad as it is to say about a great goalkeeper like Alisson Becker, his age and recent injuries could make him a player with real bust potential. He costs 5.5 pounds, and there are better keepers to sign at that price. Defender B...
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5 FPL stars to avoid signing for the 2026/27 season
9Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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5 FPL stars to avoid signing for the 2026/27 season

The 2026/27 Premier League season will soon be upon us, and everyone is wondering who they should - or should not - sign for the upcoming in Fantasy Premier League. Here are five big names to avoid signing in FPL this year due to their cost and bust potential. Arsenal CB William Saliba One of the best but also one of the most expensive center backs in FPL, William Saliba is going to start the season recovering from a back injury. He is a world class player and probably the most talented player on Arsenal, but he's also going to be a big injury risk this year and may be someone who flops badly because of it. Tottenham Hotspur CB Marcos Senesi Marcos Senesi was one of the top scorers in FPL last year, but that's also because he played in a great scheme for him with Bournemouth. Spurs are...
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Ranking the 5 best young Premier League midfielders of the season
21Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 5 best young Premier League midfielders of the season

Everyone is so busy ripping apart the current Premier League for not being as good as it was, but instead of getting swept up in nostalgia, let's actually appreciate some of the young guns who are rising in this league. Here are five young, under 23 center midfielders who are balling out right now. 5. Tim Iroegbunam, Everton The Everton midfielders have been crazy underrated this season. Jack Garner is legitimately one of the best midfielders in European football right now, and the 22 year old defensive mid Tim Iroegbunam who, sometimes, starts next to him is also worth a shout. Now, Iroegbunam is way too inconsistent to be even remotely considered one of the top overall midfielders in the Premier League, but when he is on his A game, he is tremendous. There are only a handful of midf...
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Ranking the 10 best dribblers in the Premier League right now
10Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 best dribblers in the Premier League right now

A lot of Premier League fans lament that the league is not as exciting as it was in the past and that there are fewer players who are getting us all up out of our seats. But these 10 electrifying dribblers would beg to differ. Using a combination of analytics like dribbles completed, fouls drawn, and times dispossessed, here are the 10 best dribblers in the 2025/26 Premier League. 10. Crysencio Summerville, West Ham Crysencio Summerville has so much raw upside, and because of his physical strength, he's able to both explode and out wrestle himself past defenders. He needs to improve his technical skills, but with more than two fouls drawn per game, the rising star is already a menace for Premier League defenses to contend wtih. 9. Amad Diallo, Manchester United Matheus Cunha is a more ...
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Ranking the 10 best center midfielders in the Premier League right now
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 best center midfielders in the Premier League right now

The Premier League has suddenly usurped La Liga by having the best midfield play in the league from top to bottom, and it isn't just the superstars at the Big Six clubs who are impressing. Based on a review of the analytics, here are the 10 best midfielders in the Premier League right now in the 2025/26 season, ranked in order. 10. Martin Zubimendi, Arsenal Martin Zubimendi has been everything Arsenal could have hoped for. His game intelligence and positioning off the ball are tremendous, and he has given the Gunners a sense of control that exceeds all others. Arsenal are the closest they have been to winning the Premier League and the strongest they have been under Mikel Arteta. Zubi is a huge reason why, showing that La Liga stars really don't have to undergo much of a transition pe...
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Ranking the 10 highest-paid Premier League managers in 2026
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 highest-paid Premier League managers in 2026

Premier League managers are among the most influential figures in world football, and their salaries increasingly reflect the pressure and expectations that come with leading clubs in the richest league on the planet. Based on leaked salary figures reported in 2026 by Football Leaks, here is a ranking of the 10 highest-paid Premier League managers, with all figures listed in millions of pounds per year. 10. Marco Silva, Fulham — £4M Marco Silva has quietly built one of the Premier League’s most stable projects at Fulham. Since arriving at Craven Cottage, the Portuguese coach has earned praise for organizing a competitive side capable of punching above its weight. Silva’s £4 million annual salary reflects Fulham’s growing ambition while still sitting toward the lower end of the league’...
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Ranking the top 10 creators in the 2025/26 Premier League season based on stats
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the top 10 creators in the 2025/26 Premier League season based on stats

The chance creators don't often get the same praise as the goal scorers, but the players in Premier League history who have often captured imagination have been the ones making the beautiful assists, like Kevin De Bruyne and Mesut Ozil in recent years. Using only statistics to guide our evaluation, let's take a look at the best creators of the 2025/26 Premier League season so far. I used expected assists, key passes, and big chances created to produce this top 10. 10. Leeds CM Anton Stach It is always good to throw in a curveball from outside the top clubs, and Leeds can credit their survival so far in part to brilliant Bundesliga signing Anton Stach. Not only is he an elite defender, but he is averaging 2.2 key passes per game for a team that would have major issues without his chance c...
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Ranking Chelsea’s 5 best players of the 2025/26 Premier League season so far
24Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking Chelsea’s 5 best players of the 2025/26 Premier League season so far

Chelsea are still in the hunt for Champions League places and having a positive season overall, even if they haven't quite shown the same growth in 2025/26 and even had to fire Enzo Maresca after his promising start to the campaign. But if new manager Liam Rosenior can continue to get the best out of Premier League Player of the Season caliber playmaker Cole Palmer, the Blues should be able to soak up more Champions League football and maybe even tease title contention at the end of the campaign. Here is a ranking of the five best Chelsea players of the Premier League season so far, using analytics from WhoScored, SofaScore, and FBRef.com. 5. CB Wesley Fofana Estevao Willian and even fellow center back Trevoh Chalobah were tough snubs, but Estevao is still a way's away from being a...
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10 best possible Manchester City transfer targets for summer 2026 window
23Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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10 best possible Manchester City transfer targets for summer 2026 window

Manchester City are in another tough Premier League title race with Arsenal in the 2025/26 season, and they have really turned up the heat recently after a slow start to the campaign. The Citizens retooled again in the January transfer window this year, bringing in Erling Haaland's biggest Premier League Player of the Season challenger in Antoine Semenyo, winning a transfer sweepstakes for the Bournemouth hero that included pretty much every other club in the Big Six. Man City have fully recovered from an atrocious, by their lofty standards, 2024/25 campaign in which they came frighteningly close to missing out on the Champions League entirely. But since Man City are not seen as favorites to win the Champions League despite their recent resurgence, they will, once again, figure to...
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