LiverpoolWorld: Everton's Top 3 Performers This Season (so far..!)

George Priestman reviews Everton's top three players, ranked by WhoScored's Player Ratings!

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00:00Everton have endured a difficult start to the Premier League campaign but there have

00:04been a couple of standout players to talk about.

00:07Currently sat 16th in the Premier League, Everton have only found form in recent weeks

00:11drawing 0-0 with Newcastle United before the international break.

00:15While the team has struggled overall there have been a few standout key performers and

00:20courtesy of WhoScored we've decided to compile the best three players from the website for

00:25average player rating across the season so far.

00:28Starting with third place it's James Tarkovsky with a rating of 6.77.

00:32An ever present for Dyche so far during his reign at Everton, he still hasn't missed a

00:37game since joining Everton in the league across two seasons and seven games of this season

00:42so far which is a brilliant record.

00:44And it is clear how key he is for Everton, not just defensively but in the opposition

00:49box as well and he will continue to be a key player for the duration of his Everton career

00:54however long that may be.

00:56Coming in at number two is Illuminen Dey with a rating of 7.17.

01:00The summer signing has been a real bright spark since arriving from Marseille in the

01:04summer.

01:05Fans have waited a long time for a player who excites them and gets them off their seat

01:09and he clearly possesses a lot of technical and individual quality.

01:13He also works extremely hard as well off the ball and his defensive numbers are very high

01:17for an attacker.

01:18He's also made three goal line clearances so far which is just a very niche fact to

01:23consider but he has been really, really effective and like I said he is a player with immense

01:30quality and will be key for Everton if they have any hopes of getting up and away from

01:35the relegation battle and he will be a key player for sure.

01:39And Everton's highest rated player so far is Dwight McNeil with 7.45.

01:45No doubt Everton's standout performance so far, McNeil has adopted a more central position

01:51since Dey's arrival, playing in a sort of attacking number 10 role which has given him

01:56more license to be creative and more effective from the central areas.

02:01We saw him score two goals against Bristol Palace that gave Everton their only win of

02:05the season so far in the league.

02:07We also saw him star against Aston Villa as well with a goal and an assist and it is clear

02:12he is just absolutely fundamental to Everton with his ability to create chances, score,

02:18take set pieces and as always he is available, can play 90 minutes every single week and

02:24for Dey's he is the number 1 man in this team and without him Everton would be really struggling.