Mohammed Kudus and Dream Team's other top performers with less than 3% ownership

IT'S always worth keeping an eye on the different options available to Dream Team managers.

With that in mind, let's highlight the top seven players (based on total points) with a current ownership percentage of less than 3%.

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Joao Palhinha (£3.5m)

• Midfielder
• 139 points
• 0.4% ownership

The Premier League's tackling machine is an absolute animal in the middle of the park.

Fulham's number 26 has amassed 120 tackles, while only two other players have made more than 80!

It's probably unfair to call Palhinha a one-trick pony – he also deserves more than his fair share of bonus points – but the fact that he has racked up more than 40% of his points through tackles alone is truly remarkable.

Enzo Fernandez (£3.5m)

• Midfielder
• 140 points
• 1.5% ownership

The World Cup winner's low ownership is understandable as Dream Team bosses with an inclination to back Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer (£4.2m) and Raheem Sterling (£3.9m) are at the front of the line have standing.

Fernandez has scored five goals this season and the underlying statistics suggest he is desperate for more, as his tally of 23 shots on target is only bettered by six other players in his position.

He also deserves a lot of bonus points, but honestly, it's hard to justify his place on a worthy Dream Team right now.

4

Vitaliy Mykolenko (£3.8m)

• Defender
• 141 points
• 2.4% ownership

The Everton left-back has been an underrated Dream Team gem for some time now.

The Ukraine international has contributed to ten clean sheets – only two players have achieved more – and is currently the fourth best player in his position!

Mykolenko has so far outperformed Kyle Walker (£3.1m), Virgil van Dijk (£3.9m), Ben White (£3.4m) and several other popular defenders.

The minority of Dream Team bosses who have targeted him have generally been well rewarded.

James Garner (£3.3m)

• Midfielder
• 155 points
• 1.8% ownership

Mykolenko's teammate has similarly punched above his weight among midfielders.

Only five assets in his position have produced more bonus points than Garner at this stage and the aforementioned Palhinha is the only player to have made more tackles.

4

Mohammed Kudus (£4.9m)

• Midfielder
• 161 points
• 0.7% ownership

Frankly, the Ghanaian star's scandalously low ownership is probably a knock-on effect of his recent departure to AFCON.

West Ham were beaten 3-0 by Manchester United this weekend, but Kudus reintroduced himself to the Dream Team world with a ten-point return via a maximum of five bonus points.

The ex-Ajax winger has scored nine goals and provided four assists, and only Jeremy Doku (£3.8m) has scored more successful dribbles, hence his substantial bonus point total of 31.

Pascal Gross (£4.1m)

• Midfielder
• 172 points
• 2.4% ownership

The stalwart from Brighton always pops up in these lists.

A set-piece specialist and skilled technician, Gross has provided eleven assists in all competitions. Only Bukayo Saka (£5.5m) and Pedro Neto (£3.2m) have scored more goals among midfielders.

Like most of the other names on this list, the German's impressive all-round performances this season have resulted in a very respectable number of bonus points (30).

Tackles, big chances created, shots on target… Gross does it all.

4

Matheus Cunha (£4m)

• Attacker
• 192 points
• 2.5% ownership

Best for last: Wolves' No12 is the eighth best player in Dream Team at the time of writing!

The Brazilian forward has catapulted himself up the table with 76 points in his last seven games, including 25 points via a hat-trick against Chelsea last time out.

With Gary O'Neil's side among the most in-form teams in the Premier League (only Manchester City have taken more points from their last six games), Cunha's popularity is sure to soar?

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