With the World Cup taking us almost all the way to the end of 2022, now is as good a time as any to take stock of the Premier League and assess the key figures across the year. And what better way than to formulate a best XI of 2022?
Using the Opta index - which grades players across a wide pool of metrics - we have formulated a team that uses data to support the selections. With a plethora of extra insights from a database that contains every touch in the Premier League this year, it's a resource that helps us to rely on much more than memory and individual opinion.