Nine games into the League One campaign, and the league is starting to take shape. We’ve looked into who leads the League One player ratings according to Sofascore.
Recently promoted Bradford City have been the surprise package in League One this season. Nine games in, and they are top of the table on 20 points, having lost just one game. Despite their impressive start, none of their players make the top five average-rated players according to Sofascore.
In fact, none of the clubs in the top six have a player in the top five, with the top-rated player playing for Reading, who are currently 20th.
Here’s the top five League One players according to Sofascore.
5. Owen Bailey (Doncaster Rovers), 7.43
Doncaster Rovers midfielder Owen Bailey is fifth, rated 7.43 by Sofascore. Bailey is also the joint top scorer in the league with five goals this campaign.
The 26-year-old is one of the many positives behind the good start to Doncaster’s League One campaign.
His highest rating of the season came against Mansfield Town. Bailey picked up a 9.5 rating thanks to two goals as Donny beat Mansfield 2-1.
4. Jamie McDonnell (Mansfield Town), 7.44
Jamie McDonnell played in that game against Doncaster Rovers, picking a respectable 7.3 rating himself. Two games later, he received his own 9.5 rating when he scored two goals against Blackpool.
McDonnell has performed well for Mansfield Town this season, contributing both going forward and defensively. This season, he has 0.4 shots on target per game, 0.3 key passes per game, 4.3 tackles per game, and 3.8 clearances per game.
3. Fraser Murray (Wigan Athletic), 7.46
Fraser Murray started the season off fantastically with a 9.7 rating as Wigan Athletic beat Northampton Town 3-1. Murray scored two in that game and created one big chance.
The Scottish midfielder’s form has been up and down, but he’s still received an average rating of 7.46 from Sofascore. Murray has chipped in for the Latics with three goals and one assist, putting his side in middle table.
2. Oliver Norwood (Stockport County), 7.53
34-year-old Oliver Norwood has been rolling back the years for Stockport County. In only one game this season, he’s received below a seven rating, resulting in his impressive 7.53 average rating from Sofascore.
Norwood has six goal contributions, three goals and three assists for Stockport. He’s also created five big chances and averaged 1.7 key passes per game.
1. Lewis Wing (Reading), 7.71
Leading the way with an impressive 7.71 rating is Reading midfielder Lewis Wing. Wing has two goals and two assists this season, as well as averaging 1.4 key passes per game for the Royals.
His best performance of this campaign came in Reading’s 2-2 draw with Wycombe Wanderers at the back end of August. Wing received a perfect 10 rating from Sofascore after scoring and assisting in the game. He also had three key passes in the game, along with having 87 touches in the match.