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We look at the top-scoring XI so far in Sky Sports Fantasy Football as the Premier League reaches its half way point. Marco Estrada Jersey . Stoke City and Leicester City provide five of the team that has rattled up an incredible 1,251 points to date with Foxes duo Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez proving the leading scorers with a combined total of 313 points.Remarkably, only Arsenals Mesut Ozil and Manchester Uniteds Chris Smalling from the traditional leading clubs feature in a team that costs £2.5m below the £75m transfer budget. Take on the pundits an you beat the Sky Sports experts? Enter the Sky Sports Fantasy Football pundits leagues here. Here are the top performing players in a 3-4-3 formation from the start of the season to the end of 2015.Jack Butland (£4.9m)Butland continues to shine for Mark Hughes Stokealona with eight clean sheets and three man-of-the-match performances for the Potters this season. The England international stopper has rattled up 88 points so far this season, 11 clear of nearest rival, Arsenals Petr Cech.Chris Smalling (£6.9m)Its certainly not been a great season for Louis van Gaals Manchester United but central defender Smalling has helped the Red Devils with 10 clean sheets this season in his 18 starting appearances. The England defender has also chipped in with an assist and one MOTM appearance.Erik Pieters (£5.8m) Erik Pieters has been one of the top-scoring defenders The versatile Stoke defender has slipped under the radar for the majority of Fantasy Football bosses and currently only figures in two per cent of teams. The former PSV defender has helped keep eight clean sheets for the Potters and but for six yellow cards could have equalled Smallings points tally.Scott Dann (£5.4m)It has been a terrific start to the season for Danns Crystal Palace, who finish the year in fifth place. The no-nonsense defenders three goals, one assist and two MOTM displays make him a popular choice for 11 per cent of Fantasy teams.Riyad Mahrez (£6m)The £6million-rated Foxes winger remains the games most popular signing and appears in 38 per cent of teams. Thirteen goals, seven assists and eight MOTM awards make the Algerian the leading scorer in the league with 160 points.Mesut Ozil (£8.4m) Mesut Ozil has contributed 127 points so far The Arsenal midfielder is certainly silencing his doubters this season and more than justifying his £8.4m valuation. The Germany international has laid on 16 goals and scored three to contribute 127 points as the Gunners end the year as Premier League leaders.Marko Arnautovic (£5.5m)Arnautovic is the third player from Stoke to make it into the highest scoring team. The £5.5m-rated Austrians seven goals, including the winner in last weeks 4-3 win at Everton, three assists and four MOTM displays make him one of the bargain buys of the season.Georginio Wijnaldum (£7m)Wijnaldum provided one of the few high spots in Newcastles season so far by scoring four in the Magpies six-goal thumping of Norwich earlier this season. Hes added three more goals to his seasons haul since then to secure the final slot in a four-man midfield.Jamie Vardy (£7.3m) Jamie Vardy is the second most popular signing in Sky Sports Fantasy Football What an incredible few months it has been for Vardy, who now holds the record for scoring in 11 consecutive Premier League matches. His 15 goals and six assists have made him a regular feature in the Team of the Week and helped Leicester to heady heights in the Premier League. Vardy is second only to team-mate Riyad Mahrez as the most popular signing this season.Odion Ighalo (£6.5m)Ighalo heads into this weekends match with Manchester City with Vardys record in his sights. The Watford man has already scored in six consecutive matches and only trails the Leicester hot-shot by four points having scored 149 to date.Romelu Lukaku (£8.8m)Evertons record signing has not only scored 15 times but hes also provided four assists and racked up four MOTM awards. The striker has now made his way into 29 per cent of Fantasy Football teams and its easy to see why.Not got a team yet? Enter Sky Sports Fantasy Football for free here, with plenty of weekly and monthly prizes still up for grabs. Also See: Pick your team Player stats Fantasy Football News Enter the Sky Sports leagues Ryan Goins Jersey . The 31-year-old Spain midfielder hasnt played since Madrid lost in the Copa del Rey final to Atletico Madrid in May due to back and foot injuries. Toronto Blue Jays Jerseys . The 28-year-old from Calgary matched his career best after missing just one shot in his two rounds of shooting in the mens 10-kilometre sprint competition. Smith finished in 23 minutes 15. www.authenticbluejayspro.com/blue-jays-marcus-stroman-jersey/ . PAUL, Minn. TORONTO -- MVP: Most Versatile Pitcher.The humble workhorse in a wipeout bullpen, Andrew Miller was selected American League Championship Series MVP after his latest splendid performance in relief helped the Cleveland Indians win their first pennant since 1997.Miller tossed 2? scoreless innings in a 3-0 victory Wednesday over Toronto, capping a five-game series in which the lanky left-hander overpowered the dangerous?Blue Jays.He struck out 14 of the 26 Toronto batters he faced over four games -- an ALCS record for a reliever. Miller gave up three hits in 7? shutout innings and earned a four-out save in Game 3.At this point of the year, you just find a way. Thats all that matters. Its about winning, Miller said. I would have given up 100 runs if we won 101-100. Thats all that matters is were going to the World Series, and thats a special experience and I cant wait.After capturing their sixth pennant, thanks in large part to Miller, the Indians are four wins from their first championship since 1948.Miller became just the fourth reliever ever to win the award, joining Dennis Eckersley (1988), Mariano Rivera (2003) and Koji Uehara (2013).Miller was acquired from the New York Yankees for a package of prospects in a July 31 trade, and Cleveland had an interesting idea of how to use him. Rather than restricting him to a closer role or using him only in the eighth inning, the Indians have been flexible with Miller -- especially in the postseason.Its so fun to be a part of this team, Miller said. I really enjoyed my time with the Yankees. Its tough when you leave a comfort zone and a place that you like and people that you like. But I knew I was coming to a team that had won a lot and had expectations to win more.Now, whenever the Indians have a lead in the middle innings, the 6-foot-7 lefty begins looming large in the bullpen -- and Miller time is near.With that nasty slider and a sizzling fastball he spots to both sides of the plate, he struck out 21 of 41 batters during the AL playoffs. He has allowed a mere six hits over 20 scoreless innings in his postseason career.Drafted sixth overall by Detroit?out of North Carolina in 2006, Miller was part of the blockbuster deall that sent Miguel Cabrera from the Marlins to the Tigers after the 2007 season. Aaron Sanchez Jersey. Miller made 66 starts in the majors but never fulfilled his promise until switching to the bullpen. His first full season as a reliever -- with Boston?in 2012 -- provided a hint of what was possible.Miller posted a 3.35 ERA in 53 appearances that year, and the following season he dominated hitters with 48 strikeouts in 30? innings.After stops with Baltimore?and the Yankees, Miller ended up in Cleveland, and the Indians had an unorthodox plan for his usage.When they were upstairs in their meetings about the trade talks and they were talking about Andrew, they were actually talking -- and I was in there listening and doing some talking -- just about how he would fit into a bullpen and how you could leverage him, just like we are now, manager Terry Francona said recently. So the thought was alive before we got him. We envisioned using him like we are.There are plenty of other important contributors in the Cleveland bullpen, particularly closer Cody Allen, who had 32 saves during the regular season and hasnt allowed a run in the postseason.In fact, Indians relievers racked up 22 innings in the ALCS -- the same amount as their starters.But its Miller who strikes the most fear in opposing hitters after he whiffed a whopping 14.9 per nine innings this season while going 10-1 with a 1.45 ERA and 12 saves.In the playoff opener against Boston, Miller entered in the fifth inning and pitched into the seventh. That set the tone for an October in which Miller could be available pretty much any time the Indians need him.Miller has tossed 11? shutout innings in six postseason appearances. Its a workload that might not be sustainable in the regular season, but with off days built into the playoff schedule, this approach has served the Indians well.All that matters are outs. All that matters are wins. It honestly does not matter how we get there, Miller said. And I think top to bottom, this team believes in that.The Associated Press contributed to this report.? Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' ' 



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