Overall top 20

Who were the best fantasy football performers last season? Forwards and midfield players dominate our standings, with the ultra-reliable Frank Lampard top of the crop.

1 Frank Lampard (Chelsea)

2 Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)

3 Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool)

4 Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea)

5 Dimitar Berbatov (Man Utd)

6 Stephen Ireland (Man City)

7 Nemanja Vidic (Man Utd)

8 Denilson (Arsenal)

9 Wayne Rooney (Man Utd)

10 José Manuel Reina (Liverpool)

11 Robin van Persie (Arsenal)

12 Xabi Alonso (Liverpool)

13 Ashley Young (Aston Villa)

14 Jamie Carragher (Liverpool)

15 Robinho (Man City)

16 Petr Cech (Chelsea)

17 James Milner (Aston Villa)

18 Gareth Barry (Man City)

19 Robbie Keane (Tottenham)

20 Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa)

And the best by position...

Here are lists of the top ten players by position. The numbers indicate a player’s overall PlayTheGame ranking based on last season’s performances. Players who have left the Barclays Premier League are excluded.

Goalkeepers

Anfield’s No 1 is our No 1 — José Manuel Reina played every league game last season and conceded only 27 goals.

José Manuel Reina (Liverpool) 10

Petr Cech (Chelsea) 16

Tim Howard (Everton) 21

Edwin van der Sar (Man Utd) 25

Mark Schwarzer (Fulham) 27

Brad Friedel (Aston Villa) 37

Robert Green (West Ham) 42

Thomas Sorensen (Stoke) 43

Manuel Almunia (Arsenal) 45

David James (Portsmouth) 54

Defenders

Strong showings from Blackburn Rovers and Fulham players in this category, with Rio Ferdinand a notable absentee.

Nemanja Vidic (Man Utd) 7

Jamie Carragher (Liverpool) 14

John Terry (Chelsea) 22

Joleon Lescott (Everton) 23

José Bosingwa (Chelsea) 24

Brede Hangeland (Fulham) 35

Ashley Cole (Chelsea) 41

Christopher Samba (Blackburn) 46

Aaron Hughes (Fulham) 47

Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn) 53

Midfielders

It has become a classic debate: who’s better, Lamps or Stevie G? PTG gives the Chelsea man the edge.

Frank Lampard (Chelsea) 1

Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) 2

Stephen Ireland (Man City) 6

Denilson (Arsenal) 8

Xabi Alonso (Liverpool) 12

James Milner (Aston Villa) 17

Gareth Barry (Man City) 18

Danny Murphy (Fulham) 28

Florent Malouda (Chelsea) 29

Yossi Benayoun (Liverpool) 32

Forwards

Rafael Benítez rates Dirk Kuyt and so do we, just ahead of Nicolas Anelka and the inconsistent but brilliant Bulgarian.

Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool) 3

Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea) 4

Dimitar Berbatov (Man Utd) 5

Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) 9

Robin van Persie (Arsenal) 11

Ashley Young (Aston Villa) 13

Robinho (Man City) 15

Robbie Keane (Tottenham) 19

Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) 20

Peter Crouch (Tottenham) 26

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