Arsenal and Crystal Palace starlets feature in CIES young stars top 10

Bukayo Saka has claimed top spot in the CIES observatory young stars with two months of the season left to play.

The widely recognised data analysis site, which takes into account minutes played as well as performances relative to teammates, has placed the Arsenal star (still only 20) at the head of their list, compiled across 32 European Leagues and only using those with over 1000 minutes to their name this campaign.

Saka has starred for the Gunners as they look to push for a top 4 spot that many consider impossible at the start of the season. Despite their most recent defeat, 3-0 at the hands of Crystal Palace, the Gunners remain favorites for the 4th spot, and Saka has played a major part in that becoming a reality.

Bukayo Saka of Arsenal celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park on March 19, 2022 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)

The 20-year-old has contributed nine goals and five assists in 29 Premier League ties so far, and seems a shoo in for the England side in Gareth Southgate’s World Cup squad for Qatar in November, if not a starter for the Three Lions.

Palace also on the list

Another impressive addition to the list is Crystal Palace forward Michael Olise, who ranks fifth on the observatory list despite having only seen limited game time this season for the Eagles under Vieira.

The Frenchman, also only 20 years old, has scored twice and provided five assists for the South London side, and seemingly has a bright future ahead of him. Having already swapped Reading for South London, it is hard to see him staying there should he continue to impress, with a bigger move surely on the horizon.

You can see the rest of the top 10 below.

The whole list of 100 names can be found here.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	30	52	73
2	Liverpool FC	30	57	72
3	Chelsea FC	29	35	59
4	Tottenham Hotspur	30	15th	54
5	Arsenal FC	28	13	54
6	West Ham United	31	11	51
7	Manchester United	30	8	51
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	31	6	49
9	Leicester City	28	-4	37
10	Aston Villa	30	0	36
11	Southampton FC	30	-9	36
12	Crystal Palace	29	1	34
13	Brighton & Hove Albion	30	-10	34
14	Brentford FC	31	-11	33
15th	Newcastle United	30	-21	31
16	Leeds United	31	-33	30
17	Everton FC	28	-19	25
18	Watford FC	30	-28	22
19	Burnley FC	28	-18	21
20	Norwich City	30	-45	18

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	20
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	14
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	14
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	12
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	12
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	12
Tony, Ivan	Brentford FC	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	10
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	10
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	10
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	10
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	9
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	9
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	9
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	9
Rafinha	Leeds United	9
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	9
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	8
Antonio, Michael	West Ham United	8

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	8
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	8
Cash, Matty	Aston Villa	0	8
McGinn, John	Aston Villa	0	8
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	8
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United	0	8
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	8
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	8
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	7
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United	0	7
Romero, Christian	Tottenham Hotspur	0	8
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	8
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	7
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	6

Player	Team	Assists
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	11
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	10
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	7
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	7
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	7
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	6
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6
Antonio, Michael	West Ham United	6
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	6
James, Rece	Chelsea FC	6
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	6
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	6
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	5
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	5
Ings, Danny	Aston Villa	5