Top Three Youngsters In The Premier League Featuring Tottenham And Chelsea Starlets

The Premier League is packed full of talented young players and there have been some excellent performances from the younger crop of stars this season.

Manchester United duo Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial seem to have lost their way a little this year, with chances coming by very rarely, but still remain among the very best talents in the league. Alex Iwobi has been a revelation at Arsenal this season and has become an integral part of the team for Arsene Wenger. Another Gunners’ youngster Hector Bellerin is a big talent, but has had a stop-start season this year, due to injuries and inconsistency in form.  Nathan Redmond has emerged as an excellent signing for Southampton this year and has been in great form.

There is also the young Tom Davies who has burst on the scene recently for Everton with some noteworthy displays while Adama Traore for Middlesbrough has earned rave reviews for his performances. Raheem Sterling and John Stones of Manchester City have blown hot and cold over the course of the season, but remain England’s future stars. Here we take a look at the three best youngsters (AGE 17-22) that have made a huge impact for their team this season:

Dele Alli

The Tottenham midfielder has had a huge impact ever since his move from MK Dons a season ago. Having taken the Premier League season by storm last term, which saw him win the PFA Young Player of the Season award, the 20-year old has been at it again this term.

Alli started the season off slight slowly this term, but has burst into top form since December and that has coincided with Tottenham’s rise in the league standings. The Englishman has already notched up 11 goals this season and also has 2 assists to go along with it. Having scored 10 goals in his debut season last year, Alli became the fastest midfielder to reach 20 Premier League goals, in the process eclipsing legends like Paul Scholes, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard.

His impact in the final third and his contribution in Spurs’ recent ascension in the league table has been pivotal and there is no doubt as to he is the best young midfielder in the country by quite some distance.

Nathan Ake

The Dutchman had an amazing season last year on loan at Watford and was billed to stay with Chelsea ahead of the season kick-off this year. However, new boss Antonio Conte deemed him surplus to requirements and shipped him off to Bournemouth on another year-long loan spell.

Having found it hard to break into the Cherries’ playing XI on a regular basis in the earlier part of the season, Ake burst onto the scenes and made an immediate impact when he got a chance. Solid at the back, Ake averaged a healthy 9 defensive actions per game and displayed great composure and maturity in defence. The 21-year old also chipped in with crucial goals, none more so than the late winner against Liverpool in December.

His performances in the 10 games he played for the Cherries were so impressive that Conte decided to call him back to Stamford Bridge earlier this month and there is no doubt he will continue his rise with the Blues this term.

Jordan Pickford

The Sunderland goalkeeper has been the most promising youngster this term and had been an extremely vital presence for the Black Cats until his injury in December.

He may have just kept only 2 clean sheets, but things would have far worse for David Moyes’ side if not for him in goal. The 22-year old has pulled off some sensational saves and has on many occasions kept his team in the game with his stellar displays in the game. Pickford has made 58 saves so far this term, fourth highest in the league and has the best claims success in the box with him succeeding in all his 62 attempts going for the ball in the box.

Pickford’s performances saw him linked with a move to Arsenal amid reports that David Ospina was looking to leave the Emirates. Unfortunately, the injury has somewhat put a roadblock in his progress, but he seems to be on his way to become one of the best goalkeepers in the league in the coming years.