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We are eight games into the new Premier League season and the table is starting to take shape.

But who are the players who are having the biggest impact so far into the 2015/16 campaign ?

Thanks to stats from the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index, the Official Player Rating Index of the Premier League, we can reveal the Top 10 best passers so far this season.

And while there are some familiar faces in there, a few surprises are also included.

Let's have a look...

10. David Silva (Manchester City)

253 passes completed in opposition half. 81.09% pass completion

No surprises to see the little magician in th Top 10.

(Image: Reuters / Phil Noble)

9. Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City)

256 passes completed in opposition half. 69.75% pass completion

Bit of an eyebrow raiser to see a defender in the list - the only defender in the Top 10. Impressive stats considering most of his game is up and down that left flank.

(Image: Bongarts/Getty)

8. Andrew Surman (Bournemouth)

257 passes completed in opposition half. 82.64% pass completion

The only man in the Top 10 passers from outside the Top 4 comes from newly promoted Bournemouth who has amassed a considerable amount of passesas the Cherries impress so far.

(Image: Michael Regan)

7. Yaya Toure (Manchester City)

272 passes completed in opposition half. 83.18% pass completion

The Ivorian is doing his best to make up for a less than spectacular season last year.

(Image: Getty)

6. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal)

286 passes completed in opposition half. 79.22% pass completion

It's going well for the Welshman at both club and country so far this campaign.

(Image: Reuters / Eddie Keogh)

5. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal)

302 passes completed in opposition half. 79.68% pass completion

Is the German back to his best? Has the most assists of the Top 10 with four.

(Image: AFP/Getty)

4. Eden Hazard (Chelsea)

338 passes completed in opposition half. 83.46% pass completion

Terrible start by Chelsea this season but Hazard is one of TWO Blues in the Top 5!

(Image: Reuters / Dylan Martinez)

3. Fernandinho (Manchester City)

339 passes completed in opposition half. 88.98% pass completion

Doing even better than midfielder partner Yaya Toure! AND has the highest pass completion rate so far this season in the Top 10.

(Image: Alex Livesey/Getty)

2. Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea)

356 passes completed in opposition half. 74.17% pass completion

The Chelsea man is widely regarded to be having the worst season of his career. The fans certainly think so. But his passing stats would suggest otherwise.

(Image: Reuters / Stefan Wermuth)

1. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal)

413 passes completed in opposition half. 83.60% pass completion

The little Spaniard tops the charts with an impressive 413 completed passes in the opposition half and a whopping 589 accurate passes so far. Also he's got 2 assists.

(Image: Stuart MacFarlane)

Well played, Santi.

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Data courtesy of the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index, the Official Player Rating Index of the Barclays Premier League.