No Chelsea players in EA Sports' Team of the Season so far

Chelsea have no players in the EA Sports Team of the Season after 15 matches

EA Sports have released their Team of the Season so far, with no players from Premier League champions Chelsea making the cut.

This time last year, Jose Mourinho's side were flying high at the top of the league and had a staggering six players in the best XI after 15 games, but it's a much wider spread this season with the Blues just two points and four places outside the relegation places

Arsenal, Tottenham and Everton all have two players apiece, but it is perhaps Leicester who surprisingly lead the table and have the two top-ranked players based on EA Sports' PPI Index, with Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy flying the flag for the Foxes.

Ironically Chelsea's two best players at this time last season were Eden Hazard and Diego Costa, who play in the same positions as Leicester's star men. The only difference is, last season Leicester were rock bottom, and now it's Chelsea who are struggling in the bottom half.

The Player of the Season last year was Sergio Aguero after he netted 14 goals in his first 15 games, while Mahrez leads the way this term, with 10 goals and six assists in 14 matches.

Crystal Palace have made their way onto the list after a fine start, with centre-back Scott Dann taking his place alongside Spurs' Toby Alderweireld.

Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez have been unstoppable for Leicester City

The 28-year-old, tipped for an England call-up in some quarters, has scored three goals while helping the Eagles to sixth place after 15 games.

Everton's Romelu Lukaku is the third highest-ranked player of the season so far, and the Belgian striker has been in fine form of late.

His equaliser against Palace on Monday night was his 11th league goal of the campaign, and he has now scored in five consecutive Premier League matches for the Toffees.

2015-16 Team of the Season (after 15 games) Position Player Club PPI Index GK Petr Cech Arsenal 191 RB Kyle Walker Tottenham 209 CB Toby Alderweireld Tottenham 246 CB Scott Dann Crystal Palace 240 LB Aleksandar Kolarov Man City 258 RM Mesut Ozil Arsenal 335 CM Ross Barkley Everton 346 CM Dimitri Payet West Ham 298 LM Riyad Mahrez Leicester 441 ST Jamie Vardy Leicester 439 ST Romelu Lukaku Everton 409

2014-15 Team of the Season (after 15 games) Position Player Club PPI Index GK Thibaut Courtois Chelsea 180 RB Nathaniel Clyne Southampton 230 CB Gary Cahill Chelsea 228 CB John Terry Chelsea 221 LB Aaron Cresswell West Ham 249 RM Dusan Tadic Southampton 303 CM Cesc Fabregas Chelsea 354 CM Gylfi Sigurdsson Swansea 289 LM Eden Hazard Chelsea 369 ST Sergio Aguero Man City 475 ST Diego Costa Chelsea 391

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