Sofascore attributes a rating between 1-10 for every player in each match throughout the campaign and with those scores we can see who they rank as the best performers at this point in a 3-5-2 formation.
With seven different top-flight clubs represented, check below to see who makes up the talented team!
NOTE: To be featured, players must meet the criteria of playing at least 60% of total minutes in the Premiership this season.

9. Midfield: Kirk Millar (Linfield)
A third midfield representative from the Blues, Kirk Millar has enjoyed another stellar season at Windsor Park so far. He has scored four goals and provided a further four assists for David Healy's side, giving him an average match rating of 7.57 - the league's third-highest. Photo: David Maginnis

10. Forward: Joe Gormley (Cliftonville)
The Premiership's top goalscorer with 14, including two hat-tricks in November against Dungannon Swifts and Loughgall, Joe Gormley has been outstanding throughout this campaign for Cliftonville and is edging towards 300 club goals. His average match rating is 7.36. Photo: David Maginnis/Pacemaker Press

11. Forward: Matthew Shevlin (Coleraine)
Coleraine striker Matthew Shevlin sits only behind Gormley on the goalscoring charts having bagged 13 in 18 appearances, which is already one more than he registered in the entirety of last season. He has hit a particularly purple patch in recent weeks, netting eight times in his last six matches, including a hat-trick against Dungannon Swifts. He has an average match rating of 7.29. Photo: Andrew McCarroll/Pacemaker Press


