Premier League Fan Token Review: Weekend Upsets as City and Villa Gain on Arsenal

The results of matchweek 16 in the English Premier League included a few surprises which had major effects on the league table and on the Fan Tokens market.

Fan Token clubs now make up the top four positions in the league table following a weekend of positive results for all but one team.

Let’s see how this weekend’s results shaped the league table and the market charts.

Aston Villa ($AVL) 2 – 1 Arsenal ($AFC)

Last week we noted that Aston Villa manager Unai Emery had one of the best head-to-head records against Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, and it only got better following Villa’s 2-1 win on Saturday.

A very close match was finally decided in the 95th minute by an Emiliano Buendia goal which dealt Arsenal their first loss in 18 games. Villa now sit just three points behind Arsenal in the league – one point behind second placed Manchester City. 

The Aston Villa Fan Token ($AVL) reacted immediately to the win, surging to the tune of 90% in the hours after the final whistle blew. 

Trade volume rose to the highest recorded since 2023, and by Monday morning, a small retracement still left $AVL holding onto 60% gains in less than 48 hours.

The valuation of the Arsenal Fan Token ($AFC) fell 8.5% after the loss, from $0.407 to $0.372. By Monday morning the token had bounced back to the low-$0.38 range.

Manchester City ($CITY) 3 – 0 Sunderland 

While Sunderland have done well this season considering they just got promoted last year, it’s not an insult to say Manchester City got the win that was expected of them here. 

City fans may have been more invested in the Villa-Arsenal game, as Villa’s win meant that Arsenal’s lead on City at the top of the league was cut to just two points.

The Manchester City Fan Token ($CITY) reacted with 7.1% gains following the result. After seven wins from their last eight league games, the valuation of the $CITY token is up now 16% for the week.

Everton ($EFC) 3 – 0 Nottingham Forest

Everton climbed to sixth in the Premier League following the 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest, and are now just two points off Crystal Palace in fourth. Everton are on a good run of form having lost just one of their last six league games (4W, 1D). 

Next weekend, Everton travel away to face the team one position and one point above them in the league – Chelsea. 

After thrashing Forest and jumping up the table to fifth in the table, the valuation of the Everton FC Fan Token ($EFC) exploded to the tune of 28% in the hours immediately after the final whistle. Trade volume jumped from $100,000 to over $800,000 as traders flooded into $EFC.

A day later, the token price had levelled off somewhat, but ultimately, $EFC held on to 8% gains over 24 hours. The token is now up 13% since Nov. 24 – the date upon which Everton beat Manchester United 1-0 away from home.

Tottenham Hotspur ($SPURS) 2 – 0 Brentford

Tottenham claimed their first win in five games with a 2-0 victory over Brentford. Xavi Simons was the man of the match after setting up the first goal and scoring the second. 

Spurs now sit in 10th place in the league, but the difference between the teams around them is so slim that a win could lift them to fifth, while a loss could see them drop to 14th. 

Straight after the win the Tottenham Hotspur Fan Token ($SPURS) jumped 12.5%, buoyed by a massive influx of trade volume that rose from $50,000 to over $1.2 million. The peak was short-lived, but ultimately $SPURS remains priced 5.5% higher than it was at the start of the week.

Leeds United ($LUFC) 3 – 3 Liverpool

Leeds showed once again that they can be a match for anyone when playing in front of their home fans as they held Liverpool to a 3-3 draw. That makes it two big scalps in a row for Leeds after they beat Chelsea 3-1 on the last matchday. 

Incredibly, Leeds were 2-0 down until the 73rd minute, and eventually secured the draw thanks to a last-gasp 96th minute goal by Ao Tanaka.

Since then, the price of the Leeds United Fan Token ($LUFC) has increased by 11.5%

Fulham 1 – 2 Crystal Palace ($CPFC)

Crystal Palace have returned to their early season form of late, and find themselves occupying fourth spot in the league table after overcoming Fulham 2-1 away from home. Excluding European competition, Palace have now lost just one of their last eight domestic games (6W, 1D).

In the hours shortly before kickoff and the final whistle, the Crystal Palace Fan Token ($CPFC) price increased by 11%, and continues to climb at time of writing.

Greg Thomson: Fan Tokens Market Reporter