Premier League Fan Token Review: Arsenal, Man City and Villa Bag Wins
The top three teams leading the English Premier League table all recorded wins this past weekend, consolidating their positions at the top of the league.
Elsewhere, Leeds continued their climb up the league table by securing a draw against Brentford, making it three games unbeaten for the early season relegation candidates.
Let’s see how the Premier League Fan Tokens look after matchweek 16.
Arsenal ($AFC) 2 -1 Wolves
Arsenal maintained a two point lead ahead of Man City, and a three point lead ahead of Villa, with this 2-1 win over Wolves. The game was harder than expected for the Gunners, who didn’t register a goal of their own, but instead relied on two own goals in the 70th and 94th minute.
Ultimately, Arsenal got the three points on the board, and will now look forward to next week’s clash against Everton.
The Arsenal Fan Token ($AFC) gained 3% in the lead up to the match. However, on Dec. 14, the token fell from its peak of $0.389, down to the price of $0.366 recorded on Monday, Dec. 15. After climbing for the most of the past quarter, might this just be a market blip? Or a sign that traders are starting to bank on Arsenal’s stellar form beginning to turn?
Chelsea 2 – 0 Everton ($EFC)
Everton failed to maintain their own recent good form against Chelsea, where they fell to two first-half goals. Everton had their chances, but ultimately failed to turn their 11 shots and 1.03 xG (expected goals) into anything tangible.
The valuation of the Everton Fan Token ($EFC) fell 4.4% between the day prior to the match and time of writing on Monday, Dec. 15 – from $0.090 down to $0.086.
Crystal Palace ($CPFC) 0 – 3 Manchester City ($CITY)
Palace had been on the ascent of late and were positioned in fourth place before the match, but ultimately, Man City managed to overcome their plucky rivals in this 3-0 win. City remain in second place, two points behind Arsenal. Palace fell down to fifth, equal on points with Liverpool and Sunderland.
Between Friday and Monday, the price of the Manchester City Fan Token ($CITY) increased by 5.6%, as the token climbed from $0.602 up to $0.636.
The Crystal Palace Fan Token ($CPFC) fell 10% between the day of the match and Monday morning, from $0.048 down to $0.043.
Nottingham Forest 3 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur ($SPURS)
Tottenham’s past two games suggested that Spurs might have been set to reverse their recent inconsistent form, but ultimately fell to a 3-0 win over Forest. Spurs now lie in 11th place in the league, and face a tough match against Liverpool this weekend.
Perhaps this explains the descent of the Tottenham Hotspur Fan Token ($SPURS) across the past week. The token price is down 7% for the week, and nearly 4% since the end of the match against Forest.
West Ham 2 – 3 Aston Villa ($AVL)
Aston Villa proved once again that they are perhaps the Premier League’s primary form team after coming from behind twice to beat West Ham. Villa were 1-0 down, then 2-1 down, but managed to end the game with a 3-2 win after two second-half goals from Morgan Rogers.
Coinciding with much of Aston Villa’s nine game winning run, the valuation of the Aston Villa Fan Token ($AVL) has increased 55% since mid-November. Villa have lost just two out their last 18 games, drawing one.
Perhaps as a natural reaction to the token’s recent stratospheric rise, the valuation of $AVL had fallen 5% between the day of the match and time of writing on Monday.
Brentford 1 – 1 Leeds United ($LUFC)
Leeds showed that recent positive results against Chelsea and Liverpool weren’t mere flukes as they made it three games without defeat against Brentford. Leeds went 1-0 down after 70 minutes, but pulled it back to 1-1 after an equaliser from Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Trade volume for the Leeds United Fan Token ($LUFC) climbed to its highest in nearly two months on Monday morning, yet the value of the token fell 4%. The $LUFC token price is still up 28% since August.
Greg Thomson: Fan Tokens Market Reporter