8 Premier League players who've genuinely surprised us this season

Salomon Rondon Newcastle

Salomon Rondon (Newcastle United)

There wasn’t a great clamour to sign Rondon following West Brom's relegation, and few would have predicted the scale of his impact on Tyneside. An old-fashioned target man, his strength, aerial ability and link-up play has already made him a favourite with Newcastle fans and helped propel the club towards safety after a difficult start.

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Sean Cole
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Sean Cole is a freelance journalist. He has written for FourFourTwo, BBC Sport and When Saturday Comes among others. A Birmingham City supporter and staunch Nikola Zigic advocate, he once scored a hat-trick at St. Andrew’s (in a half-time game). He also has far too many football shirts and spends far too much time reading the Wikipedia pages of obscure players.