Preston North End have enjoyed a blistering start to the season and after 16 games find themselves in second-place, just two points off leaders West Bromwich Albion.
Key to Preston's run is their home form, the Lilywhites are yet to lose at Deepdale so far this season, winning seven and drawing two of their nine league games on home soil.
Preston's early-season form has seen Alex Neil establish side among the promotion contenders this season and it is fair to say we could be seeing his side in at-least the play-offs come May.
Here we take a look the top seven stand-out performers so far this term, according to whoscored.com...
Pearson missed the 3-1 win over Huddersfield last weekend through suspension but has featured in all but one of North End's other 15 league games this term.
The midfielder has scored one goal for the club so far this term and has a impressive pass succession rate of 83.1%.
Pearson has an average match rating of 6.8 and starts our top seven.
Maguire has featured 14 times for North End so far this season, netting three goals and providing five assists.
The Irishman's versatility as both a wide-man and a centre-forward is clearly an asset to North End's side, showing he is more than capable of chipping in with goals and assists.
Maguire has won one man of the match award this term and has an average rating of 6.8.
Centre-back Ben Davies has been one of Alex Neil's regulars and has featured in 15 of the 16 league games so far this term.
The 24-year-old has made over 100 appearances for the club and has formed a solid partnership with Patrick Bauer at the back.
He has won 4.1 aerial duels and has an overall average rating of 6.9.
One player who has featured regularly for North End is Tom Barkhuizen.
The 26-year-old has made 14 league appearances for Alex Neil's men so far this term, finding the net five times.
The winger has played an integral part in North End's start to the season and has achieved an average game rating 7.03.
Third on the list for North End this season is centre-back Patrick Bauer.
Bauer, was a summer signing from Charlton Athletic and the German has featured in all 16 of North End's league games so far this season.
The centre-back has won 5.7 aerial duels, the highest in the North End squad, and has and average match rating of 7.08.
Into the top two now and in second place is Paul Gallagher.
The 35-year-old has featured in 15 of North End's league matches this season, captaining the side on nine occasions.
He has chipped in with four goals and two assists so far and despite his age is proving to play a pivotal role in North End's promotion push.
He has a pass succession rate of 78.1% and an average rating of 7.08.
Daniel Johnson comes out on top for Preston based on the stats.
Despite missing North End's last game, Johnson is the club's current top scorer with eight goals so far this term.
Adding to his goal tally he has also contributed four assists, so it is no surprise he comes out on top with an average match rating of 7.25.
He also boasts and 81.6% passing success rate and has picked up three man of the match awards so far this term.