[OC] Premier League players’ wages vs. how many minutes they’ve played this season

No club football got me bored…

…so I drew up this chart in Python using data from FBref and Capology, and it encompasses the most payed players amongst the Big 6 in the Prem. Generally, players are "expected" to follow the dashed line. Apart from some anomalies here like Haaland, Salah, Casemiro and Guéhi, players below the line are generally more cost-efficient than those above the line. Here are some insights I found interesting, as well as some notes:

• Raheem Sterling was on £325k/week before he left to Feyenoord. He is not included in this graphic but his minutes played would be 0 (lol).
• Guéhi has an asterisk since he was on £50k/week at Palace, and is now on £300k/week at Man City. Since the season isn't over, his wage here is weighted at £107k/week, so take that with a grain of salt.
• On that point, the following players have had mid-season contract changes: Saka, Saliba, Gakpo, Dias, Romero and Reece James (his weekly salary went down). These have been accounted for, hence the asterisks.
• Naturally, you'd expect defenders and keepers to play the most minutes but VVD plays so many minutes. He's the closest to having a "fair value" according to this graph.
• The reds and yellows: Marmoush, Havertz, G. Jesus, Stones and Isak. We know that they've been injured but I mean… they're still getting paid right?
• The expected value line is calculated by taking a base value of having a player on your books (regardless of minutes they've played), + £105/min.

Anything you notice? This is my first time making a graphic like this but I think it's very interesting to see if your club getting value for money from your players. May remake this for all players in the league, too.