2017-18 Topps Premier League Gold Soccer Cards
Product Details
Visiting key EPL stars for another season, 2017-18 Topps Premier League Gold overhauls the design and guarantees two autographs per hobby box.
Although dropping a hit compared to 2016, only one signed card was promised in the '16-17 set, and the other two could either be relics or autographs. As far as 2017-18, the hobby SRP checks in at $120 per box ($5 per pack).
2017-18 Topps Premier League Gold Base / Inserts
Immediately clear, collectors are treated to a new design for the Premier Gold base set. However, it's not just the 150 standard cards to collect, as short-printed parallels include Green (1:4 packs), Red (1:8 packs) and Yellow (1:12 packs).
There are also several foil inserts in the 2017-18 Topps Premier League Gold checklist. Terrace Hero (1:4 packs) goes with the fan favorites, while Team Leader (1:4 packs) highlights all 20 club captains, and Premier Elite (1:4 packs) tackles 10 of the very best players of the year. Parallels for each set include Green (#/100), Red (#/25) and Yellow (1/1).
2017-18 Topps Premier League Gold Autographs
Dropping two per box, the 2017-18 Topps Premier League Gold Autograph set allows fans to add top EPL signatures to their collections. Signers include Dele Alli, Gary Cahill, Joe Hart and Michael Carrick. In addition to the base autographs, there are Green (#/50), Red (#/25) and Yellow (1/1) parallels.
Release Date (US): 03/23/2018; UK Release - February.
Product Configuration: 5 cards per pack, 24 packs per box, 8 boxes per case
2017-18 Topps Premier League Gold Soccer Hobby Box Break
- 2 Autographs
- 6 Terrace Hero Inserts
- 6 Team Leader Inserts
- 3 Premier Elite Inserts
- 6 Base Green Parallels
- 3 Base Red Parallels
- 2 Base Yellow Parallels
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Set Checklist
2017-18 Topps Premier League Gold Soccer Checklist
Base Set Checklist
2 Tyrone Mings - AFC Bournemouth
3 Charlie Daniels - AFC Bournemouth
4 Junior Stanislas - AFC Bournemouth
5 Andrew Surman - AFC Bournemouth
6 Benik Afobe - AFC Bournemouth
7 Joshua King - AFC Bournemouth
8 Petr Cech - Arsenal
9 Nacho Monreal - Arsenal
10 Sead Kolasinac - Arsenal
11 Granit Xhaka - Arsenal
12 Mesut Ozil - Arsenal
13 Olivier Giroud - Arsenal
14 Alexandre Lacazette - Arsenal
15 Alexis Sanchez - Arsenal
16 Mathew Ryan - Brighton & Hove Albion
17 Lewis Dunk - Brighton & Hove Albion
18 Markus Suttner - Brighton & Hove Albion
19 Davy Propper - Brighton & Hove Albion
20 Anthony Knockaert - Brighton & Hove Albion
21 Jose Izquierdo - Brighton & Hove Albion
22 Tomer Hemed - Brighton & Hove Albion
23 Ben Mee - Burnley
24 Matthew Lowton - Burnley
25 Stephen Ward - Burnley
26 Steven Defour - Burnley
27 Robbie Brady - Burnley
28 Jack Cork - Burnley
29 Chris Wood - Burnley
30 Thibaut Courtois - Chelsea
31 Marcos Alonso - Chelsea
32 Tiemoue Bakayoko - Chelsea
33 N’Golo Kante - Chelsea
34 Eden Hazard - Chelsea
35 Willian - Chelsea
36 Pedro - Chelsea
37 Alvaro Morata - Chelsea
38 Julian Speroni - Crystal Palace
39 Scott Dann - Crystal Palace
40 Patrick Van Aanholt - Crystal Palace
41 Luka Milivojevic - Crystal Palace
42 Ruben Loftus-Cheek - Crystal Palace
43 Andros Townsend - Crystal Palace
44 Christian Benteke - Crystal Palace
45 Michael Keane - Everton
46 Tom Davies - Everton
47 Gylfi Sigurdsson - Everton
48 Morgan Schneiderlin - Everton
49 Idrissa Gueye - Everton
50 Dominic Calvert-Lewin - Everton
51 Sandro Ramirez - Everton
52 Wayne Rooney - Everton
53 Jonas Lossl - Huddersfield Town
54 Chris Lowe - Huddersfield Town
55 Mathias Jorgensen - Huddersfield Town
56 Tom Ince - Huddersfield Town
57 Aaron Mooy - Huddersfield Town
58 Elias Kachunga - Huddersfield Town
59 Steve Mounie - Huddersfield Town
60 Harry Maguire - Leicester City
61 Christian Fuchs - Leicester City
62 Danny Simpson - Leicester City
63 Wilfred Ndidi - Leicester City
64 Marc Albrighton - Leicester City
65 Shinji Okazaki - Leicester City
66 Kelechi Iheanacho - Leicester City
67 Jamie Vardy - Leicester City
68 Simon Mignolet - Liverpool
69 Joel Matip - Liverpool
70 Dejan Lovren - Liverpool
71 Georginio Wijnaldum - Liverpool
72 Emre Can - Liverpool
73 Adam Lallana - Liverpool
74 Mohamed Salah - Liverpool
75 Roberto Firmino - Liverpool
77 Kyle Walker - Manchester City
78 Leroy Sane - Manchester City
79 Fernandinho - Manchester City
80 Raheem Sterling - Manchester City
81 Bernardo Silva - Manchester City
82 Gabriel Jesus - Manchester City
83 Sergio Aguero - Manchester City
84 David De Gea - Manchester United
85 Eric Bailly - Manchester United
86 Phil Jones - Manchester United
87 Antonio Valencia - Manchester United
88 Henrikh Mkhitaryan - Manchester United
89 Nemanja Matic - Manchester United
90 Marcus Rashford - Manchester United
91 Romelu Lukaku - Manchester United
92 Rob Elliot - Newcastle United
93 Ciaran Clark - Newcastle United
94 Deandre Yedlin - Newcastle United
95 Mikel Merino - Newcastle United
96 Christian Atsu - Newcastle United
97 Jonjo Shelvey - Newcastle United
98 Dwight Gayle - Newcastle United
99 Joselu - Newcastle United
100 Fraser Forster - Southampton
101 Wesley Hoedt - Southampton
102 Cedric - Southampton
103 Ryan Bertrand - Southampton
104 Oriol Romeu - Southampton
105 Nathan Redmond - Southampton
106 Shane Long - Southampton
107 Manolo Gabbiadini - Southampton
108 Jack Butland - Stoke City
109 Kevin Wimmer - Stoke City
110 Bruno Martins Indi - Stoke City
111 Geoff Cameron - Stoke City
112 Xherdan Shaqiri - Stoke City
113 Joe Allen - Stoke City
114 Jese - Stoke City
115 Lukasz Fabianski - Swansea City
116 Kyle Naughton - Swansea City
117 Tom Carroll - Swansea City
118 Sam Clucas - Swansea City
119 Leroy Fer - Swansea City
120 Renato Sanches - Swansea City
121 Wilfried Bony - Swansea City
122 Jan Vertonghen - Tottenham Hotspur
123 Davinson Sanchez - Tottenham Hotspur
124 Serge Aurier - Tottenham Hotspur
125 Mousa Dembele - Tottenham Hotspur
126 Victor Wanyama - Tottenham Hotspur
127 Christian Eriksen - Tottenham Hotspur
128 Heung-Min Son - Tottenham Hotspur
129 Harry Kane - Tottenham Hotspur
130 Miguel Britos - Watford
131 Daryl Janmaat - Watford
132 Abdoulaye Doucoure - Watford
133 Nathaniel Chalobah - Watford
134 Etienne Capoue - Watford
135 Andre Gray - Watford
136 Richarlison - Watford
137 Ben Foster - West Bromwich Albion
138 Craig Dawson - West Bromwich Albion
139 Ahmed Hegazi - West Bromwich Albion
140 Gareth Barry - West Bromwich Albion
141 Grzegorz Krychowiak - West Bromwich Albion
142 Chris Brunt - West Bromwich Albion
143 Jay Rodriguez - West Bromwich Albion
144 Joe Hart - West Ham United
145 Winston Reid - West Ham United
146 Aaron Cresswell - West Ham United
147 Cheikhou Kouyate - West Ham United
148 Andre Ayew - West Ham United
149 Marko Arnautovic - West Ham United
150 Javier Hernandez - West Ham United
Terrace Hero Set Checklist
152 Laurent Koscielny - Arsenal
153 Pascal Gross - Brighton & Hove Albion
154 Sam Vokes - Burnley
155 David Luiz - Chelsea
156 Wilfried Zaha - Crystal Palace
157 Leighton Baines - Everton
158 Christopher Schindler - Huddersfield Town
159 Kasper Schmeichel - Leicester City
160 Philippe Coutinho - Liverpool Fc
162 Paul Pogba - Manchester United
163 Matt Ritchie - Newcastle United
164 Mario Lemina - Southampton
165 Peter Crouch - Stoke City
166 Alfie Mawson - Swansea City
167 Dele Alli - Tottenham Hotspur
168 Heurelho Gomes - Watford
169 Gareth Mcauley - West Bromwich Albion
170 Michail Antonio - West Ham United
Premier Elite Set Checklist
172 Eden Hazard - Chelsea
173 Wayne Rooney - Everton
174 Jamie Vardy - Leicester City
175 Sadio Mane - Liverpool
176 Sergio Aguero - Manchester City
177 Romelu Lukaku - Manchester United
178 Virgil Van Dijk - Southampton
179 Harry Kane - Tottenham Hotspur
180 Javier Hernandez - West Ham United
Team Leader Set Checklist
182 Per Mertesacker - Arsenal
183 Bruno Saltor - Brighton & Hove Albion
184 Tom Heaton - Burnley
185 Gary Cahill - Chelsea
186 Jason Puncheon - Crystal Palace
187 Phil Jagielka - Everton
188 Tommy Smith - Huddersfield Town
189 Wes Morgan - Leicester City
190 Jordan Henderson - Liverpool
192 Michael Carrick - Manchester United
193 Jamaal Lascelles - Newcastle United
194 Steven Davis - Southampton
195 Ryan Shawcross - Stoke City
196 Angel Rangel - Swansea City
197 Hugo Lloris - Tottenham Hotspur
198 Troy Deeney - Watford
199 Jonny Evans - West Bromwich Albion
200 Mark Noble - West Ham United
Base Autographs Set Checklist
Ben Davies - Tottenham
Ben Woodburn - Liverpool
Chris Wood - Burnley
Danny Rose - Tottenham
Dele Alli - Tottenham
Gary Cahill - Chelsea
Jack Colback - Newcastle
Joe Hart - West Ham
Jordan Pickford - Everton
Kelechi Iheanacho - Leicester City
Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City
Manuel Lanzini - West Ham
Maya Yoshida - Southampton
Mesut Ozil - Arsenal
Michael Carrick - Manchester United
Nacer Chadli - West Brom
Rob Holding - Arsenal
Steve Sidwell - Brighton & Hove
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- 2 Autographs
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Review
2017-18 Topps Premier League Gold Soccer Product Review
Reviewed by Trey Treutel
Good: Foil inserts are fairly striking; good mix of parallels and inserts per box.
Bad: Autograph checklist is not very strong; base design is a little too busy.
The Bottom Line: Completely moving away from its more premium roots, 2017-18 Topps Premier League Gold is a mid-level soccer release further limited by a below average signers list. Even with two guaranteed autographs per box, the small checklist does not offer very much excitement.
Card Design: 2.75/5.0
I still think of Premier League Gold as an ornate brand but the base design feels more low-end. The diagonal striping dominates the focus and I don't much care for the look.
I enjoyed the inserts more, though, and appreciated the solid number per box, as there are only three insert lines. While none stood out, each insert design offered a little of something that was different, and provided the quality that the base set was lacking.
Autographs, of course, were stickers. The horizontal foil design felt more generic, especially since all backs are identical. Since there is no specific place in the design for the sticker autograph, it feels more forced and the autograph is more likely to appear crooked.
Checklist: 2.0/5.0
The 2017-18 Topps Premier League Gold checklist is interesting because the entire lineup, except for the autographs, is numbered into one main set. Base cards are grouped by team, with several players for each club, from 1 to 150, followed by the three inserts that push the card numbering up to 200. I don't have strong feelings about this, but it just caught my attention. Honestly, it makes the whole product feel even smaller.
For the autographs, there are a total of 20 signers. While there are some solid names like De Bruyne, Ozil and Alli, the checklist lacks the star power you find in many other soccer releases. However, Ben Woodburn is a promising young talent with an autograph.
Value: 2.5/5.0
Selling for roughly $80-90 per box at the time of this review, the value for 2017-18 Topps Premier League Gold is not great. Sure, you get two autographs, but other than a low-numbered insert parallel, there is little else to help value. Unless you beat the odds and hit a rare autograph or one of the few bigger names, you're not coming anywhere close to getting what you paid.
The Fun Factor: 3.0/5.0
Although a little underwhelming, I still mostly enjoyed the overall experience mainly due to the inserts and the autographs in the box. Ideally, though, the hits would not have both been for Leicester City. It's fine that Topps is pushing Gold more to the low-end but the pricing should better reflect that. I also hope for a better base design next time and an improved autograph checklist.
2017-18 Topps Premier League Gold Soccer Gallery / Pack Odds, NPN Info
The box used for this review was provided by Topps.
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Peter
Really good