In the first edition of this column, as the summer transfer window came to a close, I took a look at five new signings that I felt were going to have a big impact for their new clubs this Premier League season. Here we are at the close of the January transfer window and I was really hoping for the chance to wax lyrical about five newly arrived players who were going to help their teams in the latter half of the season.

Unfortunately, this January window has been one of the most quiet and uneventful in recent history. A few strikers who were not getting time at their clubs have headed out on loan to teams in the bottom half of the table, while Chelsea signed yet another young winger to fill a spot on their bench. The only transfer of note was Juan Mata to Manchester United, who paid Chelsea a club-record fee of £42 million. In lieu of talking about a series of uninteresting events, I'm testing my skills as an analyst and seeing how my predictions turned out.

1. Simon Mignolet:
Goalkeeper, Liverpool F.C.
Making the brightest start of all the names on this list, Mignolet started his Liverpool career this season in much the way that his team did: brightly and exceeding expectations. Keeping a clean sheet in three of his first five games, Mignolet has only kept a further three in the 13 matches that followed, noticeably at fault for at least three of them. This blip in form has coincided with a plague of injuries to the Liverpool defense, with Mignolet missing the calm heads of the first-choice defenders ahead of him and making a few noticeable rash decisions, yet mostly still looking like a safe pair of hands when called upon. Expect the end of the injury crisis to rejuvenate him, and his team. 7/10

2. Wilfried Bony:
Striker, Swansea City
Swansea City's young Bony has in equal measure looked to be a deadly striker capable of embarrassing any defender in the league, and an injury prone young man liable to get lost on the pitch. While seven goals in 18 league games is an impressive haul for any striker in his first year, Swansea supporters will be hoping that he can spread out his scoring into multiple matches, with four of his goals coming from only two games. Outside of the Premier League, Bony has also three goals in the Europa League and scored the winner at Manchester United in the FA Cup. 6/10

3. Roberto Soldado:
Striker, Tottenham Hotspur
Brought in for a (short-lived) club record fee of £26 million, Soldado came to Tottenham from Spain with a reputation as a deadly finisher with a lethal heading ability. Unfortunately for Soldado, all he has really been able to show off in the Premier League is his ability to take a penalty, with three of his five goals (19 appearances) coming from the penalty spot. While the whole of the Tottenham team has underperformed, costing manager Andre Villas-Boas his job, Soldado comes in for extra criticism for his high price tag. 4/10

4. Ricky van Wolfswinkel:
Forward, Norwich City
Nothing endears you to your new fans than scoring the equalizer on your debut, and for a glorious moment, van Wolfswinkel was the new face of Norwich City. No more goals in an injury disrupted 13 appearances will just as quickly have you become a forgotten man, indifferent in the eyes of your supporters and non-existent to the rest of the football world. Nothing can be said except he's been disappointing on all levels. 2/10

5. Mesut Ozil:
Midfielder, Arsenal
It only stands to reason that the biggest and most expensive transfer of the summer would also be the most successful, but for many teams, that's not always the case. Luckily for Arsenal, Ozil's transfer from Real Madrid has been an unequivocal success, with his four goals and seven assists helping Arsenal to the top of the league. More important than his numbers, however, is his ability to consistently control the game for his team, always turning the tide in his team's favour. 10/10