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After each spherical of Premier League matches this season, BBC soccer pundit Troy Deeney offers you his group and supervisor of the week.
Listed here are this week’s selections. Do you agree? Give us your ideas utilizing the feedback type on the backside of this web page.
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Jordan Pickford (Everton): I believed he had a great sport. Huge event for Everton with the brand new stadium and new opening. is one everybody will say is a simple save, however at that time Brighton are on the up and in the event that they rating I feel they go on and win the sport. It was a type of video games the place you want a big-game participant and he stepped up and it was an amazing save.
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Michael Kayode (Brentford): He was a monster in opposition to Aston Villa. His lengthy throws, his tackling, interceptions, he was aggressive to close down Morgan Rogers on a couple of event. Distinctive efficiency from him and received Brentford off to their first win of the season.
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Micky van de Ven (Tottenham): I believed Van de Ven was wonderful. A clear sheet in opposition to Man Metropolis, a group that everybody thought could be flying and again to the best way they have been. He set the tempo. Three or 4 events the place he set the press, he was actually tight to his participant, even instances when he went from Haaland all the best way to the goalkeeper. He is been a colossus below Thomas Frank.
Hjalmar Ekdal (Burnley): Large sport for Burnley. First sport at dwelling, you need to win in opposition to Sunderland who received a win final week and on the coronary heart of it he was heading every part away and placing in them large blocks as properly.
Jurrien Timber (Arsenal): Two objectives, first begin of the season, in all probability a bit of bit harsh final week to not get a begin, however confirmed after they have a extra attacking type he will play extra video games. He was wonderful, once more, a few objectives for a right-back.
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Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle): Wonderful regardless that he was on the dropping group, was the heartbeat, made the tackles and scored the aim to get them again within the sport. He was just like the orchestra, he was ensuring all people was enjoying to his tune and everybody saved going and it was him that made Liverpool actually sweat and fear. Shedding Tonali and Joelinton, he was the one which made certain we’ll kick on once more. I believed he was improbable.
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Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea): Scored a aim and he will be the one which scores 10-12 objectives as a result of he simply retains creeping from midfield. Wonderful working, wonderful captain’s efficiency. He was wonderful, Chelsea have been wonderful and when Cole Palmer goes down, he is the one to take the lead and goes on once more.
Jack Grealish (Everton): Jack was improbable. It was nice to see him smiling, nice to see him enjoying with freedom, aspiring to try to get to this case the place Everton gave him the ball on all events and when he is there and he is enjoying and delivering like he did, it was nice to see him take anyone on as properly. Two assists on the day. Him enjoying properly just isn’t solely good for him but additionally England.
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Brennan Johnson (Tottenham): He was improbable once more. He appears like he will have an unbelievable season as a result of Kudus goes to take plenty of the main target of the groups coming from that right-hand facet on that left foot. The tempo and energy he exhibits is unbelievable. That is two in two for Johnson. I believed he was wonderful in opposition to Man Metropolis.
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Joao Pedro (Chelsea): Targets, assists for Chelsea once more, in opposition to a poor West Ham group. He appears actually composed, he appears like he is meant to be at Chelsea. He might’ve had a number of extra if gamers had handed to him however a strong efficiency from him.
Viktor Gyokeres (Arsenal): The person of the second: Victor Gyokeres. It was a large sport for him by way of expectations, by way of folks wanting him to attain, folks wanting him to fail. Granted, it was in opposition to Leeds, however he is off the mark and he took his objectives properly. Was he distinctive, no, however I feel with that degree of stress and expectations and, after Kai Havertz went down, are you able to be the man to attain the objectives? And he stepped up and delivered, so it’s a must to give him credit score for that.
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Thomas Frank (Brentford): Within the three video games he is performed, he is confirmed tactical consciousness, tweaked it, modified it. He is made this group that Ange Postecoglou was complaining about – they have been injured, they cannot do that, they cannot do this – he is performed three completely different formations from the PSG sport and the 2 video games he is had within the Premier League, to now being within the place the place we’re Spurs as a extremely strong outfit. They know what they’re doing. They’re adaptable in opposition to completely different groups. Keith Andrews is my shut second along with his first win for Brentford.
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Opta’s gamers of the week
Jurrien Timber
After an injury-hit begin to his Premier League profession, Jurrien Timber has blossomed into one among Mikel Arteta’s most constant and dependable gamers.
On the weekend, the Dutch defender marked his first begin of the brand new marketing campaign with an excellent forward-thinking show, netting two objectives and offering a further help.
Courtesy of his objectives and help, Timber grew to become simply the second Arsenal defender in Premier League historical past to handle a triumvirate of aim involvements, after Spaniard Nacho Monreal. It was additionally Timber’s first-ever brace in top-flight soccer, with each objectives coming courtesy of the Gunners’ trademark potent corners.
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With a joint game-high 4 tackles made and one other game-high three photographs in whole, Timber is properly price his place on this week’s podium.
Joao Pedro
Joao Pedro was Brighton’s standout performer in 2024-25, registering 16 aim involvements within the Premier League, greater than another Seagull.
The Brazilian has continued that fruitful type into 2025-26, kickstarting his Chelsea profession with three objectives in three video games on the Membership World Cup and getting amongst the objectives within the Premier League on the weekend.
Towards an admittedly lacklustre West Ham facet, Joao Pedro netted the opening aim earlier than occurring to offer two extra assists, solely the second time the attacker had managed three aim involvements in a Premier League sport, after doing so for Brighton in opposition to Tottenham in December 2023.
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Towards the Hammers, the £60m man additionally mustered a joint game-high three photographs whereas he gained extra duels (9) and twice as many aerial duels (6) as another participant within the sport.
Jordan Pickford
Everton christened the Hill Dickinson Stadium in good type, courtesy of a 2-0 win over Brighton. Nevertheless, it might have been a really completely different consequence had it not been for an excellent show from Jordan Pickford.
The England primary was saved busy all afternoon in opposition to a considerably unfortunate Brighton facet, making 4 saves, the joint-most of any top-flight glovesman on the weekend.
A type of stops got here from a late Danny Welbeck penalty, bringing Pickford’s tally of Premier League spot-kick saves to eight, a determine bettered by solely three different English keepers – David James (13), Rob Inexperienced (9) and Ben Foster (9).
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Moreover, for the reason that begin of final season, solely David Raya (15) has managed extra shut-outs than the in-form Pickford (13).
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