Premier League Team of The Week
Formation (4-3-3)
Goalkeeper: Bernd Leno (Fulham)
Right Back: Seamus Coleman (Everton)
Centre Back: Max Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Centre Back: Ben Mee (Brentford)
Left Back: Andrew Robertson (Liverpool)
Centre Midfield: Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
Centre Midfield: James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)
Attacking Midfield: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
Forward: Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)
Forward: Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest)
Forward: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
Facts and Figures
Goals Scored: There were 21 goals in ten matches.
Clean Sheets: Seven out of 20 teams that played kept a clean sheet.
Draws: There were two draws in ten matches!
Matchweek 24 (In a Nutshell): In Matchweek 24 I correctly predicted the results in five out of ten matches. In three out of eight matches, where a team claimed three points the winning team had less possession than their opponents! Find out what transpired in Matchweek 24.
Game One of Ten
Aston Villa (2) v Arsenal (4)
An entertaining game
Facts and Figures: Arsenal had 66.6% possession. Both teams had five shots on target.
Pivotal Moment: Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa scored an own goal, which made the score 3-2 in favour of Arsenal in the 93rd minute.
Aston Villa Game Changer: Ollie Watkins
Arsenal Game Changer: Oleksandr Zinchenko
Game Two of Ten
Brentford (1) v Crystal Palace (1)
A draw was a fair result
Facts and Figures: Brentford had 58.7% possession and five shots on target. Crystal Palace had four shots on target.
Pivotal Moment: Bryan Mbeumo of Brentford made the score 1-all in the 96th minute. The assist was provided by Vitaly Janelt.
Brentford Game Changer: David Raya
Crystal Palace Game Changer: Eberechi Eze
Game Three of Ten
Brighton and Hove Albion (0) v Fulham (1)
An unjust result, but that’s football!
Facts and Figures: Fulham had 34.7% possession and two shots on target. Brighton and Hove Albion had seven shots on target.
Pivotal Moment: Manor Solomon of Fulham scored the only goal of the game in the 88th minute. The assist was provided by Carlos Vinicius.
Brighton and Hove Albion Game Changer: Solly March
Fulham Game Changer: Bernd Leno
Game Four of Ten
Chelsea (0) v Southampton (1)
A massive upset!
Facts and Figures: Southampton had 38.7% possession. Both teams had five shots on target.
Pivotal Moment: James Ward-Prowse of Southampton scored the only goal of the game in first half stoppage time.
Chelsea Game Changer: Kepa Arrizabalaga
Southampton Game Changer: James Ward-Prowse
Game Five of Ten
Everton (1) v Leeds United (0)
A key game for both teams
Facts and Figures: Everton had 50% possession and six shots on target. Leeds United failed to register a shot on target.
Pivotal Moment: Seamus Coleman of Everton scored the only goal of the game in the 64th minute. The assist was provided by Alex Iwobi.
Everton Game Changer: Seamus Coleman
Leeds United Game Changer: Illan Meslier
Game Six of Ten
Nottingham Forest (1) v Manchester City (1)
Forest snatch a point, late!
Facts and Figures: Nottingham Forest had 27% possession and one shot on target. Manchester City had seven shots on target.
Pivotal Moment: Chris Wood of Nottingham Forest made the score 1-all in the 84th minute. The assist was provided by Morgan Gibbs-White.
Nottingham Forest Game Changer: Chris Wood
Manchester City Game Changer: Kevin De Bruyne
Game Seven of Ten
Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) v AFC Bournemouth (1)
A relegation battle
Facts and Figures: AFC Bournemouth had 31.4% possession and one shot on target. Wolverhampton Wanderers had four shots on target.
Pivotal Moment: Marcus Tavernier of AFC Bournemouth broke the deadlock in the 49th minute. The assist was provided by Dominic Solanke.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Game Changer: Max Kilman
AFC Bournemouth Game Changer: Neto
Game Eight of Ten
Newcastle United (0) v Liverpool (2)
A fair result
Facts and Figures: Liverpool had 62.6% possession and seven shots on target. Newcastle United had four shots on target.
Pivotal Moment: Newcastle United goalkeeper, Nick Pope was sent off in the 22nd minute when they were trailing 2-nil.
Newcastle United Game Changer: Kieran Trippier
Liverpool Game Changer: Alisson
Game Nine of Ten
Manchester United (0) v Leicester City (3)
A game of two halves
Facts and Figures: Manchester United had 56.9% possession and eight shots on target. Leicester City had three shots on target. They were the better team in the first half, despite trailing 1-nil. The second half was a different story.
Pivotal Moment: Marcus Rashford of Manchester United broke the deadlock in the 25th minute. The assist was provided by Bruno Fernandes.
Manchester United Game Changer: Marcus Rashford
Leicester City Game Changer: None
Game Ten of Ten
Tottenham Hotspur (2) v West Ham United (0)
One way traffic
Facts and Figures: Tottenham Hotspur had 57% possession and six shots on target. West Ham United had one shot on target.
Pivotal Moment: Emerson Royal of Tottenham Hotspur broke the deadlock in the 56th minute. The assist was provided by Ben Davies.
Tottenham Hotspur Game Changer: Emerson Royal
West Ham United Game Changer: Lukasz Fabianski