Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham stars dominate Premier League team of the week

London-based players dominate the Premier League team of the week alongside Liverpool stars this week. It was another entertaining weekend of top-flight action, with Arsenal and Manchester City capping it with an exciting 2-2 draw on Sunday evening.

Elsewhere, Tottenham made relatively easy work of Brentford, while Chelsea thrashed West Ham and Crystal Palace held on to a point at home to Manchester United. On the back of those results, six London-based played have made WhoScored’s team of the week, with Crystal Palace’s Dean Henderson selected as the goalkeeper with a rating of 8.5.

Arsenal’s Gabriel Magalhaes gets the nod at centre-back with a 7.5 rating after he scored for Arsenal, with Tottenham’s Destiny Udogie at left-back with a rating of 7.8. Elsewhere in the defence, Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate and Trent Alexander Arnold also get in with 8.0 and 8.1 ratings respectively.

In the midfield, Tottenham’s James Maddison got the best rating of the week in the Premier League with 9.4, while Chelsea’s Moises Caicedo also makes it with 8.8. Liverpool’s Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah also feature, each with ratings of 8.9.

Up top, Nicolas Jackson’s two goals and an assist saw him accrue a rating of 9.1, nailing down a starting spot up top in the team of the week, and he is accompanied by Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez, who landed a rating of 8.1. The Reds defeated Bournemouth with a comfortable 3-0 scoreline.

Maddison’s magical display

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou said when asked about Maddison’s impressive display: “Yeah, I thought he was good. I thought the whole team was good. Everyone was really focused on making sure we dominated the game in the areas we want to dominate. We kind of knew that they'd try and play out a bit. That's great for us because it gives us an opportunity to press real hard and I thought all the midfielders really supported the front three well there.

“They were going to press us when we had the ball and I thought Vic (Vicario) and the back four managed it really well and the midfielders played a key role with that. So I think everyone really contributed to a strong performance.”