Premier League Team of the Week: Erling Haaland, Gabriel Magalhaes, Diogo Dalot

By Matt Law | 19 Oct 2026 09:52, Last updated: 19 Oct 2026 09:56

Manchester City continued their cleanable commencement to the 2026-27 Premier League run connected Saturday, with the Citizens signaling a 3-2 triumph implicit Ipswich Town astatine the Etihad Stadium.

Enzo Maresca's broadside pb the mode astatine the apical of the Premier League table, 3 points up of second-placed Arsenal, who were 1-0 winners implicit Nottingham Forest connected Sunday.

Elsewhere, Brighton & Hove Albion continued their stunning signifier with a thumping 5-0 triumph implicit Crystal Palace, portion Manchester United drew 1-1 against Leeds United astatine Elland Road.

There were besides wins for Bournemouth, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Fulham and Chelsea.

The latest circular volition reason connected Monday evening, arsenic Tottenham Hotspur invited an in-form Coventry City to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Here, Sports Mole presents its Premier League Team of the Week for Gameweek Seven of the 2026-27 campaign, according to the data.

Premier League Team of the Week

GK: Emiliano Martinez (Chelsea)

Martinez ended up successful infirmary with a breached jaw aft a fearfulness clash with Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite successful the 2nd fractional of Saturday's match, but helium had been successful fantabulous signifier earlier that, making 4 saves and being a beardown beingness betwixt the sticks.

RB: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United)

Dalot played retired of presumption astatine left-back against Leeds, and helium was 1 of Man United's champion players; the Portugal planetary has taken a batch of disapproval this season, but this was 1 of his strongest performances for the nine successful caller history.

CB: Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal)

Another ascendant antiaircraft show from Gabriel helped Arsenal support a cleanable expanse successful their triumph implicit Forest; determination is simply a beardown statement that helium is the champion centre-back successful the world.

CB: Luka Vuskovic (Brighton)

What a bargain Brighton person connected their hands; Vuskovic again showed his people successful Brighton's triumph implicit Palace, winning 10 aerial duels and finishing with a walk occurrence complaint of 92%.

LB: Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton)

Another fantabulous performer for Brighton this season, De Cuyper was successful terrific signifier against Palace, winning 3 tackles and providing a changeless outlet down the near for the Seagulls.

RM: Pedro Neto (Chelsea)

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Neto came up with some of Chelsea's goals successful their triumph astatine Everton connected Saturday afternoon; the Toffees recovered it incredibly hard to woody with the attacker's gait and quality, and helium made the quality for Xabi Alonso's broadside astatine the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

CM: Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)

There has been disapproval of Mac Allister this season, but the Argentina planetary was fantabulous successful Liverpool's triumph astatine Brentford, arsenic helium kept the Reds ticking from the mediate of the park.

CM: Alex Iwobi (Fulham)

It has been a pugnacious play for Fulham, but Alvaro Arbeloa's broadside secured a captious triumph implicit Hull City connected Saturday, and Iwobi was a cardinal portion of that, uncovering the backmost of the nett successful a ascendant performance.

LM: Victor Munoz (Liverpool)

Munoz has been 1 of the occurrence stories of the summertime transportation window, and the Spain planetary showed his people successful Liverpool's triumph astatine Brentford, uncovering the backmost of the net, portion helium was a changeless menace to the Bees with his gait and movement.

CF: Erling Haaland (Man City)

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Haaland was astatine it again connected Saturday, scoring a brace successful his team's triumph implicit Ipswich astatine the Etihad Stadium. For each the uncertainty surrounding Man City astatine this infinitesimal successful time, Haaland uncovering the backmost of the nett connected a regular ground is an implicit guarantee.

CF: Evanilson (Bournemouth)

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Evanilson scored erstwhile and acceptable up the different arsenic Bournemouth recorded a much-needed triumph implicit Sunderland astatine the weekend; the striker was backmost to his champion successful this contest, and the Cherries volition beryllium hoping for much of the aforesaid successful the coming weeks.

Premier League Team of the Week (4-4-2): Martinez; Dalot, Gabriel, Vuskovic, De Cuyper; Neto, Mac Allister, Iwobi, Munoz; Haaland, Evanilson