Premier League Team of the Week: Noni Madueke, Jordan Henderson, Elliot Anderson

The Premier League lost arsenic Manchester City won successful gameweek six of the 2026-27 top-flight campaign, the archetypal matchweek since some the lengthy planetary interruption and the ground-breaking blameworthy verdict against the Sky Blues.

Enzo Maresca's men laughed successful the look of their charges arsenic they swept speech 10-man Liverpool 3-0, frankincense maintaining a three-point vantage implicit champions Arsenal successful the Premier League table aft the Gunners edged retired Leeds United 2-1.

High-flying Brighton & Hove Albion maintained their presumption connected the podium by overcoming Sunderland 2-0, portion Chelsea got backmost connected way successful ruthless fashion, putting 5 past still-winless Bournemouth.

The Cherries stay 1 of 3 teams without a occurrence to outcry astir alongside Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur, but the Lilywhites undoubtedly gained 1 constituent arsenic opposed to losing 2 successful a 1-1 stalemate with Manchester United.

The gameweek concludes with Coventry City vs. Newcastle United connected Monday night, but here, Sports Mole presents the champion XI of Premier League players from the weekend, according to the data.

Premier League Team of the Week

GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Man City)

Rayan Cherki whitethorn person stolen the Man City spotlight precocious on, but Gianluigi Donnarumma was conscionable arsenic influential astatine the different extremity against Liverpool, making six saves and 9 recoveries successful the astir arguable of arguable triumphs.

RB: Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland)

Despite ending up connected the losing side, Sunderland's Nordi Mukiele earned his support against Brighton with 10 antiaircraft contributions, portion besides winning 7 aerial duels to assistance support the scoreline respectable.

CB: Issa Diop (Ipswich Town)

Prolonging his erstwhile club's winless run, ex-Fulham defender Issa Diop edges retired his goalscoring teammate Dara O'Shea acknowledgment to his 5 clearances, six recoveries and 96% walk accuracy astatine Portman Road.

CB: James Tarkowski (Everton)

Everton brag David Moyes bluntly stated that "very few" of his players performed successful the gully with Hull City, but James Tarkowski was an evident exception, making a whopping 17 antiaircraft contributions - including a important clearance disconnected the line.

LB: Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton)

Taking to the right-back relation similar a duck to water, Ferdi Kadioglu reverts to his preferred left-back slot successful our Team of the Week, aft making 12 antiaircraft contributions and winning each 4 of his duels successful the triumph implicit Sunderland.

RCM: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton)

Maintland-Niles tees up Dewsbury-Hall and Everton are level! ? https://t.co/APEE5nnZoE

Another Toffees antheral surely exempt from Moyes's post-match criticism, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall delicately tucked distant the equaliser astatine the MKM Stadium earlier teeing up Thierno Barry to enactment the visitors successful front.

DM: Elliot Anderson (Man City)

Arsenal sing astir getting Declan Rice fractional price, and Man City fans whitethorn soon coin their ain Elliot Anderson version, aft the England planetary ran the amusement astatine Anfield with 1 assistance and a staggering 8 escaped kicks won.

LCM: Jordan Henderson (Chelsea)

Enzo Fernandez who? 

Writing a caller section of Chelsea past against Bournemouth, a 36-year-old Jordan Henderson became the oldest Blues subordinate to beryllium progressive successful 3 goals successful 1 Premier League game, firing successful 1 long-range stunner and 1 fabulous escaped footwear either broadside of mounting up Morgan Rogers.

RW: Noni Madueke (Arsenal)

Bruno Guimaraes changed the game, but Noni Madueke nevertheless scored good with some Arteta and the information successful Arsenal's triumph implicit Leeds, having created 4 chances, completed 5 close crosses from six attempts and registered a 100% occurrence complaint from 2 dribble attempts.

ST: Joao Pedro (Chelsea)

Not contented to fto Henderson instrumentality each the Stamford Bridge plaudits, Joao Pedro added different 2 goals to his play full successful Chelsea's crushing of Bournemouth, moving him onto an exceptional 8 nonstop involvements from conscionable 5 top-flight games successful 2026-27.

LW: Yeremy Pino (Crystal Palace)

Yéremy Pino makes it 3-1 to Crystal Palace! https://t.co/oqlGx2r7Er

Helping to guarantee Oliver Glasner's Crystal Palace instrumentality was a dismal one, Yeremy Pino capped disconnected the Eagles scoring with their 3rd successful Sunday's 3-1 triumph implicit Nottingham Forest, and the winger was unfortunate not to assertion an assistance having besides fashioned 3 chances for his teammates.

Premier League Team of the Week (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Mukiele, Diop, Tarkowski, Kadioglu; Dewsbury-Hall, Anderson, Henderson; Madueke, Pedro, Pino