• Goalkeeper: Bernd Leno (Arsenal) – Only given a Premier League debut when Petr Cech came off injured, the German impressed with a string of saves against Watford. Reuters
    Goalkeeper: Bernd Leno (Arsenal) – Only given a Premier League debut when Petr Cech came off injured, the German impressed with a string of saves against Watford. Reuters
  • Right-back: Pablo Zabaleta (West Ham United) – A talismanic figure rolled back the years with a surge forward to set up Felipe Anderson’s opener against Manchester United. Getty Images
    Right-back: Pablo Zabaleta (West Ham United) – A talismanic figure rolled back the years with a surge forward to set up Felipe Anderson’s opener against Manchester United. Getty Images
  • Centre-back: David Luiz (Chelsea) – The Brazilian made a goal-line clearance, passed the ball superbly and looked a class act in an impressive display against Liverpool. AP Photo
    Centre-back: David Luiz (Chelsea) – The Brazilian made a goal-line clearance, passed the ball superbly and looked a class act in an impressive display against Liverpool. AP Photo
  • Centre-back: Harry Maguire (Leicester City) – Scored a goal in the win over Newcastle, but may have also saved one, with a brilliant early block at St James’ Park. Reuters
    Centre-back: Harry Maguire (Leicester City) – Scored a goal in the win over Newcastle, but may have also saved one, with a brilliant early block at St James’ Park. Reuters
  • Left-back: Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Registered his first Premier League goal against Southampton and also helped Wolves keep a clean sheet with few alarms. Getty Images
    Left-back: Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - Registered his first Premier League goal against Southampton and also helped Wolves keep a clean sheet with few alarms. Getty Images
  • Right midfield: Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) – The in-form winger scored the first goal and helped make the second as City saw off Brighton to go top. Reuters
    Right midfield: Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) – The in-form winger scored the first goal and helped make the second as City saw off Brighton to go top. Reuters
  • Centre midfield: Mark Noble (West Ham United) – The captain’s classy passing created Marko Arnautovic’s goal against Manchester United. Noble excelled throughout. Getty Images
    Centre midfield: Mark Noble (West Ham United) – The captain’s classy passing created Marko Arnautovic’s goal against Manchester United. Noble excelled throughout. Getty Images
  • Centre midfield: Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton) – The Icelander showed character to respond to his penalty miss with a classy brace to see off Fulham. Getty Images
    Centre midfield: Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton) – The Icelander showed character to respond to his penalty miss with a classy brace to see off Fulham. Getty Images
  • Left midfield: Eden Hazard (Chelsea) – Scored a second fine goal against Liverpool in four days to illustrate the sense he is the best player in the league right now. Getty Images
    Left midfield: Eden Hazard (Chelsea) – Scored a second fine goal against Liverpool in four days to illustrate the sense he is the best player in the league right now. Getty Images
  • Striker: Sam Vokes (Burnley) – The game was no classic, but Vokes marked his 100th Premier League appearance with a winner at Cardiff. Reuters
    Striker: Sam Vokes (Burnley) – The game was no classic, but Vokes marked his 100th Premier League appearance with a winner at Cardiff. Reuters
  • Striker: Harry Kane (Tottenham) – Not just for his two well-taken goals, either. Kane looked sharp again, bursting behind the Huddersfield defence regularly. Getty Images
    Striker: Harry Kane (Tottenham) – Not just for his two well-taken goals, either. Kane looked sharp again, bursting behind the Huddersfield defence regularly. Getty Images

Football

Eden Hazard one of two Chelsea players in Premier League team of the week

Tottenham's Harry Kane and Sam Vokes of Burnley combine up front in Richard Jolly's team of week 7

Richard Jolly
Richard Jolly
Greater Manchester, England

October 01, 2018

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As many as six players from London-based clubs make the Premier League team of week 7.

They include two each from Chelsea (David Luiz and Eden Hazard) and West Ham United (Pablo Zabaleta and Mark Noble), and one each representing Arsenal (Bernd Leno) and Tottenham Hotspur (Harry Kane).

You can view the complete team and read English football correspondent Richard Jolly's rationale behind selecting the players in the picture gallery above. To move on to the next image/position, click on the arrows, or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.

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