English football columnist Richard Jolly names his Best XI in the Premier League for the October 24-25 weekend, including a pair of game-changing performers in Tottenham Hotspur's 5-1 win over Bournemouth and Arsenal's influential presence in a 2-1 win over Everton.
Goalkeeper: Costel Pantilimon (Sunderland) – Made a string of saves to frustrate Newcastle, who had more chances but lost the Wear-Tyne derby 3-0.
Right-back: Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) – The defender provided the perfect cross for Andre Ayew's winner as Swansea's slump came to an end with victory at Villa Park.
Centre-back: Vincent Kompany (Manchester City) – After two games on the bench, the captain illustrated his worth on his return with a defiant derby display in a stalemate.
Centre-back: James Tomkins (West Ham United) – Excelled to subdue Diego Costa as West Ham added Chelsea to their list of notable scalps so far this season.
Left-back: Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) – Helped keep another clean sheet and gave West Brom a threat with intelligent passing and crossing from the left flank.
Right midfield: Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) – The Dane was in delightful form in the 5-1 thrashing of Bournemouth, adding the creativity Spurs lacked when he was injured.
Centre midfield: Cheikhou Kouyate (West Ham United) – The dominant figure in the midfield as Chelsea were beaten at Upton Park. He overpowered the sent-off Nemanja Matic.
Centre midfield: Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) – His wonderful October continued with an assist against Everton to follow goals against Manchester United and Bayern Munich.
Left midfield: Almen Abdi (Watford) – Clinched one of the surprise results of the weekend with a well-taken second goal as Watford won 2-0 at Stoke.
Centre forward: Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) – His glorious goalscoring form continued as a winner against Crystal Palace means he has struck in seven successive league games.
Centre forward: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) – After only scoring one league goal all season, he returned to form with a flurry by scoring a hat-trick at Bournemouth.
