Premier League Team of the Week: Joao Pedro, Gabriel and Summerville all star

[p]Tottenham slipped dangerously close to the relegation zone after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/crystal-palace-AovF1Mia/tottenham-UDg08Ohm/?mid=vwIIJTp9"]a 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace[/a], while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/fulham-69ZiU2Om/west-ham-Cxq57r8g/?mid=ELFi5UVF"]West Ham picked up a narrow 1-0 victory against Fulham.[/a][/p][p]Elsewhere, Chelsea got back to winning ways with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/aston-villa-W00wmLO0/chelsea-4fGZN2oK/?mid=Y1fIjVGM"]an impressive 4-1 triumph over Aston Villa[/a] and Arsenal opened up a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/arsenal-hA1Zm19f/brighton-2XrRecc3/?mid=QaZdqm9d"]seven-point gap at the top of the league after beating Brighton 1-0.[/a][/p][p]Here, [i][b]Flashscore [/b][/i]selects its Premier League Team of the Week, based solely on our player ratings system.[/p][image alt="Premier League Team of the Week" id="06b1e736-ccec-445d-a24a-185b13b8991a" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="5821c6ae-3fb2-49c6-813f-0f6b1ef516d5" original-width="1080" original-height="1350" /][h2]Goalkeeper[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hermansen-mads/fq8hQjAg/"]Mads Hermansen[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-ham/Cxq57r8g/"]West Ham[/a]) - 7.9[/b][/p][p]Hermansen has enjoyed a strong return to the West Ham team after a difficult start to the campaign and impressed again in the Hammers' 1-0 win over Fulham.[/p][p]The goalkeeper made five saves to help keep a third clean sheet in his last five appearances.[/p][h2]Defenders[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/timber-jurrien/hSaoLOM4/"]Jurrien Timber[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a]) - 7.9[/b][/p][p]Arsenal needed to grind out a narrow win against Brighton on Wednesday evening and looked to their resolute defence to ensure they came away with all three points.[/p][p]Timber was one of several top performers and contributed with eight duels won, six clearances, three interceptions and one tackle.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gabriel/tEcnVXMS/"]Gabriel[/a] (Arsenal) - 8.3[/b][/p][p]Another exceptional showing for Arsenal came from Gabriel - who stood firm at the back to help the Gunners keep a valuable clean sheet.[/p][p]The Brazilian made a match-high 14 clearances on top of one tackle and seven successful duels to ensure his side shut out their opponents for the 14th time in the league this season.[/p][image alt="Gabriel v Brighton" id="4c9870e2-07de-42cf-9c7a-173ec3f81cfb" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform / Action Images via Reuters" guid="40ec91f8-ffb2-462f-98e7-b01a0637c2b6" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ait-nouri-rayan/t4db4nTt/"]Rayan Ait-Nouri[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a]) - 7.9[/b][/p][p]Manchester City will have been disappointed to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/manchester-city-Wtn9Stg0/nottingham-UsushcZr/?mid=jHyOcnOk"]draw 2-2 with Nottingham Forest[/a] despite leading the game on two separate occasions.[/p][p]One player to come out with some credit was defender Ait-Nouri, who provided an assist and was generally a reliable attacking outlet throughout the match.[/p][p]The 24-year-old completed four dribbles, 29 passes in the final third and one accurate cross against a tricky Forest side.[/p][h2]Midfielders[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sarr-ismaila/ll2uTDkB/"]Ismaila Sarr[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]Crystal Palace[/a]) - 8.8[/b][/p][p]Sarr ran the show as Crystal Palace came from behind to beat 10-man Spurs 3-1 on Thursday evening, netting twice to condemn the north London side to yet another defeat.[/p][p]The winger first converted from the penalty spot before calmly poking the ball home just seven minutes later for his second of the match.[/p][p][b]His performance earned an 8.8 Flashscore player rating - the highest of anyone over the last round of fixtures - which makes Sarr our Player of the Week![/b][/p][image alt="Sarr v Spurs" id="ba3e8f28-2ccf-4fcd-8152-ed8e834b82ce" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform / Action Images via Reuters" guid="d0396122-9233-47ea-ae6d-9ef94e515d6e" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anderson-elliott/KdYCbsbE/"]Elliot Anderson[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nottingham/UsushcZr/"]Nottingham Forest[/a]) - 8.5[/b][/p][p]The top performer at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening was Forest star, Anderson.[/p][p]The Englishman put in a superb all-round showing and even netted his side's equaliser with an excellent finish from outside the penalty area.[/p][p]His influence also stretched beyond the goal, with 11 duels won, four tackles, one interception, one big chance created and two successful dribbles.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wharton-adam/v5IYUpDm/"]Adam Wharton[/a] (Crystal Palace) - 8.4[/b][/p][p]Another impressive Crystal Palace showing came from Wharton, who grabbed two assists in their victory at Spurs.[/p][p]The midfielder took full advantage of his side's dominance, creating two big chances, winning five duels and taking two shots himself.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/garner-james/zctP50uI/"]James Garner[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a]) - 8.4[/b][/p][p]Garner was Everton's creative spark in their [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/burnley-z3dmTMMO/everton-KluSTr9s/?mid=t8Hq7j13"]2-0 win against Burnley on Tuesday evening.[/a][/p][p]He dominated the middle of the pitch and managed a match-high 64 accurate passes, one big chance created and three accurate crosses.[/p][p]His creativity was rewarded with an assist, while Garner also contributed defensively with seven duels won and three tackles.[/p][image alt="Garner heat map v Burnley" id="1947f2fb-fd8d-4fef-b5f8-6621561fdd40" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform / Alun Roberts/ProSports / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia" guid="f3c851d0-33c7-44ec-924d-5cda67fa0998" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andre/0pppkHJn/"]Andre[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wolves/j3Azpf5d/"]Wolves[/a]) - 8.1[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/liverpool-lId4TMwf/wolves-j3Azpf5d/?mid=WAZj1LUs"]Wolves secured a shock 2-1 win against Liverpool[/a] at Molineux on Tuesday - with Andre netting a 94th-minute winner to send the home fans wild.[/p][p]The Brazilian benefited from some good fortune after his strike took a big deflection, although he also stood out with some top defensive work, winning seven duels, making three tackles, two interceptions and one clearance.[/p][h2]Forwards[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joao-pedro/CAmJERl2/"]Joao Pedro[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a]) - 8.6[/b][/p][p]Chelsea forward Pedro was central to their 4-1 thrashing of Aston Villa, having an involvement in every goal for the Blues.[/p][p]The striker netted a hat-trick at Villa Park and even turned provider for teammate Cole Palmer - taking his 2026 goal involvement tally to 12 in all competitions.[/p][p]He narrowly missed out on our Player of the Week accolade after being shown a yellow card.[/p][image alt="Pedro's Premier League stats 25/26" id="4718b1b5-9179-4db0-8132-f57dd34ace78" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="282f886c-323b-4b12-b927-3c4d57b048ce" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/summerville-crysencio/EaRET7t6/"]Crysencio Summerville[/a] (West Ham) - 8.1[/b][/p][p]Another player to enjoy a resurgence in 2026 is West Ham winger Summerville, who got on the scoresheet once again in his side's win away at Fulham.[/p][p]Summerville pounced on a defensive error to curl a clinical effort into the back of the net and continue his superb run of form.[/p][p]The winger now has five Premier League goals this calendar year and is proving vital to West Ham's battle to avoid relegation.[/p]