The EPL Round 23 has come to an end again. There were a lot dramatic moments, last minute turnarounds and shocking performances!!
West Ham United beat Sunderland at a 3-1 score. This brilliant victory as seen is courtesy of West Ham‘s right winger, Bowen. Burnley vs Tottenham tournament ended in a draw; Fulham beat Brighton with a 2-1 score at home; Manchester City beat the Wolves at a 2-0 score with goals from Marmoush at the 6th minute and another from Ghana international Antoine Semenyo shortly before halftime. While AFC Bournemouth triumphs with a 3-2 score against Liverpool; Nottingham Forest bounced back with a 2-0 victory against Brentford.
At Selhust park, Chelsea’s Estêvão with a last-minute stunner secured a 1-0 victory. Aston Villa likewise secured a shocking and impressive 2-0 away victory against Newcastle United at St James’ Park. The Gunners on the other hand were humbled by the Red Devils at the Emirates with a fantastic 3-2 thriller and Everton held a 1-1 draw against Leeds United at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Monday night.
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Geeky’s Take On Top 11 Players:
This lineup is based on player performance and player ratings.
1. Goalkeeper: Martin Dubravka (Burnley)
Rightly labelled the man of the match by Frank after Burnley’s draw with Spurs, Martin Dubravka rolled back the years with a tremendous nine saves against the Europa League winners, six of which came from shots inside the box.
2. Defender: Marc Guehi (Manchester City)
Marc Guehi gave his all at the defense with an a calm and absolute performance, he helped Donnarumma at the goal post.
3. Defender: Harry Marguire (Manchester United)
Sticking with centre-backs who registered a 100% duel success rate, the indomitable Harry Maguire won all of his battles on the ground and in the air during Man United’s statement win over Arsenal, as well as making nine clearances to thwart the largely toothless league leaders.
4. Defender: Axel Tuanzebe (Burnley)
Axel Tuanzebe contributed absolutely well to the team’s performance with his large heat map. He pulled a very fantastic performance around the back line causing a blockade for the Tottenham attackers and scored a goal in the 45th minute.
5. Defender: Joachim Andersen
Andersen was able to provide a very fantastic assist to Chukwueze to bring Fulham back to the game at the 72 minute.
6. Midfield: Mateus Fernandes (West Ham)
Won man of the match in a fantastic thriller against Sunderland with a 5 star Performance, Fernandes scored a goal and provided the most long balls (8), the most shots (5) and the most tackles (5) attempted in the match.
7. Midfield: Alex Jimenez (Bournemouth)
Jimenez proved he is ready to be in the starting lineup. He provided a goal and always made it difficult for Nottingham defenders.
8. Midfield: Patrick Dogru (Manchester United)
Michel Carrick has brought about improvement in the Manchester United team and Dogru among other players are key examples of the improvement with the team. He provided an outstanding performance against Arsenal, the league leaders at the Emirates stadium, thanks to a brilliant assist from Bruno Fenandez.
9. Midfield: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham)
Another day and another West Ham record for Jarrod Bowen. The Englishman can boast of having the most Premier League goal involvements amounting to 102.
10. Centre Forward: Omar Marmoush (Manchester City)
Home is where the heart is for Man City’s Omar Marmoush, who has scored all eight of his Premier League goals at the Etihad after his instinctive volley against the Wolves.
11. Central Forward: Joao Pedro (Chelsea)
We picked Pedro over his counterpart Estevao because he made a very brilliant performance making the most successful dribbles and the most successful shot on target in the match.
