Premier League Team of the Week GW4 (24/25)- Media Outlet roundup for TOTW Round 4

Here is a look at the EPL Team of the Week for Match Day 4 from Troy Deeney at the BBC and Alan Shearer from the Premier League. The week saw only two home teams win- Man City (2-1 over Brentford) and Aston Villa (3-2 over Everton). Tottenham lost the North London derby to Arsenal, LFC were shocked by Forest in front of a record home crowd, while Jadon Sancho assisted on debut as Chelsea edged Bournemouth away.

Also check out the PL TOTW for Week 3 2024-25 (previous round) (Haaland is the only player who keeps his spot from GW3)

Deeney Team of the Week MD4 2024-2025 season

Sanchez (GK- Chelsea)
Tuanzebe (Ipswich), De Ligt (Man Utd), Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal), Van Hecke (Brighton)
Baleba (Brighton), Caicedo (Chelsea), Smith-Rowe (Fulham)
Watkins (Villa), Haaland (Man City) Mateta (Crystal Palace)

BBC Team of the Week Deeney MW4 2024-25 season

2 Brighton and Chelsea players in Deeney’s TOTW.

Shearer TOTW Week 4 EPL 24/25

Sanchez (GK-Chelsea)
Aina, Moreno and Murillo (all Nottm Forest), De Ligt (Man Utd), Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal)

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Tottenham vs Arsenal FC Timeline 2024- Big Solanke chance, Sterling debut & other key moments from NLD 24-25

Mikel Arteta became the first Arsenal manager since George Graham in 1988 to register three consecutive away wins at Tottenham as the Gunners beat their bitter rivals 1-0 in the 196th North London derby between the two teams on Sunday afternoon. Here is a look at the Spurs v Arsenal FC timeline- all key moments from the game.

5th minute– Dejan Kulusevski has the first shot of the game, and it is parried away by Arsenal keeper David Raya, in goal for the Gunners on his 29th birthday.

14th minute– A very decent chance for Spurs striker Dominic Solanke, who is in about 10 yards of space, but he takes too much time to get his shot away, and William Saliba arrives to deny him.

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Most yellow cards in an EPL game, Sancho stars on CFC debut & more- Analysis from AFCB v Chelsea 2024

Chelsea’s first game after the international break saw them edge Bournemouth 1-0 at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday night. Christopher Nkunku scored a late winner for the Blues on the South Coast. Here are our talking points from the fixture.

Referee Anthony Taylor sets Premier League record for most yellow cards in a match

In terms of quality of football, this game wasn’t the greatest, but it will go down in the history books as the fixture with the most YC’s in Premier League history. Anthony Taylor issued a total of 14 yellow cards (six to Bournemouth, eight to Chelsea).

The bookings started in the 18th minute, with the first yellow card in this Bournemouth v Chelsea game going to Ryan Christie, and the last one to Semenyo in second-half stoppage time.

Players booked for Bournemouth: Smith, Senesi, Christie, Cook, Tavernier, Semenyo
Chelsea yellow cards v AFCB: Sanchez, Cucurella, Fofana, Colwill, Veiga, Jackson, Felix, Madueke

Anthony Taylor yellow cards 14 Chelsea Bournemouth

Sancho stars on Chelsea league debut

There were plenty of Chelsea fans with reservations when the Blues announced Jadon Sancho’s signing towards the end of the transfer window- another winger in a squad that has plenty of options in that position. The former Dortmund star made his CFC debut here as a half-time substitute for Pedro Neto and was a constant threat down the left flank after the interval.

He gave both Adam Smith and Julian Araujo a real working over, and most importantly, assisted Nkunku for the match winner.

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