Here is a look at the EPL Team of the Week for Match Day 6 from Troy Deeney at the BBC, Alan Shearer from the Premier League and Gabriel Agbonlahor at TS.
Troy Deeney Team of the Week GW6 2024-2025 season
Mads Hermansen (Leicester)
James Justin (Leicester), Micky van de Ven (Spurs), Joachim Andersen (Fulham), Joskvo Gvardiol (Manchester City)
Lewis Cook (Bournemouth), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle)
Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Dwight McNeil (Everton)
Liam Delap (Ipswich)
Micky van de Ven’s superb assist for Brennan Johnson’s opener at Old Trafford makes him the only Spurs player to earn a spot in this week’s TOTW from Deeney.
Arsenal scored twice in second half stoppage time to pick up a 4-2 win over Leicester City at the Emirates over the weekend. This was a crucial win for the Gunners given that Man City had dropped points away at Newcastle earlier in the day, and it allowed them to draw level with MCFC in the league table.
Here are our main talking points from the game.
Arsenal dominant going forward
The first half was all Arsenal- they had 12 shots to Leicester’s solitary one and had more than 75% of possession before the interval. And they were rewarded for that dominance, with goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard giving them a deserved 2-0 lead at half time.
James Justin’s brace brought Leicester back into the game (his second goal was an absolute peach), but no neutral would’ve begrudged Arsenal a win. The Gunners were as dominant in the second half as they were in the first, and finished with a whopping 35 shots (LCFC added 4 more in the second half to finish with 5)
Mikel Arteta’s side had 16 shots on target here against Leicester- the first time in 7 years that a Premier League side has managed more than 15 on target in a game!
A solid response after all the parking the bus talk last weekend against Man City!
Mads Hermansen saves vs Arsenal
The reason Leicester stayed so long in the game was due to the brilliance of their goalkeeper Mads Hermansen. The Danish stopper virtually decided to turn into prime Manuel Neuer in the second half, and produced save after save, denying the likes of Trossard, Gabriel, Havertz and Calafiori goals.
Hermansen was eventually beaten in the 94th minute and even that was down to a generous dose of luck for the home side- Trossard’s shot took a deflection off Ndidi.(it was declared an Ndidi own goal)
Here is a look at the Everton F.C. vs Crystal Palace F.C. starting lineups and timeline of key moments plus the key match stats from their EPL game played on 28 September, 2024.
This was Everton’s first league win of the 24/25 season after a horror start to the campaign, and was secured thanks to a brace from Dwight McNeil.
Everton FC vs Crystal Palace Timeline 2024 September
10th minute Goal Marc Guehi, assist Maxence Lacroix (EVE 0-1 CRY) 47th minute First Goal Dwight McNeil, assist Ashley Young (EVE 1-1 CRY) 54th minute Second Goal Dwight McNeil (EVE 2-1 CRY)
Full time: Everton 2-1 Crystal Palace
Everton vs Crystal Palace F.C. lineups and subs used 2024-25 season
