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The Premier League team of the week last weekend was shaped by ten completed fixtures in Gameweek 5, and no one topped the charts like Sunderland forward Brian Brobbey, whose hat-trick in a 5-3 defeat to Manchester City earned a tips.gg Rating of 9.67 — the highest of the round. Manchester City’s rout, Brighton’s win over Arsenal and Aston Villa’s comeback against Tottenham all supplied multiple names, and our picks this week settled into a 3-4-3.
Premier League Team of the Week: Gameweek 5
| Player | Club | Pos | tips.gg Rating | Standout number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Suzuki | Aston Villa | GK | 7.97 | High claims: 4 |
| James Tarkowski | Everton | DEF | 8.28 | Assists: 1 |
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | Everton | DEF | 7.92 | Tackles won: 3/3 (100%) |
| Tarik Muharemovic | Leeds United | DEF | 7.44 | Blocked shots: 2 |
| Antoine Semenyo | Manchester City | MID | 9.01 | Goals: 2 |
| Pascal Groß | Brighton Hove Albion | MID | 8.99 | Crosses: 2/3 (67%) |
| Johan Manzambi | Aston Villa | MID | 8.80 | Shots: 4 |
| Harvey Barnes | Newcastle United | MID | 8.22 | Assists: 2 |
| Brian Brobbey | Sunderland | ATT | 9.67 | Goals: 3 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | Brighton Hove Albion | ATT | 8.23 | Assists: 1 |
| Matheus Cunha | Manchester United | ATT | 8.20 | Goals: 1 |
Aston Villa, Brighton Hove Albion and Everton each placed two players in the Premier League team of the week for Gameweek 5, the joint highest tally of any club, while eight of the eleven come from winning sides and just one from a losing side. The average tips.gg Rating across the XI, 8.43, reflects a round short on drama but rich in standout individual performances, with nine goals and seven assists shared among the selection.
Goalkeeper
Zion Suzuki, Aston Villa — 7.97
Called into repeated action as Aston Villa survived a five-goal thriller against Tottenham, winning 3-2, four high claims were more than any other goalkeeper managed in the gameweek. Nine of his 26 long balls found a teammate, one of only six goalkeepers to reach that mark in the gameweek, and five saves meant only one goalkeeper in the gameweek made more.
Stats: 5 saves, 4 high claims, 21/38 accurate passes (55%), 9/26 long balls (35%), 90 minutes
Defence
James Tarkowski, Everton — 8.28
A rare attacking contribution set the tone: his assist made him one of only six defenders to reach that mark in the gameweek. He backed it up at the back, winning nine of his ten duels — a better success rate than any other defender with five or more duels managed — and four interceptions were bettered by only two defenders all round.
Stats: 1 assist, 1 big chance created, 43/49 accurate passes (88%), 9/10 duels won (90%), 4 interceptions, 90 minutes
Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Everton — 7.92
Defensively immaculate, three attempted tackles were three tackles won, as good a success rate as any defender with three or more tackles managed in the gameweek, level with one other. His two successful dribbles were bettered by only one defender in the gameweek, and seven duels won from nine attempts were bettered by only one other player in the match.
Stats: 1 big chance created, 2 key passes, 30/34 accurate passes (88%), 3/3 tackles won (100%), 89 minutes
Tarik Muharemovic, Leeds United — 7.44
Leeds’ clean sheet owed plenty to his positioning: two blocked shots matched the best tally of any defender in the gameweek, level with one other. He was just as assured in possession, completing 66 of his 75 passes for more than anyone else on the pitch, and six of his nine aerial duels won meant nobody in the match bettered his success rate.
Stats: 4 shots, 66/75 accurate passes (88%), 6/9 aerial duels won (67%), 2 blocked shots, 90 minutes
Midfield
Antoine Semenyo, Manchester City — 9.01
Manchester City’s rout was built partly on his directness: two goals were more than any other midfielder managed in the gameweek. He added an assist too, and his passing stayed flawless — all 28 of his attempts found a teammate, as good a pass accuracy as any midfielder with 20 or more passes managed in the gameweek, level with two others.
Stats: 2 goals, 1 assist, 28/28 accurate passes (100%), 3 key passes, 90 minutes
Pascal Groß, Brighton Hove Albion — 8.99
A goal and an assist did the early damage as Brighton eased past Arsenal 3-0, and his delivery from wide stayed sharp throughout the ninety minutes. Two of his three crosses found their man, an accuracy that only two other midfielders with three or more crosses could better in the gameweek, underlining the range he offered going forward all afternoon.
Stats: 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 big chance created, 2/3 crosses (67%), 25/32 accurate passes (78%), 90 minutes
Johan Manzambi, Aston Villa — 8.80
Involved in both key moments of a frantic 3-2 win over Tottenham, he scored one goal and teed up another for a teammate, giving Villa’s attack real urgency whenever he had the ball. His four shots were bettered by only one other player in the match, a sign of how directly he kept looking to add to the scoreline further.
Stats: 1 goal, 1 assist, 4 shots, 16/18 accurate passes (89%), 72 minutes
Harvey Barnes, Newcastle United — 8.22
Newcastle’s 2-1 win over Hull rested heavily on his creativity down the flank: two assists were more than any other midfielder managed in the gameweek. Three key passes were more than anyone else on the pitch produced, and two successful dribbles from four attempts were bettered by only two other players in the match, capping an all-round attacking display.
Stats: 2 assists, 3 key passes, 2/4 successful dribbles (50%), 25/29 accurate passes (86%), 90 minutes
Attack
Brian Brobbey, Sunderland — 9.67
Even on the losing side in a wild 5-3 defeat to Manchester City, his hat-trick stood out above everyone on the pitch: three goals were more than any other forward managed in the gameweek. Four shots on target also topped the forward charts, and ten duels won from twelve attempts gave him a better success rate than any other forward with five or more duels in the gameweek.
Stats: 3 goals, 4 shots on target, 10/12 duels won (83%), 15/18 accurate passes (83%), 90 minutes
Charalampos Kostoulas, Brighton Hove Albion — 8.23
A goal and an assist did the damage as Brighton cruised to a 3-0 win over Arsenal, capping a lively attacking display from the forward line. His assist was more than any other forward managed in the gameweek, and the goal that followed added further to the scoreline. Two shots on target also put him among six forwards to reach that mark in the gameweek.
Stats: 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 shots on target, 13/18 accurate passes (72%), 76 minutes
Matheus Cunha, Manchester United — 8.20
Manchester United’s point at Fulham owed something to his solitary strike, arriving in a tight 1-1 draw: his goal was more than any other player on the pitch managed. Three key passes were more than any other forward produced in the gameweek, and 22 of his 26 passes found a teammate, an accuracy only one other forward bettered in the gameweek.
Stats: 1 goal, 3 key passes, 22/26 accurate passes (85%), 2 shots on target, 90 minutes
On the bench
The bench ran deep. Jordan Pickford (7.69) completed more accurate passes than any other goalkeeper in the gameweek, while Murillo Santiago (7.42) and Virgil van Dijk (7.29) were each bettered by only one defender — Santiago for long balls, van Dijk for clearances. Emiliano Buendía (8.20) won more duels than any midfielder in the gameweek, Joe Willock (8.20) was bettered by only two players for pass accuracy, Nicolas Jackson (8.05) fired more shots than any other forward, and Igor Thiago (7.55) was bettered by only two forwards for accurate passing.
Unlucky to miss out
Seven names were unlucky to miss out. Ratings alone kept out Chema Andrés (8.20), who matched the round’s best aerial success rate; Rayan Cherki (8.00), whose crossing was bettered by only two midfielders; Jaidon Anthony (7.84), who scored a goal; Enzo Le Fée (7.70), who created as many big chances as any midfielder; and Jay Dasilva (7.70), whose dribbling was matched by just one other. Morgan Rogers (6.75) and Jordan Henderson (6.71) missed out because Chelsea lost by three goals, Henderson’s passing bettered by only one midfielder.
Flop XI of the gameweek
At the other end of the scale, Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya (5.51) headlines the round’s flop XI despite completing more accurate long balls than any other goalkeeper in the gameweek. Ipswich’s Leif Davis (5.64) and Hull’s Lewie Coyle (5.69) struggled by the numbers in defeats to Everton and Newcastle, while Sunderland’s Dayann Methalie (5.72) recorded more successful dribbles than any other defender in the gameweek but little else on a difficult afternoon.
| Player | Club | Pos | tips.gg Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Raya | Arsenal | GK | 5.51 |
| Leif Davis | Ipswich Town | DEF | 5.64 |
| Lewie Coyle | Hull City | DEF | 5.69 |
| Dayann Methalie | Sunderland | DEF | 5.72 |
| Kevin Danso | Sunderland | DEF | 5.77 |
| Micky van de Ven | Tottenham Hotspur | DEF | 5.90 |
| Sorba Thomas | Hull City | MID | 5.90 |
| Noah Sadiki | Sunderland | MID | 5.91 |
| Bruno Guimarães | Arsenal | MID | 5.92 |
| Ryan Christie | Bournemouth AFC | MID | 5.95 |
| Dominic Solanke | Tottenham Hotspur | ATT | 6.02 |
How we pick our Premier League Team of the Week
Our Team of the Week is a proprietary tips.gg system. Both the tips.gg Rating and the selection rule set out below are built and maintained in-house, and they are applied to every gameweek in exactly the same way. There is no vote, no fan poll and no third-party team of the week behind these picks.
The tips.gg Rating
The tips.gg Rating scores an individual performance in a single match on a 1–10 scale, where about 6.0 is an average afternoon. It is calculated from that player’s own recorded match statistics — what he did on the ball, in duels, in front of goal and in his own box — so a rating always describes one player in one match, never a season and never a reputation.
Who is eligible
- Minutes. An outfield player must complete at least 60 minutes of the match; a goalkeeper at least 85. Cameos are not judged against full performances.
- Discipline. Anyone sent off, by straight red card or second yellow, is excluded, and so is any player credited with an own goal.
- Heavy defeats. Outfield players whose side lost by three goals or more are excluded from the eleven. Goalkeepers are exempt, because a busy goalkeeper in a one-sided defeat is a legitimate pick rather than an accident of the scoreline.
How the eleven is built
- Every eligible player is ranked inside his position group — Goalkeeper, Defence, Midfield, Attack — strictly by the tips.gg Rating. No bonus for the result, the opponent or the venue: the rating already reflects what happened in the match.
- Exact ties are broken in a fixed order: minutes played, clean sheet (goalkeepers and defenders), goals and assists excluding penalties, duel success rate, accurate passes, defensive actions, possession lost, then surname. The chain is published so that the same gameweek always produces the same eleven.
- The shape follows the players, not the other way round. We take the best goalkeeper and the best ten outfield players inside set limits — three to five defenders, three to five midfielders, one to three forwards — testing every legal shape and keeping the eleven with the highest combined tips.gg Rating. That is why the formation changes from gameweek to gameweek.
- No more than three players from one club and no more than four from any single match, goalkeeper included, so one result cannot take over the team.
- The bench is the next seven in line — one goalkeeper, two defenders, two midfielders, two forwards — and the club and match limits do not apply to it.
- The Flop XI is the same machine run in reverse: lowest ratings first, same minutes requirement, and here red cards and own goals are left in, because in that context they are the story.
What should you know about the Premier League team of the week?
Who was the best player in Gameweek 5?
Sunderland’s Brian Brobbey was the standout, rated 9.67 for his hat-trick in a 5-3 defeat to Manchester City — the highest tips.gg Rating of the round.
Which club has the most players in the team of the week?
Aston Villa, Brighton Hove Albion and Everton each contributed two players, so no single club sits alone at the top this week.
How is the selection made each gameweek?
Every pick follows the same published methodology below, which ranks performances using our own ratings across the round.
When is the XI published?
The XI is published after every gameweek is completed, once all matches have finished and been rated.
How many players came from winning sides?
Eight of the eleven picked play for sides that won this round, two more drew and one played for a losing side.