Premier League Team of the Week: Declan Rice, Mateus Fernandes, Jeremy Doku

The weekend's action kicked off at Stamford Bridge, as Manchester United's problems continued with a2-0 defeat to Chelsea. Brighton & Hove Albion recorded a huge1-0 victory over Manchester City, while there were also victories for Coventry City, Brentford, Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

The latest round will conclude on Monday evening, as Newcastle United welcome Everton to St James' Park. Here, Sports Mole presents its Premier League Team of the Week for Gameweek Nine of the 2026-27 campaign, according to the data.

Robertson J 9.0 T Van Hecke M 8.0 T Van de Ven G 7.8 I G. Almeida GK: Bart Verbruggen (Brighton) Brighton are having an outstanding season, and they have an outstanding goalkeeper, with Verbruggen making seven saves to help his side record a 1-0 victory over Man City; the Seagulls are a team to be taken extremely seriously this season.

RB: Abdoul Ouattara ( Ipswich Town ) Ouattara was in excellent form on Saturday, as Ipswich drew 2-2 with Hull; the full-back won all five of his ground duels in an excellent defensive performance, while he provided the assist for his team to take the lead in the 22nd minute of the match. CB: Micky van de Ven (Tottenham) Van de Ven was a rock in the heart of the Tottenham defence against Palace on Saturday, while his use of the ball was excellent, finishing with a pass success rate of 100%.

CB: Jan Paul van Hecke (Tottenham) Jan Paul van Hecke doubles Spurs' lead!? LB: Andy Robertson (Tottenham) Robertson had arguably his best game in a Spurs shirt against Palace, finishing with a pass success rate of 96%, while he played a key role in the team keeping a clean sheet.

CM: Mateus Fernandes (Tottenham) Fernandes is starting to justify his high price-tag, putting in another strong performance against Palace; the Portuguese won four aerial duels and made four tackles, while he completed 72 of his 81 passes in the clash with Palace. CM: Romeo Lavia ( Chelsea ) Lavia put in a dominant midfield performance on Saturday, as Chelsea recorded a 2-0 victory over Man United in the Premier League; Chelsea won the midfield battle largely thanks to the performance of the 22-year-old.

CM: Declan Rice (Arsenal) "Absolutely brilliant from Arsenal." Kai Havertz gives Arsenal an early lead at Anfield! RW: Estevao (Chelsea) Estêvão vs Manchester United?

Most touches in the opposition box Most shots Most shots on target Joint-most successful take-ons How did he finish the game without a goal?? CF: Oli McBurnie ( Hull City ) McBurnie provided a goal and an assist in Hull's draw with Ipswich on Saturday, with the 30-year-old putting in a dominant performance in the final third of the field.

LW: Jeremy Doku (Man City) Doku was unfortunate to be on the losing side for Man City against Brighton.