Premier League Team of the Week, round 5
The best XI from round 5 of the Premier League 2026/27 by match rating, among players with 60+ minutes. Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) was the highest rated at 9.97, with 3 goals, 1 key pass, 2 dribbles, at Manchester City.
7.65
Leeds United
9.97
Sunderland
8.08
Everton
7.92
Brentford
7.74Everton
7.87
Newcastle United
8.43
Aston Villa
8.11Aston Villa
8.09
Brighton & Hove Albion
8.66
Manchester City
7.79
Tottenham Hotspur
Sunderland · at Manchester CityL 3-5Unlucky to miss out
The next highest rated, left out because their position was already filled.
Matheus Cunha (Manchester United), at FulhamD 1-1: 1 goal, 3 key passes, 1 interception
Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), vs Coventry CityL 0-1: 6 key passes, 1 dribble
Ethan Pinnock (Coventry City), at Nottingham ForestW 1-0: clean sheet, 2 interceptions
Bobby Thomas (Coventry City), at Nottingham ForestW 1-0: clean sheet, 1 tackle, 2 interceptions
The XI in numbers
Match rating is out of 10, for this one game. Rank score is 0 to 100 for the season so far: how he compares with every player at his position in the Premier League, where 50 is the middle and 100 the best. Together they show whether a big week came from a player who does it every week.
| Pos | Player | Match | Rating | Mins | In the match | Rank score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |
James Trafford Leeds United |
vs Crystal PalaceD 0-0 | 7.65 | 90 | clean sheet | 724th of 21 |
| RB |
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Everton |
vs Ipswich TownW 1-0 | 7.74 | 90 | clean sheet, 2 key passes, 3 tackles | 821st of 47 |
| CB |
James Tarkowski Everton |
vs Ipswich TownW 1-0 | 8.08 | 90 | clean sheet, 1 assist, 1 key pass | 772nd of 58 |
| CB |
Jannik Schuster Brentford |
vs ChelseaW 3-0 | 7.92 | 90 | clean sheet, 1 assist, 1 key pass | 4930th of 58 |
| LB |
Lewis Hall Newcastle United |
vs Hull CityW 2-1 | 7.87 | 90 | 1 goal, 2 key passes, 1 tackle | 822nd of 47 |
| CM |
Johan Manzambi Aston Villa |
at Tottenham HotspurW 3-2 | 8.43 | 72 | 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 key passes | Not enough minutes yet |
| CM |
Emiliano Buendía Aston Villa |
at Tottenham HotspurW 3-2 | 8.11 | 90 | 1 goal, 3 key passes, 7 tackles | 2818th of 19 |
| CM |
Pascal Groß Brighton & Hove Albion |
vs ArsenalW 3-0 | 8.09 | 90 | 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 key passes | 792nd of 52 |
| RW |
Antoine Semenyo Manchester City |
vs SunderlandW 5-3 | 8.66 | 90 | 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 key passes | 723rd of 37 |
| ST |
Brian Brobbey Sunderland |
at Manchester CityL 3-5 | 9.97 | 90 | 3 goals, 1 key pass, 2 dribbles | 607th of 25 |
| LW |
Savinho Tottenham Hotspur |
vs Aston VillaL 2-3 | 7.79 | 90 | 4 key passes, 2 interceptions, 4 dribbles | 732nd of 37 |
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