Premier League Team of the Week XI

Only one gameweek is left in the 2025/26 Premier League season. Arsenal have been crowned champions, while West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur are set to battle it out in a desperate bid for survival on the final day of the season.

But who were the best players from the penultimate set of fixtures this campaign? Let’s take a look – we’ll be featuring players from clubs such as Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United.

GK: Karl Darlow

Only two goalkeepers were able to keep clean sheets this gameweek. David Raya was one of them, who had little work to do against Burnley – Karl Darlow, on the other hand, put in an overtime shift against Brighton.

Leeds United were under threat of relegation for much of the season, but their 1-0 win over Brighton means they’ll finish on a minimum total of 47 points. Darlow, making seven saves against the Seagulls, played a huge part in this.

RB: Cristhian Mosquera

Cristhian Mosquera isn’t a natural right-back, generally preferring to play at centre-back, but one would not have guessed with his faultless display against Burnley.

The Clarets, for all their failings, came to have a go against Arsenal – nevertheless, Mosquera remained alert and made a number of strong tackles to keep them at bay.

CB: William Saliba

William Saliba has had a phenomenal season. This wasn’t his best display of the campaign by any means, but it was a perfect encapsulation of his display over the course of the year.

While Gabriel has stolen his share of the headlines, Saliba has arguably been the better defender of the two – he was rock-solid against Burnley on Monday evening.

CB: Joe Rodon

Could Joe Rodon secure a big-money move in the summer? Leeds haven’t been too clever at the back this season, but Rodon has remained largely consistent.

Brighton put the Whites under several spells of pressure, but Rodon was on hand to deal with everything that came his way.

LB: Adrien Truffert

Bournemouth will be thanked for years to come by Arsenal fans after they denied Manchester City a win on Tuesday evening. Arguably their star of the show was Adrien Truffert, notching up an assist in a 1-1 draw.

The stalemate meant that City can no longer catch the Gunners in the title race – Truffert, at his creative best, was a key component in their success.

CM: Elliot Anderson

Everyone is expecting Elliot Anderson to be named in Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for the 2026 World Cup. Following his display against Manchester United on Sunday afternoon, it isn’t hard to see why.

While Nottingham Forest would ultimately be on the losing end of that encounter, Anderson found the assist for both of their goals.

CM: Enzo Fernandez

Haaaaaaaaas anyone seen Tottenham? We digress – the London derby between Chelsea and Spurs was appropriately bad tempered, but Enzo Fernandez thrived in the cauldron of animosity on the pitch,

Chelsea were desperate for a win. Enzo Fernandez has had a turbulent season at Stamford Bridge, but he put the negatives behind him by scoring a goal and notching up an assist against the Blues’ bitter rivals.

RW: Dango Ouattara

Dango Ouattara has been among the most underrated players in the Premier League this season. While Igor Thiago has taken most of the plaudits for Brentford’s strong season, Ouattara deserves credit also.

Ouattara scored twice in a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace to keep the Bees’ unlikely European hopes alive.

AM: Bruno Fernandes

Bruno Fernandes has been the best player in the Premier League this season. We’re not sure how many of our team of the weeks he has made it into, but we’re willing to bet that it’s a sizeable number.

Creating a whopping eight chances against Forest on Sunday afternoon, his excellent performance was rewarded with a late assist.

LW: Morgan Rogers

Morgan Rogers and Aston Villa stunned Liverpool with an emphatic win on Friday night, piling the pressure on Arne Slot ahead of a critical summer for the Reds.

Rogers had slowly begun to slip out of England contention ahead of the World Cup – after scoring an excellent goal at Villa Park against Liverpool, one would assume that he is a shoo-in once again.

ST: Ollie Watkins

What a resurgence Ollie Watkins has had in the latter half of the season. After a lacklustre start to the campaign, he has been firing on all cylinders towards the end.

He scored two goals and racked up an assist in a dominant win over Liverpool – he has reclaimed his spot as England’s second-best striker.