A good win for Chelsea on Saturday means high marks on stats sites, and that means Blues in the team of the week.
SofaScore gave Pedro Neto – who created the first goal and scored the second, a 9.5 rating. That was the highest in the whole division last weekend.
Reece James got an assist (technically) for rolling the ball to Neto for his free kick. But James was great all game regardless of whether you want to credit him for that. SofaScore move him into midfield to fit him into the team.
Also in their side are Marc Cucurella, who was extremely solid at left back, and Josh Acheampong, who recovered from some early nerves to put in a really good showing and score his first senior goal.
You can see the SofaScore team in the image embedded here:
SofaScore's team of the week.
SofaScore’s team of the week.
The WhoScored team of the week had a similar look – Acheampong and Neto both made the cut, although Cucurella and James didn’t in this case.
The only reason James was left out of this team, we’d imagine, was the superb showing from Nordi Mukiele in Sunderland’s latest impressive result which earned him a spot in both teams.
You can see the full WhoScored team in the image here:
WhoScored's GameWeek 8 team of the week.
WhoScored’s GameWeek 8 team of the week.
In other news…
Ahead of tomorrow night’s game against Ajax, Tosin Adarabioyo was asked numerous questions about Josh and his progress, and revealed what he was doing to help coach him up. He said he was passing on the same wisdom that Vincent Kompany had passed on to him.
One person who won’t be playing tomorrow night is Reece James, who is likely to be rested for the weekend. Enzo Maresca was still asked about him however, and he praised his captain’s improving leadership.
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