{"id":1085696,"date":"2022-05-13T07:16:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T07:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/13\/english-premier-league-team-of-the-week-2\/"},"modified":"2022-05-13T07:16:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T07:16:35","slug":"english-premier-league-team-of-the-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/13\/english-premier-league-team-of-the-week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"English Premier League Team of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p>Six scheduled fixtures came to view this week in the English Premier League (EPL) as outstanding games and, as a weekly tradition where the best XI are selected based on players&#8217; performance, here is the EPL team of the week courtesy of sofascore.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/7b7b2fde3927411887a65e533cc83e62\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>Goalkeeper<\/h2>\n<p>Three marvelous shot-stoppers were recognized this week thus <strong>Ben Foster,<\/strong> <strong>Peter<\/strong> <strong>Schmeichel<\/strong>, and <strong>Hugo Lloris<\/strong> as the trio kept clean sheets in their respective league games with gigantic saves. However, Schmeichel tends to be the goalie for this week after guiding Leicester City to 3-0 against relegated side Norwich City on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/707646366b6c41278695a63916cd2ab2\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>Defense<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Joel Matip. <\/strong>Chelsea duo Reece and Chalobah provided stability in defense with great sentiments, and like with Matip, he relieved Liverpool with a goal and a run of victory against Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3e9b41b80ec448caaf225f29d159a35f\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/4baba90c84784684a9fb290f68241094\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/db10e43f71b5421a8c3cfc1aee2a7858\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>Midfield<\/h2>\n<p><strong>James Maddison, Kevin De Bruyne, and Mason Mount are noted in the central midfield position whilst Sadio Mane and Alex Iwobi on the opposite flanks<\/strong>. De Bruyne<strong> <\/strong>had a blast against Wolverhampton from away and set a haul [4-goals] record along with a decisive display. Mount geared up against Leeds United with a goal and an assist, Maddison, on the other hand, participated in the attacking phase of Leicester City registering a goal in a 3-0 victory. Mane<strong> <\/strong>led Liverpool to a sensational comeback victory against Aston Villa putting on deck a goal and Iwobi a solid performance with a strong connection along the line against Watford.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ca718c8f0d7947ca94c91838bf6ec055\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/217320beef1d4aac8cfdc85aadac02d4\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photos credit @google<\/p>\n<h2>Attack<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy<\/strong>. Handled his first Premier League start in five outings, Vardy came in hot with a bang of a brace on Wednesday placing Leicester City in the mid-table. Kane also hopped on a brace against Arsenal at home to Mark his 15-goals this season.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/83d53dec302244ebbf001fb2ae1bd2d7\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Which player impressed you the most this week?.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: HonEhEs (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"see-more\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nEPL<br \/>\nEnglish Premier League<br \/>\nHugo Lloris<\/p>\n<p>Peter Schmeichel<br \/>\nPremier League<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six scheduled fixtures came to view this week in the English Premier League (EPL) as outstanding games and, as a weekly tradition where the best XI are selected based on players&#8217; performance, here is the EPL team of the week courtesy of sofascore. 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