Performances of Wood and Elanga, wonderkid Lewis-Skelly: EPL Team of the Matchweek 24 by Dailysports

From February 1 to 3, matchweek 24 of the Premier League took place.

Nottingham Forest secured their biggest top-flight victory in 34 years with a dominant win over Brighton. Liverpool ended Bournemouth’s 11-match unbeaten streak. Everton made no mistakes against Leicester, earning their third consecutive victory. Southampton claimed their first three points of the season by beating Ipswich away. Fulham also mounted a comeback to defeat Newcastle on the road.

Wolverhampton climbed out of the relegation zone with a win over Aston Villa. Crystal Palace and Tottenham earned away victories against Manchester United and Brentford, respectively.

Arsenal recorded their biggest victory over Manchester City in 15 years. Chelsea returned to the top four after a hard-fought comeback win against West Ham.

Here is the Premier League team of the round for Matchweek 24.

Goalkeeper: Alisson Becker (Liverpool)

The Brazilian kept his seventh clean sheet of the season. In matchweek 24, Alisson made four saves, four clearances, two successful ball claims, and one parry. 23 of his 32 passes (72%) found their target.

Left-back: Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal)

Against Manchester City, the 18-year-old Englishman recorded two tackles and two clearances. He completed 23 of his 25 passes (92%), won 7 of 8 duels both on the ground and in the air, and successfully dribbled past an opponent.

In the 62nd minute, Lewis-Skelly scored his first senior goal.

Centre-back: James Tarkowski (Everton)

Against Leicester, the Everton captain made 10 clearances, one tackle, and two blocks. He won all three aerial duels and two out of three ground duels.

Tarkowski completed 42 passes (84%), including one key pass and five long balls. In the 6th minute, he provided an assist for Beto’s second goal of the game.

Right-back: Djed Spence (Tottenham)

In the away match against Brentford, Spence made five clearances, four tackles, one block, and one interception. He won 8 of 10 duels in the air and on the ground and completed three successful dribbles.

Spence completed 32 passes (86%), including two key passes and one cross.

Left midfielder: Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton)

In the win over Aston Villa, Bellegarde completed 24 passes (89%), including one key pass and three long balls. He created one big chance, completed a successful dribble, and won 6 of 8 ground duels.

In the 12th minute, he opened the scoring. This was the Frenchman’s 50th game for Wolves and his first goal of the season.

Central midfielder: Declan Rice (Arsenal)

Against City, Rice won a ground duel, completed a dribble, and made two clearances and two interceptions.

He completed 40 passes (89%), including five key passes and two long balls. Additionally, he assisted goals for Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri.

Right midfielder: Joe Aribo (Southampton)

The Nigerian won 6 of 7 ground duels and completed a dribble against Ipswich. He also completed 33 passes (80%), including three long balls. Aribo registered four tackles and two interceptions.

In the 21st minute, he opened the scoring with his first goal of the season.

Left winger: Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest)

Wood played a key role in Forest’s demolition of Brighton, netting a hat-trick—two goals from open play and one from the penalty spot. He also set a club record for goals in a single season, reaching 17.

Right winger: Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest)

While Wood scored a hat-trick of goals, Elanga provided a hat-trick of assists. The Swede now has eight assists this season.

Against Brighton, Elanga completed two successful dribbles, missed one big chance, played three key passes, delivered two crosses, and won both of his aerial duels.

Attacking midfielder: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Salah’s brace ended Bournemouth’s 11-match unbeaten run. The Egyptian now has 21 Premier League goals this season and is the first player in Europe’s top five leagues to surpass the 20-goal mark.

This is the fifth season in which Salah has scored over 20 goals. He now ranks sixth on the Premier League’s all-time top scorers list with 178 goals.

Striker: Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace)

Mateta’s brace against Manchester United extended Crystal Palace’s unbeaten away run to eight matches. The Frenchman has now scored 10 goals this season.

Manager: Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)

In matchweek 24, the student (Arteta) outclassed the teacher (Guardiola). Against Manchester City, Arsenal dominated in all areas of the pitch.

Arteta showed no fear in trusting young players against a formidable opponent. As a result, 18-year-olds Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri played decisive roles in Arsenal’s victory over the English champions.