Forwards
Olivier Giroud
The Frenchman had a first half to forget as he was innocuous against Bournemouth. However, the forward still makes it into the Team of the Week for his outstanding second half performance. After remaining isolated for the first half of the game, Giroud seemed re-energised from the 60th minute, orchestrating Arsenal’s come back.
His headed flick provided the perfect opportunity for Sanchez to score their team’s first goal. He also provided the assist for Lucas Perez’s first goal before scoring the equaliser himself.
Jermain Defoe
While Jermain Defoe didn’t quite score his brace from open play, his composed performance pegged Liverpool down a few notches as the match ended 2-2. Both of Defoe’s goals came from the spot thereby denying the visitors all three points.
His first was a cool finish inside the left post and he repeated his second effort with similar calm to deny Liverpool the victory. He had a couple of other opportunities to score as well but failed to find a way around Simon Mignolet.
Manager
Mauricio Pochettino
Managers across the league tried to put a stop to Chelsea’s marauding run but it was Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino who showed them how it’s done. Not only did he neutralise the Blues tactically by deploying Danny Rose and Kyle Walker as wing backs, his team’s high-pressing style completely unsettled Antonio Conte’s men.
The Argentine’s men looked the far better side at the Lane as they out-muscled and out-played their rivals.
