Chelsea’s comprehensive 3-0 victory over Newcastle was enough for five Blues players, including hat-trick hero Eden Hazard, to feature in our London Team of the Week, in association with WhoScored.com.
Belgian international Hazard’s match-winning performance makes him our Player of the Week. His Chelsea team-mate Samuel Eto’o assisted one of the goals and won the penalty that Hazard converted, earning the Cameroonian a place in our team.
Before being substituted for new signing Mohamed Salah, Willian also put in an impressive performance for Jose Mourinho’s side and it’s the Brazilian who completes our all-Chelsea attack.
Defensive midfielder Nemanja Matic and ‘keeper Petr Cech were both key to Chelsea keeping a clean sheet, and the duo also feature.
West Ham boss Sam Allardyce saw his side continue their recent good form away at Aston Villa, and there’s space for three of his players in our team this week.
Kevin Nolan bagged two goals for the second game running to claim all three points and the captain was backed up by the defensive pairing of James Collins and James Tomkins – all three make the team.
Back to south London and there were debut goals for new Crystal Palace signings Thomas Ince and Joe Ledley during their side’s vital 3-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion.
Both Ince and Ledley make the XI and join the rest of the team alongside Tottenham’s Kyle Walker.
After a tough start against Everton, Walker was resilient in combating the attacking threat posed by Leighton Baines and Steven Pienaar, providing a platform for his side’s eventual victory.
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