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Premier League Team of the Week: Watkins and Salah star, De Bruyne back on song

Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins celebrates
Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins celebratesDavid Rogers / Getty Images via AFP
We were treated to plenty of exciting games in a midweek round of Premier League action which yielded plenty of goals.

Six of those came at Newcastle, who held Liverpool to a 3-3 draw to stifle Arne Slot's league leaders.

Chasing Arsenal capitalised with a 2-0 win over Ruben Amorim's Manchester United, Chelsea thrashed Southampton 5-1 and Tottenham were beaten 1-0 on their trip to Bournemouth.

Here is the midweek edition of Flashscore's Premier League Team of the Week.

Premier League Team of the Week
Premier League Team of the WeekFlashscore

GK – Mads Hermansen, 8.4 (Leicester)

Denmark's Mads Hermansen helped get the Ruud van Nistelrooy era at Leicester up and running with a top display in goal to stifle West Ham in a 3-1 win.

He made seven saves in total – six of which came in the first half – with his best denying Jarrod Bowen down low.

DEF – Matty Cash, 8.2 (Aston Villa)

Matty Cash netted his first league goal in 15 months as Aston Villa scythed down a poor-travelling Brentford side 3-1.

The Polish right-back ghosted in at the back post to pick up a loose ball and struck in low and hard in a first-half blitz for Villa.

DEF – Dean Huijsen, 8.5 (Bournemouth)

Nineteen-year-old Dean Huijsen became Bournemouth's youngest-ever Premier League goalscorer after scoring the lone goal in their 1-0 win over Tottenham.

The Spaniard nodded in well at the back post while making 10 clearances and four tackles in a robust performance at the Vitality Stadium.

Huijsen v Tottenham
Huijsen v TottenhamOpta by Stats Perform / Justin Tallis / AFP

DEF – Ashley Young, 8.8 (Everton)

It was a record-breaking night for Ashley Young, who became the oldest goalscorer in Everton history at 39 years and 149 days in their 4-0 thrashing of Wolves.

Young rolled back time with a superb performance and capped his night off with a gorgeous curling free kick.

MID – Alex Iwobi, 8.6 (Fulham)

Alex Iwobi is enjoying a fabulous season for Fulham and he starred with two goals in their 3-1 win over Brighton.

He netted early on after capitalising from a goalkeeper error and added a second with a lovely finish into the corner.

Iwobi also won five duels and completed three dribbles in an all-action display at Craven Cottage.

MID – Wilfred Ndidi, 8.2 (Leicester)

Wilfred Ndidi mopped up everything in midfield for Leicester as they took down West Ham.

The Nigeria international won a game-high six tackles and 14 duels while also making 11 clearances to ensure the Foxes would come away with a crucial three points.

MID – Kevin De Bruyne, 9.2 (Manchester City)

A goal and an assist on Kevin De Bruyne's return to the line-up helped lift Manchester City back into the win column as they downed Nottingham Forest 3-0.

The Belgian set up Bernardo Silva with a headed ball across goal and marked his first start since September with a fierce strike to send City's seven-game winless streak packing.

De Bruyne v Nottingham Forest
De Bruyne v Nottingham ForestOpta by Stats Perform / Oli Scarff / AFP

MID – Bilal El Khannouss, 9.0 (Leicester)

Bilal El Khannouss proved to be a thorn in West Ham's side as he contributed to two of Leicester's three goals.

The 20-year-old Moroccan set Jamie Vardy away with his ball through, before he found the net himself in the second half with a composed finish.

FWD – Mohamed Salah, 8.5 (Liverpool)

The red-hot Mohamed Salah had a hand in three Liverpool goals in an entertaining affair at Newcastle, but it was not enough as the Reds were held.

Salah turned up the heat in the second half first by assisting Curtis Jones' leveller and adding two clinical goals himself.

The effort boosted his numbers to a ridiculous 13 goals and eight assists in 14 league games played so far.

FWD – Ollie Watkins, 9.0 (Aston Villa)

Ollie Watkins ensured he did the business in Villa's win over Brentford, coming away from the game with a goal and an assist.

The England striker teed up Morgan Rogers for Villa's opener and doubled their lead via the penalty spot after being brought down.

FWD – Jeremy Doku, 8.4 (Manchester City)

Jeremy Doku proved to be very effective in City's winning effort against Forest.

The 22-year-old teed up De Bruyne's strike then netted in the second half, cutting in from the left and burying into the far corner.

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