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Arsenal news: Duo join Liverpool ace and unsung Man City hero in best statistical PL XI
PREMIER LEAGUE football is over for another season, so who made the Team of the Week from the final day based purely on statistics?
Premier League: 2018/19 season in numbers
Manchester City successfully defended their Premier League title by a single point from Liverpool after a thumping 4-1 win over Brighton.
Pep Guardiola’s men knew they just needed to match the Reds’ result against Wolves to triumph but left nothing to chance on the south coast.
Sergio Aguero, Aymeric Laporte, Riyad Mahrez and Ilkay Gundogan were all on target against the Seagulls to secure the vital victory.
However, just one of the quartet impressed enough to make WhoScored.com’s Premier League Team of the Week based solely on statistics.
Surprisingly, it is midfielder Gundogan who shone brightest against Brighton and was awarded a match rating of 8.3 generated using a complex collection of detailed statistics.
Only one Liverpool defender is included after their routine win over Wolves but two Arsenal stars make the cut as they saw off Burnley 3-1.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is an obvious pick after his double helped earn him a share of the Golden Boot, but his Gunners team-mate is sure to raise some eyebrows.
Elsewhere, Cardiff and Newcastle both boast two players each in the XI after impressive wins over Manchester United and Fulham – but who else makes the best statistical Team of the Week?
Premier League Team of the Week based on WhoScored.com statistics
GK: Neil Etheridge (Cardiff City) – 9.0
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) – 8.2
CB: Fabian Schar (Newcastle United) – 8.5
CB: Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) – 8.0
LB: Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) – 8.4
RM: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) – 9.0
CM: Mark Noble (West Ham United) – 8.7
CM: Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City) – 8.3
LM: Nathan Redmond (Southampton) – 8.9
Man City celebrate Premier League win at the Etihad Stadium
ST: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) – 8.3
ST: Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) – 8.7