Premier League Team of the Week: Gameweek 8

The season heads into its second international break on the back of a weekend full of blockbuster fixtures, enough to keep a football fan glued to his TV screens. Liverpool showed their defensive naivety yet again in a 1-1 draw with Merseyside rivals Everton, a result which ultimately saw under-fire Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers get the sack just hours after the game.Arsenal came out of the blocks too quickly for Manchester United’s liking, scoring 3 goals in the opening 19 minutes to set up a comfortable victory for Arsene Wenger’s side. Other results saw struggling champions Chelsea lose their fourth Premier League game this season (already more than they lost in the whole of last campaign) by falling to Southampton at Stamford Bridge.Crystal Palace and Leicester continued their impressive starts to the season with 2-0 and 2-1 victories over West Bromwich Albion and Norwich City respectively. Tottenham rallied from two goals down at the Liberty Stadium to salvage a draw against Swansea whereas Bournemouth gained another point in their bid for Premier League survival with a 1-1 draw against fellow promoted club Watford.So who makes the cut to the team of the week this time around? Formation: 3-5-2

#1 Goalkeeper

Heurelho Gomes – Watford

Watford’s 34-year-old goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, who once served as Tottenham’s first choice keeper for many years, showed against Bournemouth that he still had the attributes of a top-class goalkeeper with his penalty save to deny Glenn Murray. Apart from that, he made 5 saves through the course of the game to bail out his defence and prevent Bournemouth from taking away all the 3 points.

Gomes’ role in Watford’s Premier League campaign has been brilliant, and if they want to stay up, manager Quique Flores will be demanding many more similar performances from the veteran in goal.