Özil Key Creator as Willian Named Player of the Week

 

The battle of the top four took centre stage in the Premier League this weekend, but it was Chelsea playmaker Willian who secured the player of the week award from WhoScored.com.

 

The Brazilian earned a man of the match rating of 9.26 as Chelsea ran riot against lowly Newcastle, with Willian assisting Diego Costa's opener and the striker returning the favour for the Blues' player of the season so far to score the hosts' third in a 5-1 win.

 

Özil Key Creator as Willian Named Player of the Week

 

Elsewhere 6 key passes from Mesut Özil was a gameweek high and helped the German to his first assist of the year, with his late free-kick teeing up Danny Welbeck's dramatic winner to take his tally to 17 for the season.

 

Unusrprisingly two Liverpool players feature among the top 5 ratings for the week (Coutinho - 8.91, Can - 8.78) following their 6-0 anhialation of Aston Villa. Meanwhile Idrissa Gueye will likely have been looking around wondering where the help was coming from having produced 7 tackles and a season high of 10 interceptions for a single game in a himiliating defeat for Remi Garde's basement dwellers.

 

Click here to view the Premier League standings after a crucial week in the title race