{"id":1698,"date":"2026-04-28T13:19:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=1698"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:19:38","slug":"premier-league-team-of-the-week-kinsky-bowen-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=1698","title":{"rendered":"Premier League Team of the Week \u2013 Kinsky, Bowen, Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Our best XI from the Premier League weekend is dominated by Nottingham Forest and West Ham after big wins for the relegation rivals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Goalkeeper: Antonin Kinsky \u2013 Tottenham Hotspur<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>A really solid showing from the Czech shot-stopper, who has recovered well from his Champions League nightmare last month. Kinsky thwarted Adam Armstrong when required and showed confidence with his work throughout at Wolves.<\/p>\n<p>Hurt himself making a last-gasp stop to salvage an important clean sheet and three points for Spurs.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/thefootballfaithful.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr-premium-DISABLED\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Antonin Kinsky securing all three points in heroic fashion \ud83e\uddb8\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpursOfficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpursOfficial<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b23VsRGfzk\">pic.twitter.com\/b23VsRGfzk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Premier League (@premierleague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague\/status\/2048163898197512352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5><strong>Right-back: Curtis Jones \u2013 Liverpool<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Jones picked up where he left off last weekend with another accomplished performance as Liverpool\u2019s auxiliary right-back. He dealt well with Crystal Palace\u2019s forward threat and was crucial to Liverpool\u2019s build-up from the back. A defence-splitting pass released Andy Robertson as Liverpool struck a second on the counter.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Centre-back: Nikola Milenkovic \u2013 Nottingham Forest<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>A monstrous performance from the Serbian centre-back who mopped up all danger at Sunderland. Milenkovic made a massive 15 clearances at the Stadium of Light and was a dominant presence in the air and on the ground.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Centre-back: Joachim Andersen \u2013 Fulham<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Fulham kept alive hopes of European football with a 1-0 win over Aston Villa. Joachim Andersen racked up the numbers defensively for Fulham, making seven clearances and winning every aerial duel he contested (3\/3). There were some nervy moments, but this was a job well done.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Left-back: El Hadji Malick Diouf \u2013 West Ham<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>There aren\u2019t many better crossers of a football in the Premier League right now. Diouf might leave some space that can be exposed, but his forward qualities are right up there. The left-back created five chances in the win over Everton, with his balls into the box leading to the winner. He didn\u2019t shirk his defensive work either, with five tackles and nine ground duels won.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Midfield: Joao Palhinha \u2013 Tottenham Hotspur<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>An unlikely hero for Spurs to secure the club\u2019s first Premier League win of 2026. The substitute added some much-needed bite after his introduction and was in the right place at the right time to steer in a massive goal for Roberto De Zerbi\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Midfield: Tomas Soucek \u2013 West Ham<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Quite literally, everywhere. Tomas Soucek headed in the opener during West Ham\u2019s win over Everton and was in the right place at the right time to make a goal-line clearance at the other end. In between, he covered every blade of grass. A cult hero for a reason.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/thefootballfaithful.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr-premium-DISABLED\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How did Tomas Soucek stop that? \ud83e\udd2f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WestHam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WestHam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uHh5XnwhaJ\">pic.twitter.com\/uHh5XnwhaJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Premier League (@premierleague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague\/status\/2048160122044555690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5><strong>Midfield: Morgan Gibbs-White \u2013 Nottingham Forest<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Are you watching, Thomas Tuchel?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s seven goals in seven Premier League games for Morgan Gibbs-White, who was again at the centre of another Forest win.<\/p>\n<p>He slid in a pass for Chris Wood to double the lead as Forest ran riot at the Stadium of Light, before slamming in the third with a crisp finish. He\u2019s come alive in the run-in, just when Forest have needed him.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/thefootballfaithful.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr-premium-DISABLED\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Morgan Gibbs-White can\u2019t stop scoring \ud83d\udc4a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NFFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vSsL5b7XxR\">pic.twitter.com\/vSsL5b7XxR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Premier League (@premierleague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague\/status\/2047815184190734800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5><strong>Right-wing: Jarrod Bowen \u2013 West Ham<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Another player having a huge say on this season\u2019s relegation battle. Jarrod Bowen assisted both goals as West Ham kept above the drop zone by beating Everton. He\u2019s now been directly involved in nine of the club\u2019s last 11 goals at the London Stadium. Irreplaceable.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Left-wing: Eberechi Eze &#8211; Arsenal<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Eberechi Eze has had better games than this, but the summer signing showed why he was signed to be a difference-maker.<\/p>\n<p>A wonderful whipped finish secured Arsenal a 1-0 win over Newcastle and moved the Gunners back to the summit. The title race is going down to the wire.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/thefootballfaithful.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr-premium-DISABLED\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Eberechi Eze tops the Premier League for goals scored from distance in the last 4 seasons \ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n<p>Top. Bins. \ud83c\udfaf <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/emH6sI0QQ9\">pic.twitter.com\/emH6sI0QQ9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LiveScore (@livescore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/livescore\/status\/2048144380213473480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5><strong>Forward: Igor Jesus \u2013 Nottingham Forest<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Jesus has benefited from Chris Wood\u2019s return and was central to Nottingham Forest\u2019s big win at Sunderland.<\/p>\n<p>He forced the own-goal opener from Trai Hume before intelligently nodding down for Gibbs-White to fire in the third. The Brazilian got the goal his performance deserved with a fantastic first-time finish to make it four before half-time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Read \u2013\u00a0Man United target Godts scores sensational solo goal for Ajax<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>See more \u2013\u00a0Manchester United plan 13-player summer clear-out<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Follow the Football Faithful on Social Media:<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Facebook\u00a0|\u00a0Instagram\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FootyFaithful_\">Twitter<\/a> | YouTube | TikTok<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our best XI from the Premier League weekend is dominated by Nottingham Forest and West&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}