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Kevin De Bruyne and Nacer Chadli star in the latest Sky Sports Fantasy Football team of the week

Nacer Chadli celebrates scoring his sides first goal with Salomon Rondón of West Brom
Image: Nacer Chadli was in top form on Saturday

We look at the Sky Sports Fantasy Football team of the week following a weekend of stunning displays.

Manchester City and Arsenal were somewhat surprisingly joined by West Brom and Crystal Palace in netting four times, while Leicester, Everton and Watford all hit trebles as 36 goals were scored across the 10 games.

Here are the key men behind some big performances... 

Team
Image: Team of the week

Ron-Robert Zieler (£5.7m) - 9 points

In a free-scoring weekend of Premier League action, only three goalkeepers kept a clean sheet, with Zieler, who was making his full Leicester debut, making the team of the week courtesy of being cheaper than both Tottenham's Hugo Lloris (£7.4m) and Southampton's Fraser Forster (£6.4m).

Christian Fuchs (£7.8m) - 12 points

The Austrian international, who added an assist to his clean sheet, had no such pressure to prove his credentials after ending Leicester's title winning campaign as one of Sky Sports Fantasy Football's leading scoring defenders. 

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Aleksandar Kolarov (£8.4m) - 10 points

Pep Guardiola's decision to play left-back Kolarov in a central role paid off on Saturday, with the Serbian spraying the ball all over the park to see him hit the passing bonus second tier, having completed over 70 successfully.  

Juan Zuniga (£6.1m) - 11 points

Juan Camilo Zuniga celebrates scoring his sides second goal
Image: Juan Zuniga made a stunning impact against Manchester United

Zuniga influence was more of a quick-fire one, scoring with his first touch in Watford's victory over Manchester United and then earning the penalty which sealed the 3-1 win.

Nacer Chadli (£8.5m) - 25 points

Tony Pulis may not have been blown away by his club's summer arrivals but their record signing certainly proved his worth, bagging a brace and assisting another two goals in West Brom's 4-2 victory over West Ham.

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West Brom 4-2 West Ham

Etienne Capoue (£7.8m) - 15 points

Chadli may have topped the charts for the week, but it is another former Tottenham player who is Sky Sports Fantasy Football's top scorer this season after netting for the fourth time in five games, having failed to find the net in 33 appearances last season.

Kevin de Bruyne (£11.8m) - 18 points

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17:  Raheem Sterling of Manchester City (L) celebrates scoring his sides third goal with Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City
Image: Kevin De Bruyne produced another superb display on Saturday

The Belgian continues to be the masterful force at the heart of Guardiola's side, scoring one and assisting another in Manchester City's 4-0 thumping of Bournemouth.

Idrissa Gueye (£7.5m) - 13 points

Gareth Barry may have marked his 600th Premier League performance with a goal in Everton's 3-1 win over Middlesbrough, but it was his central-midfield partner who claimed the man of the match award for his commanding display, having hit the second tier of tackling and passing bonus points during the comeback victory.

Andros Townsend (£8.3m) - 13 points

A third former Spurs player completes our midfield, with Townsend capping a superb 4-0 victory for Crystal Palace over Stoke with a sublime strike, while also securing the Sky Sports Man of the Match award for his menacing display.

Alexis Sanchez (£12.4m) - 16 points

Alexis Sanchez misses a penalty for Arsenal against Hull.
Image: Alexis Sanchez eventually made up for his penalty miss

Arsenal's Chilean star would have been challenging Chadli for the week's top scorer award had he not missed a penalty, but he still managed to rack up a healthy tally with a brace against Hull's 10 men.

Islam Slimani (£10.4m) - 19 points

Leicester's deadline day club record signing left some scratching their heads, with Ahmed Musa already added to a title-winning attack, but the Algerian proved his worth with two headed goals on his Premier League debut.

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