European Team of the Week: Dybala, Bowen, Savio star،
Every week we'll feature the best players from Europe's top five leagues (English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish LaLiga, French Ligue 1 and Italian Serie A) using the unique WhoScored rating system.
Ratings are based on a comprehensive algorithm that uses Opta data from live matches, with over 200 raw statistics, which give us a single rating from 1 to 10 (1 being poor; 10 being excellent) weighted based on performance. the influence of a player within a game.
Find out more about how ratings are calculated at WhoScored here. Here are the top players from the latest round of action.
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Goalkeeper: Marcin Bulka (Nice | Ligue 1) – rating 8.21
The 24-year-old goalkeeper worked hard to keep a clean sheet in Sunday's 0-0 draw against Clermont Foot by making five saves, including a first-half penalty.
Right back: Michael Kayode (Fiorentina | Serie A) – 8.46
Kayode picked the perfect moment to score his first league goal of the season as the young right-back equalized in Fiorentina's 2-1 win over Lazio on Monday night. The 19-year-old struck with his only shot and excelled on the ball making five tackles and two clearances.
Central defender: Mattia Bani (Genoa | Serie A) – 8.22
Genoa ended a three-game winless run by beating Udinese 2-0 at home at the weekend. Centre-back Bani put in a fine performance in the win as he scored his second league goal of the campaign with his only effort on goal. The 30-year-old was a distribution machine against The Zebrette and found a teammate with 96.2% of his 78 attempted passes.
Central defender: Lewis Dunk (Brighton | Premier League) – 8.29
The Seagulls skipper scored a late equalizer in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Everton and, like Bani, picked out his teammates with ease after returning a 96.6% success rate from 88 pass attempts.
Left back: Emerson (West Ham | Premier League) – 10.0
The Italy international was directly involved in two of the Hammers' four goals in Monday's 4-2 win over Brentford, following up his assist for Jarrod Bowen's opener with a fine strike of his own in the middle of the second period. He completed four key passes and a shot, while five interceptions, four tackles and a clearance off the line capped a memorable performance from the 29-year-old.
Right midfielder: Franck Honorat (Gladbach | Bundesliga) – 8.70
Honorat was introduced to the bench midway through the second half of Borussia Mönchengladbach's 5-2 win over Bochum, but he still shined. Indeed, the Frenchman provided the assist on Jordan Siebatcheu's goal in the 78th minute before scoring in added time of the second half.
Central midfielder: Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace | Premier League) – 9.51
New boss Oliver Glasner oversaw a 3-0 win over Burnley on his Crystal Palace debut with Ayew the star performer. The Ghana international provided the assist for Chris Richards' second-half opener on one of five key passes and followed it up with a goal of his own from his only shot.
Central midfielder: Mahdi Camara (Brest | Ligue 1) – 9.47
Of the five goals Camara has scored this season, three came in Brest's 3-0 win at Strasbourg on Saturday. The 25-year-old scored the hat trick on three out of five shots and he also worked hard on the ball, as he made three tackles and an interception.
Left midfielder: Sávio (Girona | La Liga) – 9.26
After consecutive defeats, Girona returned to winning ways by beating Rayo Vallecano 3-0 at home on Monday evening. Brazilian winger Savio – who is reportedly on the verge of joining Man City – scored twice late in the victory, getting the better of Stole Dimitrievski with both shots and completing four dribbles.
Striker: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham | Premier League) – 9.38
After a run of seven games without a goal, Bowen scored a hat-trick as West Ham cruised past Brentford. The 27-year-old found the net with all three of his shots on goal and won two aerial duels.
Striker: Paulo Dybala (Roma | Serie A) – 9.05
Like Bowen, Dybala scored with all three of his efforts on goal in Roma's 3-2 win over Torino. The Argentine striker also made an interception and completed a dribble.