The 10 Best Players of Premier League Gameweek 35-Ranked

We may look back on gameweek 35 as one of the most important in the 2025–26 Premier League season.

At the top of the standings, Manchester City's slip-up against Everton has put Arsenal back in control of the title race, while Manchester United became the third side to book a spot in next season's Champions League.

The impact was not only felt at the top, however. Tottenham Hotspur climbed out of the relegation zone and are now looking down at rivals West Ham United, with just one point separating the two teams with three games to go. Grab your popcorn.

With the dust now settled, here are the 10 best players of the week courtesy of FotMob's player ratings.

10. Anton Stach (Leeds United)

Rating: 8.4



Another week, another stellar showing for Leeds United midfielder Anton Stach.



Stach opened the scoring in his side's 3–1 win over Burnley with one of five shots that made him the game's leader in that category. He also created a game-high three chances for good measure.

9. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford)

Rating: 8.4



At some point, Mikkel Damsgaard's electric performances for Brentford are going to stop flying under the radar.



His pinpoint strike to finish off his side's 3–0 win over West Ham commanded the headlines, but this was yet another glorious all-round performance from Damsgaard, who boasted the game's best pass accuracy (90%) while also creating three chances and offering eight defensive contributions.

8. Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth)

Rating: 8.4



Everyone is well aware that the lucky team that snaps up Marcos Senesi on a free transfer could be landing on the bargains of the summer.



Alongside the equally excellent James Hill in Bournemouth's backline, Senesi dominated Crystal Palace and gets the edge over his teammate after winning the penalty for the Cherries' second goal in a 3–0 win.

7. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal)

Rating: 8.6



There was a lesser-seen ruthlessness to Arsenal this weekend, with winger Leandro Trossard one of many stepping up and embracing the pressure of a title challenge.



Trossard was an absolute nightmare for Fulham, completing a game-high six dribbles en route to picking up his 10th appearance of the season across all competitions.

6. Thierno Barry (Everton)

Rating: 8.6



Arsenal will be sending Thierno Barry an invitation to their title parade if they can go on and secure the trophy in the coming weeks.



Everton's hot-and-cold hitman tapped home twice in a 3–3 draw with Manchester City that could forever be remembered as the game that decided the winner of the entire season.

5. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

Rating: 8.7



Making his first league start in around six weeks after returning from an Achilles injury, Bukayo Saka came back with a vengeance as he made light work of Fulham on Saturday.



Despite only being given 45 minutes, Saka made his time on the pitch count with a goal and an assist, and still finished the game with more chances created (four) than anybody else.

4. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool)

Rating: 8.7



Deployed as a makeshift striker in Liverpool's 3–2 defeat to Manchester United, Dominik Szoboszlai once again reminded everybody why he is the only fair candidate for the club's Player of the Season award.



A lovely solo goal and a selfless assist for Cody Gakpo had Liverpool dreaming about a comeback at Old Trafford, only for the Hungarian and his teammates to ultimately come up short.

3. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest)

Rating: 8.9



Taiwo Awoniyi has started just two Premier League games this season. The first came against Chelsea back in October, and he had to be very patient as he waited for his second to arrive against the same opponents on Monday.



Clearly playing with a point to prove, Awoniyi tormented a Chelsea side that were beaten into submission as soon as he opened the scoring after just two minutes. A second goal shortly after the half-time break removed any doubt about the emphatic result.

2. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal)

Rating: 9.2



Per FotMob's ratings, this was Viktor Gyökeres's best performance in an Arsenal shirt so far.



The Swede turned two of his four shots into goals and even added the assist for Saka's effort shortly before half-time in what ended up being a clinic in efficiency from Gyökeres.

1. Jérémy Doku (Man City)

Rating: 9.4



Leading the way this week is Manchester City winger Jérémy Doku, although that will hardly soften the blow of what could ultimately prove to be a fatal stumble to his side's title aspirations.



Doku opened the scoring against Everton with a glorious, curled effort and repeated the feat for the equalizer in stoppage time, but even those spectacular strikes were not enough to save his side.

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This story was originally published May 5, 2026 at 5:50 AM.