Team of the Week honours for Bournemouth duo, Rotherham's Ihiekwe, Bolton's Dapo
Published: October 25, 2021Chelsea academy products Dominic Solanke and Oladapo Afolayan, former Liverpool youth teamer Michael Ihiekwe and Bournemouth midfielder Philip Billing have been named in Whoscored.com's Team of the Week for their respective divisions on the back of their outstanding performances this past weekend.
Solanke and Super Eagles target Billing helped Bournemouth equal a 60-year club record following a 3-0 rout of
Huddersfield Town, taking their unbeaten run to 14 games, their
best-ever start to a season.
The 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup Golden Ball winner bagged a brace to take his tally to ten for the season and one of those goals was assisted by Billing.
In the Championship Team of the Week, Solanke starts in attack while Billing was deployed as part of a four-man midfield with both earning a rating of 8.5.
Against the Terriers, Solanke registered a game-high five shots with two on target, made one key pass and completed one take-on.
Billing registered a game-high five key passes, completed two dribbles, made two tackles and was accurate in 90.7 percent of his passes.
Bolton Wanderers' Afolayan took his season's tally to seven after scoring in the 86th minute of a 2-2 draw with Gillingham, while Rotherham United's Ihiekwe opened his account of the season in a 3-0 rout of MK Dons.
In the League One Team of the Week, Afolayan starts on the left side of midfield in a 4-4-2 formation, and Ihiekwe is one of the two center backs.
In ninety minutes of action against Gillingham, Afolayan registered a team-high five shots, made two key passes, won one aerial duel and a game-high four fouls.
Ihiekwe registered a team-high four tackles, made two interceptions and a game-high seven clearances, and didn't give away any foul.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
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