The 5 best players of Premier League gameweek 24 - ranked

After a record-breaking gameweek 23 of Premier League action, gameweek 24 had a lot to live up to.

It didn't quite reach the same lofty heights of that free-scoring weekend, but there was plenty of drama and enough thrills to go around — Liverpool survived a scare against Burnley, Arsenal absolutely walloped West Ham United, and Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur all secured important late wins.

Here are five best players from gameweek 24, ranked.

The festive period was a rather testing one for Newcastle, but the Magpies have quietly gone about their business in a professional manner so far in 2024.

Since their humbling defeat to Liverpool on New Year's Day, Eddie Howe's men have won four of six games across all competitions, with their only defeat coming in stoppage time against Manchester City. That's hardly catastrophic, is it?

On Saturday, Bruno Guimaraes scored twice to propel Newcastle to a 3-2 triumph at Nottingham Forest, stepping up and providing the goods just when his side needed him.

If Guimaraes is to stay at Newcastle in the long-term, the club should definitely look at sourcing another defensive midfielder — he's just too good on the ball to have patrolling the centre circle.

The writing appeared to be on the wall for Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino when his side went into half-time 1-0 down at Crystal Palace and having registered one measly shot to that point.

But the Blues came out fighting at Selhurst Park and earned a memorable comeback win largely thanks to the exploits of former Eagle Conor Gallagher.

The England midfielder, who Pochettino has fought to keep in his ranks amid transfer interest from Tottenham, brought Chelsea level with a powerful drive just after the break and