Following the penultimate round of Premier League fixtures, Richard Jolly selects his team of the week.
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Goalkeeper: Artur Boruc (Bournemouth)
Made a brilliant save to keep out West Bromwich Albion’s Craig Gardner’s penalty in Saturday’s 1-1 draw.
Right-back: Antonio Valencia (Manchester United)
Another vital clean sheet for United as they stepped up their quest to finish fourth with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Norwich.
Centre-back: Jose Fonte (Southampton)
Captained Southampton to a surprise win over Tottenham and defended valiantly as Ronald Koeman’s team broke into the top six.
Centre-back: Lucas Leiva (Liverpool)
The midfielder stood in at the back and helped Liverpool keep a clean sheet as a weakened team nevertheless beat Watford 2-0.
Left-back: Kevin Toner (Aston Villa)
There have been few highlights for Villa this season but the rookie kept Newcastle danger-man Andros Townsend quiet in a stalemate.
Right midfield: Fabio Borini (Sunderland)
A man with a habit of scoring against his former club Chelsea got Sunderland’s priceless second equaliser in their 3-2 win on Saturday.
Centre midfield: Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City)
A scorer and the best player on the pitch as Swansea secured a shock 4-1 win in the penultimate win at Upton Park.
Centre midfield: Steven Davis (Southampton)
Often an unsung hero, he doubled his tally for the league season with two goals at White Hart Lane.
Left midfield: Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland)
His spectacular volleyed equaliser against Chelsea set up a crucial comeback, was surely the goal of the weekend.
Striker: Jamie Vardy (Leicester)
Returned from suspension to step up his bid to win the Golden Boot and cap Leicester’s title party with a double in the 3-1 demolition of Everton.
Striker: Dwight Gayle (Crystal Palace)
The forward stepped up his campaign for an FA Cup final place with a match-winning double to defeat Stoke.
