English football columnist Richard Jolly names his Best XI for the Premier League weekend of February 21-22. Click the arrows above to scroll through the images.
Goalkeeper: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham). Spurs’ late comeback against West Ham would have been impossible but for a terrific save from Lloris to deny Enner Valencia.
Right-back: Jordon Ibe (Liverpool). The youngster continued his swift rise at Southampton where he married attacking energy with unexpected defensive resilience.
Centre-back: Philipp Wollscheid (Stoke). The German on loan from Bayer Leverkusen was the unsung hero of Stoke’s comeback win against Aston Villa.
Centre-back: Ashley Williams (Swansea). Led Swansea to a historic double over Manchester United and got the better of his duel with Robin van Persie.
Left-back: Ben Mee (Burnley). Made an unexpected intervention in the title race with Burnley’s surprise equaliser at Stamford Bridge, which irritated Chelsea.
Right midfield: Danny Welbeck (Arsenal). Played a part in both of Arsenal’s goals in the hard-fought victory at Crystal Palace. His energy brought others a reward.
Centre midfield: Jonjo Shelvey (Swansea). Set up both Swansea goals, with a cross for Ki Sung-yeung and a shot Bafetimbi Gomis deflected in, as they defeated Manchester United.
Centre midfield: Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool). Continued his fine form of the past three months with the goal of the weekend to set up Liverpool’s victory at St Mary’s.
Left midfield: David Silva (Manchester City). Scored two goals and provided another with a beautiful pass as Manchester City ran riot against Newcastle.
Centre forward: Edin Dzeko (Manchester City). Ended a five-month goal drought with a classy finish as he responded well to the signing of Wilfried Bony.
Centre forward: Dame N’Doye (Hull City). The recent signing marked his 30th birthday in style with the vital late winner as Hull beat relegation rivals QPR.
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