Newcastle dominate XI after crushing Tottenham: Premier League and FA Cup team of the week

Wembley to host first Manchester derby FA Cup final after wins for City and United in vastly different style

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  PREMIER LEAGUE AND FA CUP TEAM OF THE WEEK: GK: David de Gea (Manchester United). Coming off a horror show in Seville, De Gea was superb in the FA Cup semi-final. Gets stick for his poor shoot-out record but that United even took Brighton to penalties was thanks to their Spanish stopper. EPA

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  RB: Timothy Castagne (Leicester). One of Leicester’s more consistent performers in a bleak season, the Belgian full-back scored the winner in the vital 2-1 victory over Wolves to boost the Foxes’ survival hopes. Getty

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  CB: Lewis Dunk (Brighton). Led the Brighton defence superbly to keep United out for 120 minutes. Then stepped up to take the high-pressure fifth penalty and buried it. AFP

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  CB: Victor Lindelof (Manchester United). Speaking of pressure penalties, Lindelof took his chance to be a hero by slotting United’s seventh to send his side through to the FA Cup final. Before all that drama, the Swedish centre-back had an excellent game next to the equally impressive Luke Shaw. Reuters

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  LB: Aaron Cresswell (West Ham). Provided a perfect corner for Michail Anotnio to open the scoring at Bournemouth, and delivered a similar ball to start the move for Declan Rice’s goal in the 4-0 win. Two vital contributions in a vital win to move the Hammers clear of relegation trouble. Getty

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  CM: Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle). Proved throughout the season that he’s a top-class midfielder and was at it again in Newcastle’s 6-1 demolition of Tottenham. Provided his usual link-up play in midfield and was simply too good for the opposition. AFP

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  CM: Declan Rice (West Ham). No coincidence that Rice’s best run of form has coincided with West Ham’s improved run of results. Scored the third in the win at Bournemouth and ran the show. Reuters

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  RF: Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City). Star man at Wembley as the Algerian winger helped himself to a hat-trick against Sheffield United to keep City’s treble-chasing season very much alive.

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  LF: Jacob Murphy (Newcastle). Scored the first and third goals, inside the first nine minutes of the game, to set the scene for a dominant win over Spurs. Getty

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  CF: Alexander Isak (Newcastle). Moved into double figures with his ninth and 10th goals of the league season to put Newcastle 5-0 up against Tottenham after just 21 minutes. The Swedish striker is starting to justify his price tag after some injury setbacks. Getty

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  CF: Diogo Jota (Liverpool). The Portuguese forward, hit by injury this season, couldn’t buy a goal for most of the campaign but now has four in his last two games, his latest brace helping Liverpool edged past Nottingham Forest and keep alive their slim top-four hopes. AFP

It was a memorable weekend of football in England – whether it was for the right or wrong reasons would depend on your loyalties.

Arsenal's attempts to end a 19-year wait for the Premier League title took another setback after being held to a 3-3 draw by bottom side Southampton on Friday night, although it could have been worse having trailed 3-1 with just a few minutes remaining.

Second-placed Manchester City were not immediately available to capitalise on the Gunners' latest slip as Pep Guardiola's side were focused on FA Cup duties, and the lived up to all expectations with a comfortable 3-0 win over second-tier Sheffield United at Wembley on Saturday.

Saturday's Premier League action began at Craven Cottage, where Fulham claimed a second-straight win by beating struggling Leeds United 2-1. Brentford and Aston Villa (1-1), and Crystal Palace and Everton (0-0) then played out draws, while Leicester City claimed a vital 2-1 win against Wolves to climb out of the bottom three on goal difference.

The late game on Saturday saw Liverpool battle past Nottingham Forest 3-2 at Anfield to keep alive their fading top-four hopes.

The goals then flew in on Sunday as West Ham's revival continued at pace with a 4-0 win at in-form Bournemouth, and Newcastle delivered the result of the weekend with a 6-1 demolition of Tottenham after racing into a 5-0 lead in the first 21 minutes.

City then discovered their FA Cup final opponents would be rivals Manchester United after Erik ten Hag's side defeated Brighton & Hove Albion on penalties after 120 minutes of goalless, yet absorbing, football.

Check out the photo gallery above for our team of the week, combining both the Premier League and the FA Cup semi-finals. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrow or swipe if using a mobile device.