• Goalkeeper: Cameron Dawson (Sheffield Wednesday) – Made a brilliant save from Mike van der Hoorn to earn the Championship club a replay against Swansea City. Ed Sykes via Action Images / Reuters
    Goalkeeper: Cameron Dawson (Sheffield Wednesday) – Made a brilliant save from Mike van der Hoorn to earn the Championship club a replay against Swansea City. Ed Sykes via Action Images / Reuters
  • Right-back: Joseph Rafferty (Rochdale) – Provided a stream of terrific crosses as he was one of the enterprising Dale players to take the game to Tottenham. Nigel Roddis / Getty Images
    Right-back: Joseph Rafferty (Rochdale) – Provided a stream of terrific crosses as he was one of the enterprising Dale players to take the game to Tottenham. Nigel Roddis / Getty Images
  • Centre-back: Connor Goldson (Brighton) – Popped up with a goal against Coventry to help Brighton reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the first time since 1896. Catherine Ivill / Getty Images
    Centre-back: Connor Goldson (Brighton) – Popped up with a goal against Coventry to help Brighton reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the first time since 1896. Catherine Ivill / Getty Images
  • Centre-back: Victor Lindelof (Manchester United) – Returned to the scene of perhaps his worst United performance and brought solidity in the 2-0 win at Huddersfield. Andrew Yates / Reuters
    Centre-back: Victor Lindelof (Manchester United) – Returned to the scene of perhaps his worst United performance and brought solidity in the 2-0 win at Huddersfield. Andrew Yates / Reuters
  • Left-back: Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) – His late goal-line clearance ensured Southampton held off a West Brom fightback to beat Albion for the third time this season. Michael Regan / Getty Images
    Left-back: Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) – His late goal-line clearance ensured Southampton held off a West Brom fightback to beat Albion for the third time this season. Michael Regan / Getty Images
  • Right midfield: Riyad Mahrez (Leicester) – Returned to the starting 11 after he failed to get a move to Manchester City and set up Jamie Vardy’s winner against Sheffield United. Shaun Botterill / Getty Images
    Right midfield: Riyad Mahrez (Leicester) – Returned to the starting 11 after he failed to get a move to Manchester City and set up Jamie Vardy’s winner against Sheffield United. Shaun Botterill / Getty Images
  • Centre midfield: Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea) – Provided some high-class passing in Chelsea’s 4-0 rout of Hull, with his ball for Pedro’s goal the sort few play as well. Catherine Ivill / Getty Images
    Centre midfield: Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea) – Provided some high-class passing in Chelsea’s 4-0 rout of Hull, with his ball for Pedro’s goal the sort few play as well. Catherine Ivill / Getty Images
  • Centre midfield: Dusan Tadic (Southampton) – The Serbian midfielder’s classy chip illustrated his ability and proved the winner for Southampton at the Hawthorns. Carl Recine / Action Images via Reuters
    Centre midfield: Dusan Tadic (Southampton) – The Serbian midfielder’s classy chip illustrated his ability and proved the winner for Southampton at the Hawthorns. Carl Recine / Action Images via Reuters
  • Left midfield: Willian (Chelsea) – Superb against Hull, scoring twice from outside the box, including one after two minutes, and hitting the post in a virtuoso display. Eddie Keogh / Reuters
    Left midfield: Willian (Chelsea) – Superb against Hull, scoring twice from outside the box, including one after two minutes, and hitting the post in a virtuoso display. Eddie Keogh / Reuters
  • Striker: Ian Henderson (Rochdale) – The veteran captain is set to play at Wembley after he got Rochdale’s well-taken opener in their 2-2 draw with Tottenham. Andrew Yates / Reuters
    Striker: Ian Henderson (Rochdale) – The veteran captain is set to play at Wembley after he got Rochdale’s well-taken opener in their 2-2 draw with Tottenham. Andrew Yates / Reuters
  • Striker: Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) – A clinical brace took him past 20 goals for United and showed what a threat they can be on the counter-attack. Andrew Yates / Reuters
    Striker: Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) – A clinical brace took him past 20 goals for United and showed what a threat they can be on the counter-attack. Andrew Yates / Reuters

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Richard Jolly
Richard Jolly
Greater Manchester, England

February 19, 2018

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It will have been heartening for Leicester City supporters to see Riyad Mahrez put his head down and perform as well as he does week in and week out for the 2015/16 Premier League champions during their 1-0 FA Cup fifth-round win over Sheffield United last weekend.

Mahrez returned to Leicester's starting XI on Friday - for the first time since taking a break following the collapse of his proposed transfer to the league leaders - and helped his side to victory after receiving warm applause from the home fans when his name was announced before the tie. He also received a standing ovation when he was substituted late on.

The winger was joined by six fellow Premier League stars in Richard Jolly's team of the weekend, two each belonging to Manchester United, Chelsea and Southampton.

It also augurs well for English football that four of the 11 players featured in Jolly's team are from the lower divisions.

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