Premier League team of the week: Dele Alli on fire for Spurs as Sergio Aguero leads Man City fightback



Pedro strike sets Chelsea on their way to impressive win away at Everton and Gylfi Sigurdsson free kick at Old Trafford could be invaluable to Swansea City’s hopes of survival.

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Goalkeeper: Eldin Jakupovic (Hull City)

If Hull City stay up, their goalkeeper’s penalty save from Southampton’s Dusan Tadic may seem one of the key moments in their season.

Right-back: Adam Smith (Bournemouth)

Part of the defence that kept Sunderland out before Josh King scored the goal to relegate the Wearsiders and take Bournemouth up to 10th.

Centre-back: James Tarkowski (Burnley)

Made a belated first Premier League start and starred, excelling against Christian Benteke in Burnley’s long-awaited first away win.

Centre-back: Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur)

A commanding performance in defence and some fine attempts at goal from the Belgian in the North London derby against Arsenal.

Left-back: Christian Fuchs (Leicester City)

Quietly effective as he helped keep the clean sheet that Jamie Vardy garnished with a winner against West Bromwich Albion.

Right midfield: Pedro (Chelsea)

The Spaniard’s magnificent 20-yard opener at Everton broke the deadlock and put Chelsea on course to clinch the title.

Centre midfield: Dele Alli (Tottenham)

Kept up his prolific run with the opening goal against Arsenal as Tottenham ensured they will finish above their rivals.

Centre midfield: Nemanja Matic (Chelsea)

A forceful performance in the centre of the pitch as Chelsea showed their solidity and strength at Goodison Park.

Left midfield: Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City)

The set-piece specialist’s stunning free kick earned Swansea a surprise point at Old Trafford against Manchester United. It could be crucial in the run-in.

Striker: Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)

The Argentine scored one goal and made another as City twice came from behind to gain a point at Middlesbrough.

Striker: Ashley Barnes (Burnley)

Made a nuisance of himself, irritating the Crystal Palace defenders and scoring the opening goal in a win that might keep Burnley up.

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If you go

The flights

There are direct flights from Dubai to Sofia with FlyDubai (www.flydubai.com) and Wizz Air (www.wizzair.com), from Dh1,164 and Dh822 return including taxes, respectively.

The trip

Plovdiv is 150km from Sofia, with an hourly bus service taking around 2 hours and costing $16 (Dh58). The Rhodopes can be reached from Sofia in between 2-4hours.

The trip was organised by Bulguides (www.bulguides.com), which organises guided trips throughout Bulgaria. Guiding, accommodation, food and transfers from Plovdiv to the mountains and back costs around 170 USD for a four-day, three-night trip.

 

MATCH INFO

England 241-3 (20 ovs)

Malan 130 no, Morgan 91

New Zealand 165 all out (16.5ovs)

Southee 39, Parkinson 4-47

England win by 76 runs

Series level at 2-2

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Dir: Roar Uthaug
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Daniel Wu, Walter Goggins
​​​​​​​two stars