English football columnist Richard Jolly names his Best XI in the Premier League for the August 23-24 weekend.
Updated: August 25, 2014, 12:00 AM
Richard Jolly’s Premier League Team of the Week 2
Right-back: Branislav Ivanovic, Chelsea. The Serb produced a marauding display as he surged forward to set up Diego Costa’s opener in the 2-0 win against Leicester. (Photo: Jamie McDonald / Getty Images)
Centre-back: Paul McShane, Hull City. Hull were down to 10 men for 76 minutes but Paul McShane defended magnificently as they restricted Stoke to few chances. (Photo: David Rogers / Getty Images)
Centre-back: Jonas Olsson, West Bromwich Albion. It wasn’t the most exciting of games but West Brom clocked up their first clean sheet under Alan Irvine at Southampton. (Photo: Matthew Lewis / Getty Images)
Left-back: Danny Rose, Tottenham Hotspur. Responded well to the arrival of fellow left-back Ben Davies and set up a goal in Spurs’ 4-0 thrashing of QPR. (Photo: Eddie Keogh / Reuters)
Right midfield: Erik Lamela, Tottenham Hotspur. Endured a wretched season last year but finally showed his quality with a magnificent performance against QPR. (Photo: Eddie Keogh / Reuters)
Centre midfield: Mark Noble, West Ham United. Ran the game as West Ham out-passed and outclassed Crystal Palace. Might just get an England call up. (Photo: Olly Greenwood / AFP)
Centre midfield: Lee Cattermole, Sunderland. Authoritative, decisive and positive, he was everything Manchester United weren’t in midfield during the draw at the Stadium of Light. (Photo: Michael Regan / Getty Images)
Left midfield: Nacer Chadli, Tottenham Hotspur. Scored twice as QPR were put to the sword. Like Lamela, his second season could be more fruitful than his first. (Photo: Eddie Keogh / Reuters)
Centre forward: Mauro Zarate, West Ham United. Brought the flair the West Ham fans have been calling for and opened his Hammers account at Selhurst Park. (Photo: Eddie Keogh / Reuters)
Centre forward: Olivier Giroud, Arsenal. Came off the bench to transform the game at Everton. The Frenchman deserved his last-minute equaliser. (Photo: Lindsey Parnaby / AFP)