English football columnist Richard Jolly names his Best XI for round 31 in the Premier League.
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Right-back: Geoff Cameron, Stoke City. The American capped Stoke's emphatic win at Villa Park with the fourth goal as Mark Hughes' side surely guaranteed their Premier League status. Paul Ellis / AFP -
Centre-back: Curtis Davies, Hull City. Set up a goal and helped Hull keep a clean sheet against West Brom to illustrate what a fine signing he has been. Tony Marshall / Getty Images -
Centre-back: Michael Carrick, Manchester United. Pressed into emergency service at the back, he coped commendably against the giant Andy Carroll. Paul Gilham / Getty Images -
left-back: Cesar Azpilicueta, Chelsea. Many in Jose Mourinho's side excelled in the 6-0 thrashing of Arsenal. The Spanish full-back was one of them. Glyn Kirk / AFP -
Right midfield: Andre Schurrle, Chelsea. Set the tone for Chelsea's rout of Arsenal by setting up Samuel Eto'o's opener and scoring the second goal. Glyn Kirk / AFP -
Centre midfield: Alexander Tettey, Norwich City. Rivalled Wayne Rooney among scorers of spectacular goals with his thumping volley against Sunderland. Scott Heavey / Getty Images -
Centre midfield: Yaya Toure, Manchester City. Reached 20 goals from the centre of midfield with a hat-trick against Fulham. The third was decidedly special. Paul Ellis / AFP -
left midfield: Christian Eriksen, Tottenham Hotspur. The inspiration for the fightback against Southampton, scoring twice and claiming an assist. Andrew Winning / Reuters -
Striker: Wayne Rooney, Manchester United. Scored one of the goals of the season from 57 yards and led from the front as the stand-in skipper struck twice. Carl Court / AFP -
Striker: Luis Suarez, Liverpool. A hat-trick in the surreal 6-3 win over Cardiff took his tally for the season to 28 goals in just 25 games. Incredible. Adrian Dennis / AFP
Richard Jolly’s Premier League Team of the Week 31
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