English football columnist Richard Jolly names his Best XI for Round 33 in the Premier League.
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Right-back: Liam Rosenior, Hull City. Provided the cross for George Boyd's winner against Swansea, which takes Hull to the brink of safety. Dave Howarth / AP / PA -
Centre-back: Damien Delaney, Crystal Palace. Kept Cardiff quiet as Crystal Palace made it back-to-back clean sheets and two successive wins. Steve Bardens / Getty Images -
Centre-back: Mamadou Sakho, Liverpool. Only recalled because Daniel Agger was injured, the Frenchman defended manfully against Andy Carroll and West Ham. Dylan Martinez / Reuters -
Left-back: Kieran Richardson, Fulham. Scored the spectacular opening goal in the win at Aston Villa that gives Fulham hope of pulling off another great escape. Ross Kinnaird / Getty Images -
Right midfield: Mohamed Salah, Chelsea. Made the most of a belated first start to score and star in Chelsea's 3-0 win over Stoke. Glyn Kirk / AFP -
Centre midfield: Steven Gerrard, Liverpool. His ability to score high-pressure penalties could be the factor that wins Liverpool the league. Mike Hewitt / Getty Images -
Centre midfield: Ross Barkley, Everton. Terrific in the midfield as Everton overwhelmed Arsenal at Goodison Park. Paul Ellis / AFP -
Left midfield: Jason Puncheon, Crystal Palace. Scorer of two wonderful goals and a threat throughout as Palace saw off relegation rivals Cardiff. Steve Bardens / Getty Images -
Striker: Steven Naismith, Everton. Proved himself the man for the big occasion again as he ran Arsenal ragged and scored the opening goal. Paul Ellis / AFP -
Striker: Juan Mata, Manchester United. Had his best day as a United player at Newcastle, scoring twice and setting Adnan Januzaj up with a lovely backheel. Ian MacNicol / AFP
Richard Jolly’s Premier League Team of the Week 33
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