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CF: Diogo Jota (Liverpool). The Portuguese forward, hit by injury this season, couldn’t buy a goal for most of the campaign but now has four in his last two games, his latest brace helping Liverpool edged past Nottingham Forest and keep alive their slim top-four hopes. AFP

PREMIER LEAGUE AND FA CUP TEAM OF THE WEEK: GK: David de Gea (Manchester United). Coming off a horror show in Seville, De Gea was superb in the FA Cup semi-final. Gets stick for his poor shoot-out record but that United even took Brighton to penalties was thanks to their Spanish stopper. EPA

RB: Timothy Castagne (Leicester). One of Leicester’s more consistent performers in a bleak season, the Belgian full-back scored the winner in the vital 2-1 victory over Wolves to boost the Foxes’ survival hopes. Getty

CB: Lewis Dunk (Brighton). Led the Brighton defence superbly to keep United out for 120 minutes. Then stepped up to take the high-pressure fifth penalty and buried it. AFP

CB: Victor Lindelof (Manchester United). Speaking of pressure penalties, Lindelof took his chance to be a hero by slotting United’s seventh to send his side through to the FA Cup final. Before all that drama, the Swedish centre-back had an excellent game next to the equally impressive Luke Shaw. Reuters

LB: Aaron Cresswell (West Ham). Provided a perfect corner for Michail Anotnio to open the scoring at Bournemouth, and delivered a similar ball to start the move for Declan Rice’s goal in the 4-0 win. Two vital contributions in a vital win to move the Hammers clear of relegation trouble. Getty

CM: Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle). Proved throughout the season that he’s a top-class midfielder and was at it again in Newcastle’s 6-1 demolition of Tottenham. Provided his usual link-up play in midfield and was simply too good for the opposition. AFP

CM: Declan Rice (West Ham). No coincidence that Rice’s best run of form has coincided with West Ham’s improved run of results. Scored the third in the win at Bournemouth and ran the show. Reuters

RF: Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City). Star man at Wembley as the Algerian winger helped himself to a hat-trick against Sheffield United to keep City’s treble-chasing season very much alive.

LF: Jacob Murphy (Newcastle). Scored the first and third goals, inside the first nine minutes of the game, to set the scene for a dominant win over Spurs. Getty

CF: Alexander Isak (Newcastle). Moved into double figures with his ninth and 10th goals of the league season to put Newcastle 5-0 up against Tottenham after just 21 minutes. The Swedish striker is starting to justify his price tag after some injury setbacks. Getty

CF: Diogo Jota (Liverpool). The Portuguese forward, hit by injury this season, couldn’t buy a goal for most of the campaign but now has four in his last two games, his latest brace helping Liverpool edged past Nottingham Forest and keep alive their slim top-four hopes. AFP

PREMIER LEAGUE AND FA CUP TEAM OF THE WEEK: GK: David de Gea (Manchester United). Coming off a horror show in Seville, De Gea was superb in the FA Cup semi-final. Gets stick for his poor shoot-out record but that United even took Brighton to penalties was thanks to their Spanish stopper. EPA

RB: Timothy Castagne (Leicester). One of Leicester’s more consistent performers in a bleak season, the Belgian full-back scored the winner in the vital 2-1 victory over Wolves to boost the Foxes’ survival hopes. Getty

CB: Lewis Dunk (Brighton). Led the Brighton defence superbly to keep United out for 120 minutes. Then stepped up to take the high-pressure fifth penalty and buried it. AFP

CB: Victor Lindelof (Manchester United). Speaking of pressure penalties, Lindelof took his chance to be a hero by slotting United’s seventh to send his side through to the FA Cup final. Before all that drama, the Swedish centre-back had an excellent game next to the equally impressive Luke Shaw. Reuters

LB: Aaron Cresswell (West Ham). Provided a perfect corner for Michail Anotnio to open the scoring at Bournemouth, and delivered a similar ball to start the move for Declan Rice’s goal in the 4-0 win. Two vital contributions in a vital win to move the Hammers clear of relegation trouble. Getty

CM: Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle). Proved throughout the season that he’s a top-class midfielder and was at it again in Newcastle’s 6-1 demolition of Tottenham. Provided his usual link-up play in midfield and was simply too good for the opposition. AFP

CM: Declan Rice (West Ham). No coincidence that Rice’s best run of form has coincided with West Ham’s improved run of results. Scored the third in the win at Bournemouth and ran the show. Reuters

RF: Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City). Star man at Wembley as the Algerian winger helped himself to a hat-trick against Sheffield United to keep City’s treble-chasing season very much alive.

LF: Jacob Murphy (Newcastle). Scored the first and third goals, inside the first nine minutes of the game, to set the scene for a dominant win over Spurs. Getty

CF: Alexander Isak (Newcastle). Moved into double figures with his ninth and 10th goals of the league season to put Newcastle 5-0 up against Tottenham after just 21 minutes. The Swedish striker is starting to justify his price tag after some injury setbacks. Getty

CF: Diogo Jota (Liverpool). The Portuguese forward, hit by injury this season, couldn’t buy a goal for most of the campaign but now has four in his last two games, his latest brace helping Liverpool edged past Nottingham Forest and keep alive their slim top-four hopes. AFP

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April 24, 2023

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