Sky Sports picks out the best performers from the Premier League after the latest round of fixtures.
Team of the week
Wojciech Szczesny - Arsenal
It has been a difficult season for Szczesny at Arsenal that hit a new low when he lost his place in goal to Lukasz Fabianski. But the 23-year-old Poland international has taken his opportunity following an injury to his compatriot and produced an assured display in Saturday's 1-0 win at Queens Park Rangers. Szczesny saved well from Andros Townsend before coming up with a full-length stop from Loic Remy as QPR pushed hard for an equaliser. But the Gunners goalkeeper earned his clean sheet and it represents a welcome return to form for the man who is once again the Arsenal No.1.
Phil Jagielka - Everton
Everton's skipper in the absence of Phil Neville couldn't quite help the Toffees to their first Anfield win under David Moyes but the visitors had the England defender to thank for their point as the game finished goalless. Jagielka was a towering presence at the back for Everton and came up with a couple of crucial blocks to ensure his team kept a clean sheet. Firstly, he blocked a Steven Gerrard shot when the Three Lions skipper was well placed and then he threw himself into an even more impressive tackle to deny Philippe Coutinho a derby-day goal.
Ashley Williams - Swansea
The accepted wisdom is that Swansea are already on the beach after winning the club's first major trophy in February. It seems that nobody told Williams. The Swans skipper was tasked with stopping Sergio Aguero and Manchester City at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday and proved up to the job with a series of characteristic blocks to deny Roberto Mancini's men in a goalless draw. Edin Dzeko did waste a good chance late on but the clean sheet was a deserved one for the 28-year-old centre-back.
Winston Reid - West Ham
The New Zealand international has just agreed a new contract at Upton Park and marked the occasion with yet another fine display in what has been a superb season for the defender. Reid produced a commanding performance to ensure a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw at home to Newcastle. Most memorably, the 24-year-old signing from Danish club Midtjylland cleared off the line to deny Papiss Cisse the breakthrough.
John O'Shea - Sunderland
Things looked bleak for Sunderland when they were a goal and a man down at home to Stoke on Monday Night Football. But Paolo Di Canio's relegation-threatened side showed great character to haul themselves back into the contest and pick up what could prove to be a vital point in their battle against the drop. Nobody played a greater part in that comeback than O'Shea. The Republic of Ireland defender scored the equaliser and dealt well with the robust challenge posed by the Potters to secure a 1-1 draw.
Andros Townsend - QPR
Another day, another defeat for QPR but if there is one player who can hold his head up high at Loftus Road this season it is surely Townsend. The January arrival on loan from Tottenham has provided real purpose to the Hoops with his driving attacking runs and devastating dribbling. The 21-year-old also boasts a ferocious shot and Szczesny had to be at his best to deny him in the late kick-off on Saturday.
Shaun Maloney - Wigan
Getting the very best out of Maloney is a task that has perplexed many a manager but the supremely gifted Scot has blossomed under Roberto Martinez at Wigan. The 30-year-old attacking midfielder provided the impetus for last season's great escape and has come into his own again of late. Maloney was certainly the catalyst at West Brom on Saturday, with two vital assists helping turn the game around for the Latics as they grabbed a crucial 3-2 win.
Juan Mata - Chelsea
He has been overlooked for the major individual honours this season but Mata has enjoyed a fine season amid the disruption at Chelsea. The diminutive Spaniard is the team's playmaker and chief creative force but he has also added a greater goal threat in the current campaign and is having the best goalscoring season of his career. The only goal of the game in the 1-0 win at Manchester United on Sunday may have gone down as a Phil Jones own goal after a slight deflection but there can be no denying that Mata is the main man at Stamford Bridge these days.
Gareth Bale - Tottenham
It's becoming repetitive but Tottenham were once again reliant on the brilliance of Bale as they edged past Southampton at White Hart Lane on Saturday. The game looked to be heading for a tame draw that would have been a huge blow for Spurs in their battle for Champions League qualification, until the Welsh wizard intervened. His late strike took his Premier League tally for the season to 20 and added another sequence to what will be a remarkable highlights package for the Spurs star.
Hal Robson-Kanu - Reading
Survival hopes died long ago for Reading but winger Robson-Kanu is determined to finish the season with a bang. The 23-year-old former Arsenal trainee has shown he belongs at the highest level and was the star man on Saturday as his side shocked Fulham to win 4-2 at Craven Cottage. Robson-Kanu bagged a brace with the first coming from the spot before he came up with a fine curling shot to beat Mark Schwarzer on a day when he caused plenty of problems for the Fulham defence.
Gabriel Agbonlahor - Aston Villa
Agbonlahor hasn't always been a prolific goalscorer in his time at Villa Park but he's finding form at just the right time. Paul Lambert's men have won five of their last eight games to pull clear of the relegation zone with Agbonlahor taking the goalscoring burden off Christian Benteke in that period. The three-times capped England forward has netted eight Premier League goals in his last 12 games, including a brace in a dramatic 2-1 win against Norwich at Carrow Road as Villa leapfrogged the Canaries in the table.
