[Sport] Garth Crooks' team of the week: Jota, Jesus, McNeil, Rudiger, Stones, Dunk

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Manchester City continued their march towards the Premier League title with a 3-0 win at Fulham as Manchester United strengthened their top-four hopes with a 1-0 victory against West Ham.

Leicester City remain a point behind United in third after thrashing bottom club Sheffield United 5-0 while Chelsea were held 0-0 at Leeds.

Everton's European hopes were dented by a 2-1 loss at home to Burnley, while Arsenal edged the north London derby by the same score against Tottenham.

Meanwhile, Brighton secured a valuable 2-1 win at Southampton, Crystal Palace won 1-0 against West Brom and Newcastle and Aston Villa played out a 1-1 draw.

On Monday evening Liverpool moved up to sixth with a 1-0 win over Wolves.

Check out my team of the week and then make your own selections towards the bottom of the article.

It was the save from Leeds forward Tyler Roberts that made me sit up and take notice of Edouard Mendy's performance.

The Senegal international somehow got his fingertips to the ball and pushed the effort onto the crossbar. His second save from Raphinha was not quite as impressive but nevertheless just as important.

I haven't been totally convinced by Mendy's career at Stamford Bridge since his arrival from Rennes (although he has made my team on previous occasions) but Chelsea have only conceded two goals in 12 games under Thomas Tuchel and Mendy has featured in the majority of those games.

Did you know? Mendy has now kept 19 clean sheets for Chelsea across all competitions this season - only Manchester City's Ederson (20) has kept more for a top five European league side in all competitions this campaign.

Defenders - Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea), Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), Lewis Dunk (Brighton), John Stones (Manchester City)

Antonio Rudiger: When I saw Patrick Bamford limp off the pitch at Elland Road after a collision with Antonio Rudiger, I wasn't surprised.

Most players who come into contact with Rudiger know that they have been in a game. Since the German international returned to the Chelsea line-up, their goal against tally has been as good as any defence in the league.

Earlier in the season they were leaking goals. I keep telling Chelsea fans that Rudiger may not be pretty but he is the best defender at the club.

Did you know? Chelsea have conceded just five goals in the 13 league games Rudiger has appeared in this season, conceding a goal every 234 minutes on average when he is on the pitch.

Jamaal Lascelles: This was a game where Newcastle had most of the play but couldn't finish. In the end it took the captain, Jamaal Lascelles, to produce a brilliant header to provide Newcastle and Steve Bruce with a reprieve.

The Magpies are in a relegation battle and the manager is fighting to retain his job. If they want to survive then they have to get Allan Saint-Maximin, Callum Wilson and Miguel Almiron all fit and back on the pitch pronto.

Did you know? All eight of Lascelles' Premier League goals have been headers, including his late equaliser against Aston Villa on Friday - he is the top scorer in the competition's history to net 100% of his goals with his head.

Lewis Dunk: This was a gutsy performance by Brighton. I was critical of the Seagulls at West Brom when they wasted a hatful of chances. But this was a very different Brighton, who were full of enterprise and prepared to take risks and it paid off. Lewis Dunk scored a super header to set the victory up but the quality of defending that followed was as good as I've seen.

In light of what is happening below them, Brighton were desperate for the points against the Saints. Meanwhile, Fulham, Newcastle or Brighton are in great danger of joining my relegation certainties, Sheffield United and West Brom, in the Championship next season. The problem is I can't call it.

Did you know? Dunk has now scored 20 league goals for Brighton (excluding play-offs), with 15 of those being headers.

John Stones: It may have been his fifth goal of the campaign but that doesn't tell the whole story about the season John Stones is having.

I've seen lots of goals scored but not by a centre-back with the composure to attack a ball that sat up and finish like a striker. Stones is so full of confidence at the moment, it's scary. The response from his Manchester City team-mates, I'm convinced was largely because of the sheer quality of the finish. It also broke down a resilient Fulham side, who provided fight and commitment but couldn't compete with City's class.

Did you know? Having scored just one goal in his first 170 Premier League appearances, Stones has since netted four in his past 10 games in the competition.