Kevin Davies not only helped give Bolton some hope in their battle against relegation at the weekend but, perhaps more importantly, he also claimed the crown of Player of the Week. Elsewhere, it was yet another day to forget for Derby, whose fans are advised to look away now.

HOW IT WORKS

We tot up the marks out of 10 awarded in five national newspapers - The Sun, The Mirror, The Mail, The Times and The Guardian - to create a total out of 50. The top player in each position will be rewarded with a spot in the Team of the Week, while the worst scorers will be named and shamed in our Flops XI.

TEAM OF THE WEEK

1. Jens Lehmann (Arsenal) - 38

2. Glen Johnson (Portsmouth) - 36

3. Patrice Evra (Manchester United) - 36

4. Gary Cahill (Bolton) - 36

5. Joleon Lescott (Everton) - 36

6. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) - 38

7. Nigel Reo-Coker (Aston Villa) - 41

8. Stiliyan Petrov (Aston Villa) - 39

9. Kevin Davies (Bolton) - 43

10. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) - 41

11. Alexander Hleb (Arsenal) - 37

The Premier League may boast some of the most skilful, exciting players in the world, but Davies's match-winning performance against West Ham at the weekend proved there is still room in the game for a traditional bustling centre forward. The Bolton striker rightly wears our Player of the Week crown and leads the line alongside Gerrard, who put in yet another inspirational match-winning performance for Liverpool.

Lehmann thinks he is better than Manuel Almunia, and the German could have a point after deputising more than ably against Manchester United, while Arsenal team-mate Hleb also makes the team despite ending on the losing side.

Villa duo Reo-Coker and Petrov form the nucleus of the side this week after orchestrating the demolition of Derby while United - perhaps the biggest winners of the weekend - are only represented by Evra, although Owen Hargreaves came mighty close to being included.

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FLOPS OF THE WEEK

1. Roy Carroll (Derby) - 17

2. Andy Todd (Derby) - 19

3. Eddie Lewis (Derby) - 21

4. Darren Moore (Derby) - 22

5. Andre Bikey (Reading) - 23

6. John Oster (Reading) - 21

7. Stephen Ireland (Manchester City) - 23

8. Kieran Richardson (Sunderland) - 19

9. Shane Long (Reading) - 21

10. Daryl Murphy (Sunderland) - 19

11. David Jones (Derby) - 22

Unsurprisingly, Derby provide three of this week's back four with keeper Carroll picking up the unenviable title of Flop of the Week for his part in shopping six goals at Villa. Jones completes the impressive tally of five Rams players in the side, while Reading supply a further three following their dismal defeat to Fulham. Sunderland's match with Manchester City gave us the remainder of this week's flops, with Richardson in particularly uninspiring form. Dishonourable mentions should also go to Middlesbrough's own-goal scorer Jonathan Grounds and Reading left-back Nicky Shorey, both of whom missed out by a whisker.

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TEAM OF THE SEASON (minimum 16 starts)

1. Brad Friedel (Blackburn) - 33.18

2. Kolo Toure (Arsenal) - 32.98

3. Joleon Lescott (Everton) - 33.89

4. Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea) - 33.25

5. John Terry (Chelsea) - 33.33

6. David Bentley (Blackburn) - 34.01

7. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) - 34.20

8. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) - 34.67

9. Fernando Torres (Liverpool) - 33.95

10. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) - 35.77

11. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) - 35.68

You want a world-beating side? Look no further than this impressive selection of players. Rooney is still top dog but team-mate Ronaldo is hot on his heels in the chase for the coveted Player of the Season award.

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FLOPS OF THE SEASON (minimum 16 starts)

1. Paul Robinson (Tottenham) - 29.55

2. Chris Baird (Fulham) - 27.74

3. Jay McEveley (Derby) - 26.31

4. Younes Kaboul (Tottenham) - 27.52

5. Claude Davies (Derby) - 26.97

6. Brynjar Gunnarsson (Reading) - 27.69

7. Alan Smith (Newcastle) - 26.93

8. Robbie Savage (Derby) - 28.05

9. Michael Chopra (Sunderland) - 28.46

10. Benni McCarthy (Blackburn) - 27.9

11. Eddie Lewis (Derby) - 27.11

McEvely must be thanking his lucky stars he only came on as a substitute against Villa - in doing so he avoided being rated, thereby further cementing his claim on the inaugural Flop of the Season title. As it is, he is still scientifically the league's worst player, and it would take a brave man to bet against him ending the season as such.

Mike Hytner / Eurosport