We take our weekly look at the best and worst players from the weekend's Premier League action, with one midfield man sticking it to his former employers and denting their title ambitions.

HOW IT WORKS

We tot up the marks out of 10 awarded in five national newspapers - Sun, Mirror, Mail, Times and Guardian - to reach 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

Lassana Diarra clearly had a point to prove to former club Chelsea with a phenomenal performance for Portsmouth at Fratton Park, helping his new club earn a draw. Wilson Palacios was another on the top of his game during Wigan's home win over West Ham while Emmanuel Adebayor keeps on scoring for Arsenal.

David James (Portsmouth) - 38

Bakary Sagna (Arsenal) - 38

Gary Cahill (Bolton) - 38

David Wheater (Middlesbrough) - 38

Kevin Kilbane (Wigan) - 35

Luis Antonio Valencia (Wigan) - 39

Lassana Diarra (Portsmouth) - 45

Wilson Palacios (Wigan) - 42

Joseph Cole (Chelsea) - 37

Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal) - 43

Dimitar Berbatov (Tottenham) - 36

FLOPS OF THE WEEK

A few players had shockers, but the big names that stand out are Paul Scholes and Micah Richards. The recent form of Dave Kitson and Daniel Sturridge deserted them this weekend.

Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough) - 28

Chris Baird (Fulham) - 23

Micah Richards (Manchester City) - 27

Darren Moore (Derby) - 27

Michael Ball (Manchester City) - 24

Stephen Ireland (Manchester City) - 24

James Harper (Reading) - 23

Paul Scholes (Manchester United) -24

Laurent Robert (Derby) - 23

Dave Kitson (Reading) - 23

Daniel Sturridge (Manchester City) - 24

TEAM OF THE SEASON (minimum 12 starts)

Two changes in our eleven hot-shots: the Hammers' Robert Green takes over in goal from Joe Hart while Togolese ace Adebayor displaces Carlitos Tevez, despite the Argentina star's late goal for Manchester United.

Robert Green (West Ham) - 32.97 average

Steve Finnan (Liverpool) - 31.93

Joleon Lescott (Everton) - 34.46

Martin Laursen (Aston Villa) - 33.7

Gael Clichy (Arsenal) - 32.24

Mikel Arteta (Everton) - 34.44

Francesc Fabregas (Arsenal) - 34.26

Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) - 34.26

Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) - 35.26

Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) - 35.25

Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal) - 34.11

FLOPS OF THE SEASON

Stephen Bywater (Derby County) - 29.83

Chris Baird (Fulham) - 28.10

Ibrahima Sonko (Reading) - 27.04

Claude Davis (Derby County) - 26.97

Jay McEveley (Derby County) - 27.05

Craig Fagan (Derby County) - 28.2

Alan Smith (Newcastle United) - 27.66

Brynjar Gunnarsson (Reading) - 27.69

Morten Gamst Pedersen (Blackburn Rovers) - 28.32

Benni McCarthy (Blackburn Rovers) - 28.26

Michael Chopra (Sunderland) - 28.31

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