Despite their great performance in earning a draw against Manchester United, only one Middlesbrough player makes the cut, and he's not even our Player of the Week...

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

It was going to take a monumental effort to stop Afonso Alves being crowned Player of the Week - and that's exactly what Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry produced against Bolton. He grabbed two goals and two assists in the demolition of the Trotters. Brazilian striker Alves has to settle for the silver medal after finally opening his Middlesbrough account with his classy double against Manchester United. Barry's fellow Villan Ashley Young is no stranger to Team of the Week, and Luis Antonio Valencia's place is thoroughly deserved after helping boss Steve Bruce get revenge over his former club, Birmingham City. The surprise inclusion of the week is that of a Newcastle defender, with full-back Habib Beye winning the praise of Fleet Street.

Joe Hart (Manchester City) - 36

Habib Beye (Newcastle United) - 40

Danny Collins (Sunderland) - 36

Nyron Nosworthy (Sunderland) - 36

Jose Enrique (Newcastle United) - 35

Luis Antonio Valencia (Wigan Athletic) - 40

Joey Barton (Newcastle United) - 38

Gareth Barry (Aston Villa) - 42

Ashley Young (Aston Villa) - 40

Afonso Alves (Middlesbrough) - 41

Kenwyne Jones (Sunderland) - 38

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FLOPS OF THE WEEK

While the Villa captain stood head and shoulders above the rest, the blue half of Birmingham cannot be so proud, as City's skipper Damien Johnson did his best Martin Taylor impression with his lunge on Kevin Kilbane and was subsequently sent off. Fulham defender Brede Hangleland shares the Flop of the Week award, with team-mate Leon Andreasen not far behind. The top four clubs are also well represented, with Carlos Tevez, John Arne Riise and Justin Hoyte all featuring.

Scott Carson (Aston Villa) - 23

Justin Hoyte (Arsenal) - 22

Ivar Ingimarsson (Reading) - 21

Brede Hangeland (Fulham) - 20

Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham Hotspur) - 24

Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal) - 25

Damien Johnson (Birmingham City) - 20

Leon Andreasen (Fulham) - 21

John Arne Riise (Liverpool) - 26

El-Hadji Diouf (Bolton Wanderers) - 21

Carlos Tevez (Manchester United) - 22

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TEAM OF THE SEASON (minimum 16 starts)

Wayne Rooney keeps his nose in front of Cristiano Ronaldo after they both scored at the weekend, while Tevez's stinker in the same match sees him drop out of the side for Fernando Torres. Ashley Young is also back in, forcing David Bentley out of the team at this crucial stage in the season.

Brad Friedel (Blackburn Rovers) - 33.21 average

Kolo Toure (Arsenal) - 33.06

Richard Dunne (Manchester City) - 33.28

John Terry (Chelsea) - 33.33

Joleon Lescott (Everton) - 33.82

Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) - 35.78

Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) - 34.45

Frank Lampard (Chelsea) - 34.2

Ashley Young (Aston Villa) - 33.78

Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) - 35.9

Fernando Torres (Liverpool) - 33.91

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FLOPS OF THE SEASON

Derby's Eddie Lewis is going to have to score hat-tricks in every game until the end of the season if he's going to save himself now. Michael Owen finally moves out of the hall of shame, and is replaced by Michael Chopra, despite the former Newcastle man also scoring.

Paul Robinson (Tottenham Hotspur) - 29.55

Chris Baird (Fulham) - 27.74

Younes Kaboul (Tottenham Hotspur) - 27.52

Claude Davis (Derby County) - 26.97

Jay McEveley (Derby County) - 26.31

Craig Fagan (Derby County) - 28.12

Brynjar Gunnarsson (Reading) - 27.69

Alan Smith (Newcastle United) - 26.93

Eddie Lewis (Derby County) - 24.47

Benni McCarthy (Blackburn Rovers) - 27.9

Michael Chopra (Sunderland) - 28.54

Tony Mabert / Eurosport