PFA teams of the year: Chelsea and Tottenham dominate Premier League XI
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Chelsea and Tottenham have both had four of their players named in the Professional Footballers' Association Premier League team of the year.
Defenders Gary Cahill and David Luiz and midfielders N'Golo Kante and Eden Hazard are Chelsea's representatives.
Tottenham's quartet are defenders Kyle Walker and Danny Rose, midfielder Dele Alli and forward Harry Kane.
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, Liverpool's Sadio Mane and Everton forward Romelu Lukaku are also picked.
The divisional teams of the year have also been announced ahead of the 44th PFA Awards, which are being held in London on Sunday, 23 April.
The PFA Players' Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year will also be revealed at the event.
The votes were provided by PFA members from 100 clubs from the Premier League, Football League and Women's Super League.
Do you agree? Scroll down to the bottom of this page to select your own Premier League team of the year.
Four from Brighton in Championship team
Four players from recently promoted Brighton feature in the Championship team of the year - Goalkeeper David Stockdale, defenders Bruno and Lewis Dunk and the division's player of the year, midfielder Anthony Knockaert.
Newcastle provide three players in defender Jamaal Lascelles, midfielder Jonjo Shelvey and forward Dwight Gayle. Chris Wood of Leeds, the top-scorer with 25 league goals, is also selected.
Fulham have two players in the team - 16-year-old defender Ryan Sessegnon and Tom Cairney, who is named in midfield along with Huddersfield's Aaron Mooy.
Blades have five in League One side
Sheffield United, who sealed promotion to the Championship on 8 April, have five players in the League One team of the year.
They are goalkeeper Simon Moore, defender Kieron Freeman, midfielders Mark Duffy and John Fleck and the country's top goalscorer, Billy Sharp, who has 27 goals to his name this campaign.
Bolton, who can join the Blades in the second tier if results go their way this weekend, provide defenders Mark Beevers and David Wheater.
Bradford left-back James Meredith completes the back four, while Scunthorpe's Josh Morris (with 19 goals to his name) and Erhun Oztumer (scorer of 14) of Walsall are in midfield with Bury's James Vaughan (22 goals) in attack.
Promoted trio dominate League Two team
The top three teams from League Two, Doncaster, Plymouth and Portsmouth, all of whom have already secured their promotion provide seven players for the fourth tier team of the year.
Rovers' James Coppinger and John Marquis (who has scored 26 this season) are in midfield and attack respectively, with Portsmouth duo Christian Burgess and Enda Stevens named in defence.
Argyle's Luke McCormick is in goal, along with team-mates Sonny Bradley (defence) and 14-goal Graham Carey (midfield).
The other players are Blackpool defender Kelvin Mellor, midfielders Nicky Adams and Luke Berry (of Carlisle and Cambridge respectively) and Luton forward Danny Hylton (21 goals).
Manchester City quintet in WSL XI
Women's Super League winners Manchester City have five players in the division's team of the year.
Three defenders - Lucy Bronze, Jenny Beattie and Steph Houghton - are selected, along with midfielder Jill Scott and forward Jane Ross.
Chelsea have two representatives in midfielder Karen Carney and forward Eniola Aluko, with Reading's Mary Earps in goal, Birmingham's Jess Carter in defence and Arsenal's Jordan Nobbs and Liverpool's Caroline Weir in midfield.
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My only surprises are that David Luiz beat Alderweireld, and even though he's an exceptional goalkeeper; De Gea hasn't been 'that' amazing this season. Tom Heaton all day for me.
- De Gea (can't help thinking this is just the token Manchester United player)
- Mane over Sanchez given Sanchez was nominated for PFA Player of the Year and Mane wasn't, although both carried their teams for the most part
- Cahill (as a Chelsea fan, he has made me nervous every time he has touched the ball this year...should be Alderweireld)
For example, I don't think De Gea should be in there, but if opposition players who played against him thought he was the hardest keeper to score against this season then who are we to argue with that?
A lot of fine margins and a lot of players have been very good this season. lallana, coutinho, Firminio, De Brune, Sana , David Silva ( unsung hero), Alderweireld , Victor Moses, Sanchez, Heaton
Very tough choice to pick first 11.
We will win it next year!!!!
Who burgled my caravan!!!!
Just read that Jenson Button has donated 15k to that poor 17 year old racing driver who lost both his legs this week.
Jason Plato and Max Chilton also donated (amounts undisclosed)
They didnt have to, they chose to, to help him.
Nice touch.