Six Chelsea players feature in the PFA’s Premier League team of the year, which was announced on Twitter before Sunday’s PFA Awards ceremony.
The Player of the Year nominees Diego Costa and Eden Hazard are joined in the team by the defenders John Terry, Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanovic and the midfielder Nemanja Matic, while Harry Kane features after scoring 31 goals for Tottenham this season.
Manchester United’s David de Gea is named in goal, with fellow Player of the Year nominees Philippe Coutinho and Alexis Sánchez also included. Southampton’s Ryan Bertrand, who joined the Saints permanently from Chelsea in January, completes the team at left-back.
Eden Hazard clinched the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year award.
Hazard, 24, has scored 13 goals and made eight assists in 33 Premier League games to help leaders Chelsea move to the cusp of the title.
Arsenal midfielder Leah Williamson, 18, won the Women’s PFA Young Player of the Year award.
Former England midfielders Steven Gerrard, 34, and Frank Lampard, 36, shared the PFA Merit award.
The veteran pair will leave the Premier League for Major League Soccer in the United States in the summer, having collected 220 England caps between them.