Heidar Helguson's display against Stoke saw the QPR striker make the cut in our pick of the weekend's best players in the Premier League.
GK: Keiren Westwood (Sunderland)
Westwood is normally the third choice at the Stadium of Light, but based on this confident showing, you wouldn't know it. Always alert to stop Fulham from set-pieces, and made crucial saves when required.
RB: Glen Johnson (Liverpool)
With Micah Richards and Kyle Walker both pressing their case for the England right-back jersey, Johnson delivered a timely reminder of his qualities with a classy winning goal at Stamford Bridge.
CB: Jonas Olsson (West Brom)
A much-needed victory for West Brom, and Olsson was at the heart of it with a measured display at the back.
CB: Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)
Manchester United seem to have lost some of their attacking verve in recent weeks but Vidic turned in another masterclass at the back in partnership with Rio Ferdinand.
LB: Leighton Baines (Everton)
Baines is impressing week-on-week at Everton, and showed composure to tuck away the winning penalty late on against Wolves. With Ashley Cole not at his best, Baines is a contender for the left-back berth at international level as well.
RM: Junior Hoilett (Blackburn Rovers)
A ray of light in a troubled season for Blackburn, Hoilett was a constant menace to the Wigan defence and despite there being some doubt about whether his goal should have stood, he was alert to make sure he put the ball in the net.
CM: Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal)
This was supposed to be the season that Jack Wilshere stepped up to run the Arsenal midfield, but Ramsey is filling the gap well with some increasingly assured performances.
CM: Jack Colback (Sunderland)
Colback has made himself a Sunderland regular this season, and was unlucky not to cap an industrious display against Fulham with a goal when his early effort bounced off the bar.
LM: Stephane Sessegnon (Sunderland)
Sessegnon was full of tricks and invention at the weekend, and unlucky to be part of a Sunderland side who couldn't quite get the win their performance merited.
FW: Heidar Helguson (QPR)
The Icelander netted a crucial brace and saw a third goal disallowed in a consummate all-action display, on a day even a nasty head wound early on couldn't slow him down.
FW: Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
Fast becoming a fixture of the Team of the Week, Van Persie keeps his place in the line-up with the brace which saw Arsenal turn a 1-0 deficit at Norwich into a 2-1 win.
Westwood is normally the third choice at the Stadium of Light, but based on this confident showing, you wouldn't know it. Always alert to stop Fulham from set-pieces, and made crucial saves when required.
RB: Glen Johnson (Liverpool)
With Micah Richards and Kyle Walker both pressing their case for the England right-back jersey, Johnson delivered a timely reminder of his qualities with a classy winning goal at Stamford Bridge.
CB: Jonas Olsson (West Brom)
A much-needed victory for West Brom, and Olsson was at the heart of it with a measured display at the back.
CB: Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)
Manchester United seem to have lost some of their attacking verve in recent weeks but Vidic turned in another masterclass at the back in partnership with Rio Ferdinand.
LB: Leighton Baines (Everton)
Baines is impressing week-on-week at Everton, and showed composure to tuck away the winning penalty late on against Wolves. With Ashley Cole not at his best, Baines is a contender for the left-back berth at international level as well.
RM: Junior Hoilett (Blackburn Rovers)
A ray of light in a troubled season for Blackburn, Hoilett was a constant menace to the Wigan defence and despite there being some doubt about whether his goal should have stood, he was alert to make sure he put the ball in the net.
CM: Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal)
This was supposed to be the season that Jack Wilshere stepped up to run the Arsenal midfield, but Ramsey is filling the gap well with some increasingly assured performances.
CM: Jack Colback (Sunderland)
Colback has made himself a Sunderland regular this season, and was unlucky not to cap an industrious display against Fulham with a goal when his early effort bounced off the bar.
LM: Stephane Sessegnon (Sunderland)
Sessegnon was full of tricks and invention at the weekend, and unlucky to be part of a Sunderland side who couldn't quite get the win their performance merited.
FW: Heidar Helguson (QPR)
The Icelander netted a crucial brace and saw a third goal disallowed in a consummate all-action display, on a day even a nasty head wound early on couldn't slow him down.
FW: Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
Fast becoming a fixture of the Team of the Week, Van Persie keeps his place in the line-up with the brace which saw Arsenal turn a 1-0 deficit at Norwich into a 2-1 win.
