Chelsea stars take over half the spots in PFA Team of the Year

Eden Hazard, Diego Costa, Nemanja Matic, John Terry, Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanovic were all named in the best XI. Notably. though, Cesc Fabregas was not despite having 16 assists to his name in the league this season.

Only Tottenham's Harry Kane, Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez, Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho and Southampton's Ryan Bertrand won places ahead of Chelsea counterparts in the outfield, while David de Gea of Manchester United is in goal.

The goalkeeper selection, of course, might easily have gone to Thibaut Courtois had he had even half as many saves to make as De Gea has, particularly during a poor opening period of the season for United.

Chelsea can also take some credit for Bertrand, who only joined Southampton on a permanent basis in January after impressing during a loan stint - a fact not lost on Chelsea themselves.

The main Player of the Year awards take place on Sunday night, with Hazard hot favourite to win and Kane expected to win the Young Player of the Year award.

Sure, there are a few tweaks that could have broken the Chelsea dominance on this list. Could Nathaniel Clyne have been given the nod over Ivanovic? Arguably. Could space have been found for David Silva or Angel Di Maria? Perhaps. Yet the Blues could just as easily argue that Cesc Fabregas is unfairly ignored, no doubt because he has not kept up the impetus after a stellar first half of the season in which he was the best player in the country bar none. All in all, this is a decent