The 10 best players of Premier League Gameweek 26 - ranked
A few teams might have been missing from the action, but Gameweek 26 of the 2023/24 Premier League season still delivered.
There were big wins for Arsenal and Manchester City as they aim to stay in title contention, while Aston Villa enhanced their hopes of Champions League qualification by thumping Nottingham Forest.
Here are top performers from an entertaining round of fixtures in the Premier League.
Oliver Glasner's introduction to life in the Premier League eventually ended swimmingly as Crystal Palace eased to a 3-0 win over ten-player Burnley.
The Eagles were aided by Josh Brownhill's 35th-minute red card before Jordan Ayew produced a pinpoint cross for Chris Richards to open the scoring in the second half.
He then tapped in Matheus Franca's ball across goal as Palace eased their relegation worries and gave new boss Glasner the ideal start at Selhurst Park.
Man City's win over Bournemouth bored a fair few neutrals, but there was still one moment of undisputed quality when Phil Foden fired in the winner.
The 23-year-old is enjoying arguably his finest individual club season and is well on his way to beating his previous best scoring campaign, recording his ninth strike at the Vitality Stadium.
He only needs three to surpass his 2022/23 haul and, in the form he's in right now, few would back against Foden doing so.
Scoring a belter from distance is sometimes enough to earn a player a place in illustrious 'best players of the gameweek' lists. But West Ham's Emerson Palmieri did a fair bit more to warrant inclusion.
The former Chelsea full-back set up Jarrod Bowen's early opener before sending a howitzer beyond the clutches of Mark Flekken.
The Brazilian then cleared a shot off his own line in the dying embers to
