The Premier League Team of the Season (TOTS) squad has been confirmed by EA FC 24 and is dominated by players from title contenders Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool.
All three clubs have conquered the top of the table, leading to an exciting three-way title race.
Liverpool were beaten in midweek by Merseyside rivals Everton but still have an outside chance of winning the league and giving Jurgen Klopp a fairytale ending to his reign at Anfield.
Despite that recent setback, the Reds still have several of their players in the TOTS squad, including Virgil van Dijk, who has been awarded the joint-highest rating of 97 along with City’s Erling Haaland.
Mohamed Salah and Alisson (both 95), Luis Díaz (94) and Alexis Mac Allister (92) also made the cut.
Five Liverpool players are in the EA FC 24 TOTS team, including Mohamed Salah (left)
Man City have four players, with Phil Foden (left), Erling Haaland (centre) and Kevin De Bruyne (right) making the cut.
Arsenal have five players in the squad, including centre-back William Saliba (above)
Second-place City lead Liverpool by two points in the Premier League and have a game in hand, but have one less player in the TOTS team.
Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne (both 96) and Phil Foden (94) join Haaland in the star-studded team.
Meanwhile, Arsenal are seeking their first league title in two decades and look set to push City all the way.
They have been rewarded for another excellent season by having five stars included in EA FC 24. Declan Rice leads the way with a rating of 96, closely followed by Bukayo Saka (95), William Saliba (94) plus Gabriel and Ben White (both 91). ).
The giants of the game have given out five spots in the TOTS Moments category, with De Bruyne and Diaz earning their spots thanks to this.
Haaland, Virgil van Dijk and Declan Rice are the highest-rated players of their respective clubs
Another player benefiting from this category is Chelsea striker Christopher Nkunku, despite his nightmare first season at Stamford Bridge.
Nkunku joined Chelsea last summer after signing for £53million, but has only started two games all season after an injury-plagued campaign.
He has scored two goals for the Blues, but both goals came in lost causes. However, he is still on the team and received a rating of 92.
He is joined in the team by Cole Palmer, the only bright spot in Chelsea’s disappointing season, while there are also spaces for Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins and Tottenham captain Son Heung-min.
Christopher Nkunku (left) has been included thanks to TOTS Moments, despite missing most of the season through injury, along with his Chelsea teammate Cole Palmer (right).
EA published a graphic listing the 20 Premier League stars who will receive a TOTS card
Alejandro Garnacho is the only Manchester United representative in the TOTS Moments category, along with Brighton full-back Pervis Estupinan.
A WSL TOTS team has also been released, and it is Chelsea and England star Lauren James who has the highest rating of 97.
Unsurprisingly, it is Chelsea and City players who dominate the list, and the title race between the two clubs is about to go down to the wire.
Chelsea are represented by Sam Kerr and Niamh Charles, while Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw, Lauren Hemp, Alex Greenwood, Chloe Kelly and Khiara Keating have been chosen for City.
There is also room for Arsenal and England striker Alessia Russo.
More players are expected to be released as Squad Building Challenges (SBCs) and objectives over the next week.
Chelsea star Lauren James (pictured) is the highest-rated player on the WSL TOTS team
James is joined by two of his Chelsea teammates among the Barclays WSL TOTS players
