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Championship: Norwich and Leeds dominate PFA selection of team of 2018-19

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PFA Championship team of 2018-19

Leaders Norwich and third-placed Leeds United each have three players in the Professional Footballers' Association's Championship team of 2018-19.

Leeds midfielder Pablo Hernandez is joined by Pontus Jansson and Liam Cooper, with Norwich duo Jamal Lewis and Max Aarons completing the defence.

Canaries striker Teemu Pukki, Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp and Aston Villa's Tammy Abraham are the forwards.

Blades midfielder Oliver Norwood and Villa's Jack Grealish are also chosen.

Middlesbrough goalkeeper Darren Randolph completes the team.

Helped by 28 goals from Championship top-scorer Pukki, Norwich are on the verge of being promoted to the Premier League despite four successive draws.

They need just a point from their final two games to make absolutely sure.

Sheffield United - who have the equal-best defensive record in the division but do not have a defender in the PFA's team - are the Canaries' nearest challengers, three points adrift.

Back-to-back defeats have seen Leeds' chances of automatic promotion fade as they have a far inferior goal-difference and are three points behind the Blades.

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  • Comment posted by joseramirez, at 16:02 24 Apr 2019

    I've seen some rubbish talked about football but that takes the biscuit. What clown has made these selections?

    "Sheffield United - who, despite having the equal-best defensive record in the division, do not have a defender" says it all.

    Get a grip.

  • Comment posted by paul hirst, at 16:37 24 Apr 2019

    IAs a long suffering Leeds fan I was at Elland Road when we somehow lost to Wigan despite playing against ten men for most of game. I fear Sheff Utd will hold their nerve and we will be resigned to those dreaded play offs again against an Aston Villa side with momentum. I wouldent disagree with most of that team of season. Norwich have drawn their last few games but they desearve to be Champions.

  • Comment posted by Slater, at 16:42 24 Apr 2019

    GK: Randolph
    Def: Lewis - Basham - Jansson - Aarons
    Mid: Hernandez - Norwood - McGinn
    FWD: Pukki - Sharp - Gayle

    For me (Norwich Fan) - Most of it seems fair but Sheffield United have the equal best defense but no CBs in there. Grealish makes a difference but McGinn has been consistent and scored a good tap-in ;) Gayle in for me as well.

    All matter of opinion of course

  • Comment posted by Rayza, at 16:14 24 Apr 2019

    No John Mcginn?! Ridiculous. The guy has been incredible from start to finish, the hardest working player I have EVER seen and scored the goal of the season.

  • Comment posted by Emile Heskey for England Captain, at 16:14 24 Apr 2019

    I may be biased, but John McGinn has been absolutely incredible this season. I would put him in ahead of Grealish, although Grealish has really matured into a great player over the last 6 months.

    Plus, McGinn scored what might end up being the Puskás goal of the season...

  • Comment posted by Alan, at 16:22 24 Apr 2019

    No John McGinn? What a joke..

  • Comment posted by supersonicblade, at 17:14 24 Apr 2019

    Jack O Connell, Enda Stevens, John Fleck & Billy Sharp for Blades.

  • Comment posted by Crusoe, at 17:31 24 Apr 2019

    Sheffield United and Middlesbrough have let in seven goals less than Leeds who have their centre backs in team. Why?.

  • Comment posted by JonS, at 20:46 24 Apr 2019

    Maupay is the 3rd top scorer in the division, at a club much lower down the table than the strikers in this team. He has more goals and assists than Sharp. More combined goals and assists than Abraham. He deserves to be in this team.

  • Comment posted by bear necessity, at 16:41 24 Apr 2019

    Jack Grealish has been brilliant, but he's only played half a season. The best player in the championship this season is John McGinniesta

  • Comment posted by User0962507837, at 19:18 24 Apr 2019

    @ 56 Villa's run of 10 wins is impressive but, you forget to mention before it started you had 2 wins in 15. Few weeks ago Blades won't go up you said, soap and water is pretty good for removing egg off your face. Myself and I imagine all HYS will be supporting whoever you get in play offs, thanks to your arrogance & stupidity.

  • Comment posted by No 12 on Brown, at 21:12 24 Apr 2019

    @ 90 Sheffield United was a founder member of the Premier League. Not only that they scored the very first Premier League goal (Brian Deane, against Manchester United).

  • Comment posted by Dem Rams, at 20:18 24 Apr 2019

    @90 First time? Sheffield United have spent 60 years of their history in the top flight.

  • Comment posted by baldyboy, at 18:44 24 Apr 2019

    Hmm, Villa the best team? The table doesn’t lie, Villa are FIFTH we are TOP! End of story! OTBC!

  • Comment posted by modharry, at 16:50 24 Apr 2019

    The obvious players overlooked Wilson & Mount at Derby, Bowen at Hull, James at Swansea 4 brilliant young players there. But the championship is up a level again this year some really good sides will not make play offs even. Its hard to argue against side picked but players missing show quality in championship this season.

  • Comment posted by Dave The Rave, at 16:11 24 Apr 2019

    Dean Henderson - 20 clean sheets, and not in ?? Strange, or am I missing something ???

  • Comment posted by mudhutter, at 19:17 24 Apr 2019

    Hopefully Norwich and Sheff Utd will go up automatically and Bristol City will go up via the The Play Offs.
    They are the ones that have just got on with it this year without shouting their big gobs off like the big time charlies of Villa, Leeds.

  • Comment posted by John Henry Creamer, at 17:46 24 Apr 2019

    Joe Lolley has been one of the best players I've seen at this level. I'm surprised he didn't get a mention.

  • Comment posted by The Joker, at 17:25 24 Apr 2019

    Why make a team of the season before the season is finished?

  • Comment posted by Jupiter, at 09:17 25 Apr 2019

    I'm a Villa fan but to hear Villa fans talking about promotion as if its already guaranteed makes me wince. Villa have got to be a favorite to go up given recent form and I'm cautiously optimistic but it is far, far from a done deal. UTV

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