Each week FIFA Ultimate Team assembles the best players from international and club competition around the world. This collection of players is available to challenge in FUT.

With a good chunk of European leagues enjoying the winter break, this week’s squad features mostly players from England’s various divisions.

It was the traditional slate of Barclays Premier League matches on Boxing Day, with all twenty clubs in action. In Manchester, Kevin De Bruyne had a goal and two assists as City easily defeated Sunderland 4-1.

Later that day at St. Mary’s Stadium, Southampton took care of Arsenal 4-0. Goal-scorers for the hosts included defender José Fonte with one and two from striker Shane Long.

Although on the losing side on Saturday, two days later Arsenal’s Petr Čech broke the Premier League’s record for clean sheets by a keeper, earning his 170^th in the club’s 2-0 victory over AFC Bournemouth. 

Starting XI

• GK: Jack Butland – Stoke City (England)
• CB: José Fonte – Southampton (England)
• RB: Guillaume Gillet – Anderlecht (Belgium)
• CB: Ethan Ebanks-Landell – Wolverhampton Wanderers (England)
• LM: Mathieu Dossevi – Standard Liège (Belgium)
• LM: Fernando Forestieri – Sheffield Wednesday (England)
• RM: Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City (England)
• RM: Xherdan Shaqiri – Stoke City (England)
• ST: Shane Long – Southampton (England)
• ST: Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspur (England)
• ST: Diego Costa – Chelsea (England)

Substitutes & Reserves

• GK: Stefano Minelli – Brescia (Italy)
• CB: Larrys Mabiala – Kayserispor (Turkey)
• RM: Tim Matthys – KV Mechelen (Belgium)
• CAM: Tony Andreu – Rotherham United (England)
• ST: Andre Gray – Burnley (England)
• ST: Liam Boyce – Ross County (Scotland)
• ST: Robbie Simpson – Cambridge United (England)
• GK: Petr Čech – Arsenal (England)
• CDM: Oğuzhan Özyakup – Beşiktaş (Turkey)
• ST: Conor Washington – Peterborough United
• ST: Davide Luppi – Modena (Italy)
• ST: Romelu Lukaku – Everton (England)

*Please note: starting line-up and/or player positioning may differ slightly in-game.

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