Leeds United and Norwich City both had three players named in the PFA Championship Team of the Year.
Canaries striker Teemu Pukki had already picked up the Player of the Year crown and was named with team-mates Max Aarons and Jamal Lewis in the best XI, chosen by fellow players.
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Teemu Pukki is the Championship’s top scorer
Pukki has scored 28 goals since joining on a free transfer from Brondby in the summer.
Norwich need just a point at home to Blackburn on Saturday to secure promotion back to the Premier League.
Leeds United’s centre-back duo of Pontus Jansson and Liam Cooper were named in the team along with Pablo Hernandez.
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Pablo Hernandez has been in fine form for Leeds
Hernandez̢۪s absence from the EFL̢۪s Championship team of the year raised a few eyebrows at the time.
Marcelo Bielsa̢۪s side are three points behind Sheffield United with two games to go and are relying on Chris Wilder̢۪s side to slip up.
The Blades have two players in the XI – Oliver Norwood and Billy Sharp.
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The PFA Championship team of the year
Norwood was on loan from Brighton before making the move permanently in January while Sharp has notched 23 league goals this season.
Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham is also in the side after impressive performances for Aston Villa where he has scored 25 times.
Team-mate Jack Grealish is also included, despite missing three months of the season through injury.
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Villa have won 10 straight games to all but secure themselves a play-off spot.
The team is completed by Middlesbrough goalkeeper Darren Randolph where he has helped his side to the joint best defensive record in the league.
One notable absentee is Birmingham City striker Che Adams, who was on the shortlist for player of the season.
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PFA Championship Team of the Year 2019: Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough), Max Aarons (Norwich), Liam Cooper (Leeds), Pontus Jansson (Leeds), Jamal Lewis (Norwich), Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), Pablo Hernandez (Leeds), Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa), Teemu Pukki (Norwich).
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