FIFA 17 Ultimate Team: FUT Team of the Week 16 Predictions, Pack Details, More

European football's winter break has put the brakes on almost every major league on the continent, but thankfully England's elite ensured FIFA 17 Ultimate Team fans will still have a Team of the Week update to watch out for on Wednesday. 

The Premier League and English Football League clubs were among the biggest outfits in action this week, along with teams from the Scottish Premiership, Australia's A-League and more.

Despite the lack of matches played, we still witnessed our share of star performances, with Tottenham Hotspur duo Harry Kane and Dele Alli dazzling with goals galore and Chelsea's Willian hitting top form at last.

Anthony Martial was also among the biggest performers as Manchester United rescued a 2-1 win over Middlesbrough, while Burnley striker Andre Gray notched three against Sunderland.

We've profiled this week's top performers in a bid to determine who will be elected to Team of the Week honours, with nominees receiving a new set of stats to go along with it. Also included is a breakdown of the latest pack prices on offer and prediction of who we'll see in the Week 16 lineup.

All stats and ratings cited come courtesy of FUTHead.com, while predictions have been formed by the author. TOTW 16 will be announced at 3 p.m. GMT (10 a.m. ET) on Wed. Jan. 4 and enter packs at 6 p.m. GMT (1 p.m. ET) on the same day.

Rare Player Pack: 50,000 coins, 1,000 FIFA points (expires at 6 p.m. GMT/1 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 3.)

Gold Pack: 5,000 coins, 100 FIFA points

Premium Gold Pack: 7,500 coins, 150 FIFA points

Premium Gold Jumbo: 15,000 coins, 300 FIFA points

Silver Pack: 2,500 coins, 50 FIFA points

Premium Silver Pack: 3,750 coins, 75 FIFA points

Leeds United's Pontus Jansson could be the only non-Premier League player who makes his way into the Team of the Week XI, while Willian, Alli and Kane stand to benefit most from their recent form.

Here's a look at our predicted XI for Week 16:

And a more in-depth glance at the full squad for the latest Team of the Week, including substitutes and reserves:

Position	Player	Club	Country	Rating Pred.
Subs
Reserves
GK	Kasper Schmeichel	Leicester City	Denmark	81 > 84 > 85
LB	Gael Clichy	Manchester City	France	80 > 81
CB	Gareth McAuley	West Bromwich Albion	Northern Ireland	76 > 80
CB	Pontus Jansson	Leeds United	Sweden	76 > 80
CM	Dele Alli	Tottenham Hotspur	England	80 > 83
LM > CM	Georginio Wijnaldum	Liverpool	Netherlands	81 > 83
LM	Anthony Martial	Manchester United	France	82 > 83
RM	Willian	Chelsea	Brazil	85 > 86
ST	Andre Gray	Burnley	England	75 > 80
ST	Jermain Defoe	Sunderland	England	80 > 83 > 84
ST	Harry Kane	Tottenham Hotspur	England	84 > 86 > 87
GK	Vito Mannone	Sunderland	Italy	75 > 80
LB	James Milner	Liverpool	England	81 > 84 > 85
CB	Ashley Williams	Everton	Wales	83 > 84
RM	Pawel Wszolek	Queens Park Rangers	Poland	74 > 74
RM	Matt Phillips	West Bromwich Albion	Scotland	74 > 74
ST	Dwight Gayle	Newcastle United	England	73 > 74 > 80 > 81
ST	Josh Magennnis	Charlton Athletic	Northern Ireland	65 > 69
GK	Liam Reddy	Perth Glory	Australia	61 > 64
RB	Kieran Trippier	Tottenham Hotspur	England	77 > 81
CB	Joshua Yorwerth	Crawley Town	Wales	63 > 64
CAM	Jamie Walker	Hearts	Scotland	69 > 71
ST	Olivier Giroud	Arsenal	France	83 > 84

Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham have four wins in a row after enduring a poor period of form, and a well-timed burst in goalscoring from Kane has encouraged the north Londoners to realise their real potential.

The England international recovered from a penalty miss to score Spurs' second in a 4-1 beating of Southampton last Wednesday before bagging two goals in the drubbing of Watford by the same scoreline on Sunday.

It's a welcome run for Kane after he went three successive Premier League games without scoring, but his recent surge has put him level with a certain other north London hero of times gone by:

One would expect Kane to receive another upgrade on the 86-rated Team of the Week card he received back in Week 10, which promises to make him a terrifying figure if he sees much of a boost in shooting—already standing at an immense 88.

Anthony Martial, Manchester United

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Manchester United might have been consigned to their first home defeat against Middlesbrough in more than a decade were it not for the late heroics of Martial and Paul Pogba.

Martial struck a timely 85th-minute equaliser against Boro on Saturday just a minute before the winner, although Statman Dave highlighted the Frenchman has more to his game:

Despite being dropped from manager Jose Mourinho's XI for the following game, a 2-0 win at West Ham United on Monday, the France international can nonetheless revel in his recent game-saving exploits.

Having yet to receive a Team of the Week card this season, this week may provide the opening Martial needed to make his way into the reckoning after showing off some fine form of late. We may not see much of an improvement on his 91 pace rating, but we can expect a shooting stat of 79 to increase.

Willian, Chelsea

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Willian's two-goal display against Stoke City suggested he's enjoying his time playing in manager Antonio Conte's 3-4-3 formation.

The Brazil international signed off the calendar year with a bang and ensured his progress under Conte continued. Goal's Nizaar Kinsella pointed out that the wide man has made considerable improvements upon last season:

That's especially significant when considering 2015-16 was perhaps Willian's best campaign at Stamford Bridge thus far, and his brace against the Potters on Saturday was evidence things are getting even better.

Two goals against Stoke suggests Willian is perhaps more deserving of a better shooting rating than his current 74, while his pass rating of 80 also stands to undergo a makeover.