FIFA 17 Ultimate Team: FUT Team of the Week 21 Predictions, Pack Details, More

FIFA 17 Ultimate Team players will await Wednesday's release of Team of the Week 21 with bated breath after a week of some exceptional performances, not least of all from Romelu Lukaku and Dries Mertens. 

The pair dazzled as Everton beat Bournemouth 6-3 and Napoli put Bologna to the sword 7-1—a match in which Marek Hamsik also showed his irrepressible qualities.

N'Golo Kante's outstanding form continued on Saturday as he played a key role in helping Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-1 to effectively knock the Gunners out of the title race, while Andrea Ranocchia was a rock for new side Hull City as they beat Liverpool 2-0.

Read on for pack details and predictions for Team of the Week 21:

Position	Player	Club	Country	Rating Pred.
Subs
Reserves
GK	Sergio Asenjo	Villarreal	Spain	81>84>86
RWB	Cristian Tello	Fiorentina	Spain	78>82
CB	Andrea Ranocchia	Hull City	Italy	76>81
CB	Thiago Silva	Paris Saint-Germain	Brazil	89>90>91
CB	Sokratis Papastathopoulos	Borussia Dortmund	Greece	84>86>87
CM	Marco Parolo	Lazio	Italy	81>84(SBC variation)>87
CM	N'Golo Kante	Chelsea	France	81>84>86
CM	Marek Hamsik	Napoli	Slovakia	85>87
ST	Dries Mertens	Napoli	Belgium	83>85>86(TOTGS variation)>87>88
ST	Gabriel Jesus	Manchester City	Brazil	78>83
ST	Romelu Lukaku	Everton	Belgium	84>85(Scream variation)>86>87>88
GK	Remy Vercoutre	Caen	France	77>81
CB	Kyriakos Papadopoulos	Hamburger SV	Greece	79>83
RM	Mohamed Elyounoussi	FC Basel	Norway	72>74
RM	David Edwards	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Wales	69>74
ST	Brendon Santalab	Western Sydney Wanderers	Australia	63>64
ST	Moussa Dembele	Celtic	France	71>74
ST	Tiquinho Soares	Porto	Brazil	71>74
LB	Benjamin Mendy	Monaco	France	75>80
RW	M'Baye Niang	Watford	France	78>81
ST	Raul Bobadilla	Augsburg	Paraguay	78>82
ST	Jermain Defoe	Sunderland	England	80>83>83(SBC variation)>84
ST	Fernando Torres	Atletico Madrid	Spain	81>83

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

Scream cards were available during the Halloween promotion. Team of the Group Stage cards were available after the Champions League group stage finished.

Team of the Week 21 will be announced on Wednesday, February 8, at 3 p.m. GMT (10 a.m. ET) and will be released into card packs at 6 p.m. GMT (1 p.m. ET) later that day. Stats and ratings have been provided by FUTHead.com.

N'Golo Kante, Chelsea

Kante may not have produced any goals or assists for Chelsea in recent weeks, but his boundless energy continues to play a vital role in the Blues' title challenge.

Antonio Conte's side outfought the Gunners all over the pitch, and while Eden Hazard might have grabbed the headlines for his stunning solo goal, it was Kante who was arguably more instrumental.

The Frenchman dominated Arsenal in midfield and stopped them in their tracks wherever they went. ESPN's Alex Shaw was impressed:

Squawka Football provided context to Shaw's view:

Indeed, he's arguably the most influential player in the Premier League right now.

The midfielder's stats have already enjoyed a healthy boost this season after receiving an in-form 84 card to upgrade his 81 base in Week 6.

Players with Kante's Ones to Watch card will stand to benefit if his stats go up once again.

Romelu Lukaku, Everton

Prior to Saturday's clash with Bournemouth, Lukaku had been enjoying a solid campaign with 12 goals to his name.

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After bagging four against the Cherries, he's now the Premier League's top scorer and, at the age of 23, already has 76 goals in the competition.

Football writer Elko Born believes Lukaku is showing why he should have been given more of a chance at Chelsea:

The Belgian opened his account with an exquisite effort into the top corner from the edge of the area, with two predatory finishes and a neat volley rounding out the haul.

His shooting stat has already been boosted from 82 to 89, but there's still room for more improvement—particularly if his volleys or long shots increase from 79 and 82, respectively.

Dries Mertens, Napoli

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Mertens netted a hat-trick for Napoli as they demolished Bologna, taking his tally to 13 goals in his last eight Serie A games and 16 for the campaign.

Indeed, the Belgian is in the form of his life, as noted by football writer Sergi Dominguez:

"

Mertens has been one of the biggest revelations in Europe this season. Always has been a superb player but this season he's something else.

— Sergi Domínguez (@FutbolSergi) February 5, 2017"

The 29-year-old's sublime season has seen him feature in Team of the Week 9 and 14, as well as the Team of the Group Stage in the UEFA Champions League after bagging four goals and four assists.

His stats have improved significantly over the course of the season, with three creeping above 90: pace, dribbling and shooting.

After another outstanding effort that included an inch-perfect free-kick, a goal in which he calmly rounded the goalkeeper before tucking away and another where he burst through Bologna's defence and fired into the bottom corner, his free-kick, finishing and dribbling stats could be set to improve once again.