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Chelsea striker Diego Costa tops the Sky Sports Power Rankings

Diego Costa Power Rankings

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has topped the Sky Sports Power Rankings this week.

Costa scored twice to salvage a point for the Blues during their 2-2 draw with Swansea on Super Sunday, dethroning team-mate Eden Hazard (No 4, down three places) from the Power Rankings' summit.

Premier League leaders Manchester City defeated Manchester United 2-1 on Saturday, with goalscorer Kevin De Bruyne (No 2, up 16 places), Raheem Sterling (No 7, down five places) and Fernandinho (No 9, up three places) all making the top 10.

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Everton's Romelu Lukaku fired 61 places up the chart to No 3 after ending an 11-game goalless streak with a match-winning hat-trick against Sunderland on Monday Night Football.

Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino (No 8, up 107 places) was also among this week's biggest risers following his brace during the Reds' 4-1 win over champions Leicester at Anfield.

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Image: Liverpool's Roberto Firmino flew 107 places up the Power Rankings to No 8

Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny rose 49 places to No 10 after scoring an overhead kick, before Santi Cazorla (No 25, up 56 places) converted an added-time penalty to defeat Southampton 2-1.

Watford strike partners Odion Ighalo (No 96, up 224) and Troy Deeney (No 106, up 178) jointly climbed 402 places after they notched their first goals this term during the Hornets' 4-2 win over West Ham.

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The Power Rankings methodology reflects a player's performance by awarding points to players for 32 different matchday stats.

Below, we present this week's Power Rankings and your club's top points scorer. The Sky Sports Power Rankings will be updated every Tuesday during the season, so be sure to keep an eye on the big movers...

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