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Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke tops Sky Sports' Power Rankings

POWER RANKINGS GRAPHIC

Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke has topped the Sky Sports Power Rankings this week.

The former Liverpool striker scored twice during the Eagles' 2-1 win at Anfield on Sunday to secure their sixth win from eight league outings and hoist them seven points clear of the relegation zone.

Team-mates Andros Townsend (No 7 up four places) and Yohan Cabaye (No 10, up 13 places) were also among the top performers.

Liverpool's Roberto Firmino (No 5, down two places) and Phillippe Coutinho (No 6, up three places) maintained top-10 places, with the latter netting the Reds' opener from a long-range free-kick before Benteke replied either side of the break.

Players from Tottenham, Leicester, Chelsea, Southampton, Manchester City, West Brom, Arsenal and Sunderland all slipped down the chart after their Premier League fixtures were postponed due to FA Cup clashes.

Everton duo Phil Jagielka (No 2, no move) and Romelu Lukaku kept their places in the top 10 after a 0-0 draw with West Ham at the London Stadium.

BURNLEY, ENGLAND - APRIL 23:  Wayne Rooney of Manchester United celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Bur
Image: Wayne Rooney made a rare start for Manchester United and was back among the goals at Turf Moor

Manchester United's Ander Herrera continued his ascent, rising 13 places to No 4 after assisting Anthony Martial's (No 20, up 124 places) opener against Burnley before Wayne Rooney secured a 2-0 win at Turf Moor.

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United centre-back Eric Bailey (No 8, up 14 places) also broke into the top 10 this week, while Marcus Rashford (No 11, up three places), Matteo Darmian (No 14, up 33 places), Marouane Fellaini (No 16, up 15 places) and Paul Pogba (No 17, up 48 places) also made the top 20.

The Power Rankings methodology reflects a player's performance over the last five matchdays by awarding points to players for 32 different stats.

Below, we present this week's Power Rankings, your club's top points scorer and the accumulative season rankings.

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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