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Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez remains top of Sky Sports Power Rankings

Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez is the Premier League's most in-form player for a third-consecutive week, according to the Sky Sports Power Rankings.

The top of the standings - based on statistical ratings of Premier League players - are dominated by Arsenal players, with Nacho Monreal moving up to No 2, defensive partner Laurent Koscielny up to No 4 and Mesut Ozil in at No 6, after the Gunners' 2-1 win over Everton. 

Olivier Giroud (No 11), Hector Bellerin (No 12), Santi Cazorla (No 14) and Petr Cech (No 15) were also among this week's top 20.

The Premier League's top goalscorer, Leicester's Jamie Vardy, maintained his top-five presence at No 3, and his No 1 spot in the Season Rankings for a third-consecutive week.

Alexis Sanchez celebrates Arsenal's third goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Manchester United at Emirates Stadium on October 4
Image: Alexis Sanchez stays top of the Sky Sports Power Rankings

Tottenham striker Harry Kane rose 77 places into the top 10 and collected the highest points score from matchday 10 with 7,019 points after his hat-trick against Bournemouth on Sunday.

Sunderland defender Billy Jones was the highest climber this week - rising 234 places after scoring in the Black Cats' victory over Newcastle in the Tyne-Wear derby on Sunday.

Team-mates Adam Johnson and Younes Kaboul were the second and third-highest risers, up 212 and 194 places respectively.

Swansea City also had three players storm up the charts, with Kyle Naughton (105th, up 179), Gylfi Sigurdsson (128th, up 175) and Ki Sung-yueng (184th, up 160) among the top risers.

Nemanja Matic of Chelsea leaves the pitch after being shown a red card against West Ham
Image: Nemanja Matic had a weekend to forget for Chelsea

Chelsea's Nemanja Matic tumbled farthest down the rankings this week after his red card during the Blues' 2-1 defeat to West Ham - dropping 176 places to No 284.

West Ham duo Carl Jenkinson (8th, down one place) and Dimitri Payet (9th, down three places) maintained their places in the top 10.

Bournemouth goalkeeper Artur Boric delivered the worst Power Ranking score - dropping 13,800 points over the last five weeks - not helped with Spurs' 5-1 thrashing at Dean Court on Sunday.

The Power Rankings methodology reflects a player's performance over the previous five weeks - with each preceding week worth fewer points. This means the Power Rankings reflect the in-form players of the moment.

Below we also present your club's top scorer and the cumulative season's rankings. 

The Sky Sports Power Rankings will be updated each week during the season, so be sure to keep an eye on the big movers...