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Chelsea dominate Sky Sports Power Rankings team of the season

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Chelsea players dominate the Sky Sports Power Rankings team of the season.

Four of Antonio Conte's men make the starting XI but there are no representatives from Jose Mourinho's Manchester United.

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The Sky Sports Power Rankings - published every week - reflect a player's form, based on 32 different matchday stats

Here are the top performers in the accumulative season rankings for each position, based on their displays since the start of the 2016/17 campaign...

Four Chelsea players make the Power Rankings team of the season
Image: Four Chelsea players make the Power Rankings team of the season

Defence

Chelsea stopper Thibaut Courtois has kept a remarkable 10 clean sheets in the league this season to earn his place in the starting XI ahead of Tottenham's Hugo Lloris.

Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta in action during the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday December 11
Image: Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta is No 3 in the Power Rankings this week

Team-mate Cesar Azpilicueta has climbed to No 3 in the Power Rankings this week and slots into the left of our back three alongside Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny and Tottenham's Kyle Walker on the right.

Midfield

Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho makes the left flank, despite missing the last four games due to an ankle injury, while team-mate Sadio Mane occupies the right channel.

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Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho has topped the Power Rankings
Image: Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho makes the Power Rankings team of the season despite missing the last four league games with an ankle injury

Tottenham's Christian Eriksen partners Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne in central midfield, with Chelsea's Eden Hazard starting in a central role behind the two frontmen.

Attack

Diego Costa was the first name on the teamsheet, having netted his 13th goal of the season against Crystal Palace on Saturday to keep his place at the season rankings' summit this week.

Diego Costa Power Rankings
Image: Diego Costa tops the Sky Sports season rankings

Arsenal Alexis Sanchez has tumbled down the Power Rankings chart this week but has scored 12 league goals this term and remains at No 2 in the season chart.

Subs

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United)

Jordan Henderson (Liverpool)

Paul Pogba (Manchester United)

James Milner (Liverpool)

N'Golo Kante (Chelsea)

Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham)

Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)