Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny has stormed 82 places up the Power Rankings to No 1 after scoring in the Gunners' 1-0 victory over Newcastle on Saturday.
Team-mate Mesut Ozil maintained his top-10 presence for a third week running, rising one place to No 2 - his highest rank this season.
Arsenal's north London neighbours Tottenham also had two players in the top 10, with Dele Alli rising four places to No 3 after scoring Spurs' equaliser against Everton and striker Harry Kane slipping eight places to No 10.
Tottenham's Dele Alli has risen to No 3 in the Power Rankings
Bournemouth defender Adam Smith regained his highest place at No 4 in the Power Rankings to make it four consecutive weeks in the top 10, having helped the Cherries keep a third successive clean sheet in a 0-0 draw with Leicester at the weekend.
West Brom's Jonny Evans scored a stoppage-time winner against Stoke on Saturday, firing the former Manchester United defender 52 places up the Power Rankings to No 5.
Yaya Toure rose eight places to No 7 after equalising for Manchester City against Watford, with Bacary Sagna (No 6, up 21 places) assisting Sergio Aguero's winning goal two minutes later, while record signing Kevin De Bruyne retained his No 8 position.
Manchester City's Yaya Toure is No 7 in this week's Power Rankings
West Ham defender Angelo Ogbonna entered the top 10 (No 9, up 28 places) after helping the Hammers keep a clean sheet in their 2-0 victory over Liverpool at Upton Park - winning 11 duels and seven aerial battles, as well as making two interceptions and two blocks.
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney was among the top climbers after matchday 20, rising 177 places to No 122 - boosted by his match-winning goal in his side's 2-1 win against Swansea.
Clubs' cumulative points indicate West Ham players have produced the best performances recently
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 points 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...
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