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We are just seven games into the 2019/2020 Premier League season and yet there has already been plenty of drama.
Manchester City are languishing five points off the top, Leicester are well in the fight for Champions League football and Norwich have really turned on the style.
Subsequently, we have also seen some real standout individual performances. Some we expected, but others have silenced their doubters and proved real surprise packages.
With that said, here are Indy Football’s Premier League 30 Power Rankings. Does a Man City player reign supreme? Has Liverpool ‘s dominance seen one of their players top the list? And who have been the breakout stars?
Here are our rankings:
Show all 31 PL30: Power rankings PL30: Power rankings We rank the 30 best players in the Premier League right now, based on their form since the start of the season.
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PL30: Power rankings 30. Joel Matip (Liverpool) Not always the prettiest on the ball but he plays out from the back effectively. Alongside van Dijk he has been impressive by his own merit with his domineering physical presence.
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PL30: Power rankings 29. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) He still makes the list despite his recent halt in form. He has largely been a difficult prospect for defenders this season, grabbing four goals.
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PL30: Power rankings 28. Sebastien Haller (West Ham) A difficult start has soon blossomed into powerful performances for Haller. He has three goals and an assist to boot in a West Ham side with high hopes this season.
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PL30: Power rankings 27. Caglar Soyuncu (Leicester) Excellent against Spurs, and doing his best to fill the Harry Maguire shaped gap. He’s a different defender to Man Utd’s new powerhouse. Smaller, but technically gifted and a tenacious defender.
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PL30: Power rankings 26. Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham) Has returned with a bang since tearing his Achilles last season. The opener against Man Utd last weekend was followed up with another classy finish against Bournemouth.
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PL30: Power rankings 25. John McGinn (Aston Villa) Easily Villa’s best player this season. Tenacious, adventurous and has notched some goals too. He’s on three for the season, including two in his last two against Burnley and Arsenal. Villa may be struggling, but McGinn is flourishing in the top flight.
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PL30: Power rankings 24. Daniel James (Manchester United) The young Welshman has impressed in an underwhelming Man United side. Any suspicions that he needed time to settle in the top tier have been quickly dismissed.
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PL30: Power rankings 23. Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) His performance against Liverpool showed his delivery is first class, control is immaculate and defensive work is sound too. Truth is he has been flawless so far this season, and will soon receive more than a few plaudits.
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PL30: Power rankings 22. Youri Tielemans (Leicester) Level on number of through balls with Kevin De Bruyne and providing more than a supporting role for Maddison, Tielemans has been excellent.
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PL30: Power rankings 21. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) Wan-Bissaka has been a cause for optimism in an otherwise disappointing Man Utd side. He has made more tackles than any other player this season (31) and has been a stable part of United’s faltering defence.
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PL30: Power rankings 20. Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace) What a signing for Palace. Made his debut in a 2-1 win at Old Trafford and Palace have since kept two clean sheets. Cahill’s experience has definitely contributed to that.
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PL30: Power rankings 19. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) Wasteful at Bramall Lane and bailed out by a goalkeeping error. But still enjoying yet another fine campaign.
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PL30: Power rankings 18. Todd Cantwell (Norwich) He isn’t blessed with pace or flamboyant skill. But he finds space and you can’t knock a player who has scored against Chelsea and Man City this season.
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PL30: Power rankings 17. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) An average performance against Sheffield United on Saturday. But the week before he scored a brilliant goal at Stamford Bridge and Liverpool still have the best defence in the league.
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PL30: Power rankings 16. Emiliano Buendia (Norwich) An under-acclaimed part of Norwich’s attacking success this season. He’s second in the assists chart on four and has been simply sensational. Pukki’s right hand man.
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PL30: Power rankings 15. Sadio Mane (Liverpool) The last couple of game have been frustrating for Mane. Especially Saturday’s clash with Sheffield United where he missed two golden chances. Still, he’s on four goals for the season and will surely be up there in the Golden Boot contest.
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PL30: Power rankings 14. Mason Mount (Chelsea) His pressing and goal scoring touch have been magnificent. A big future ahead.
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PL30: Power rankings 13. Ederson (Manchester City) e is joint first in the race for the Golden Glove, and yesterday’s game at Goodison could have gone very differently without a number of big saves. Getting down to Mina’s second half header the highlight.
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PL30: Power rankings 12. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) Mr Reliable is at it again this season. Rarely a mistake and he has also contributed two assists going forward this season. He also made a crucial block at 0-0 against Sheffield United that changed the course of the game.
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PL30: Power rankings 11. Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) A goal against West Ham on Saturday and a delightful brace including a long range lob against Everton the week before. This man wants to be on the plane come June.
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PL30: Power rankings 10. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) Firmino is at his best again this season. In typical fashion, not topping the goal charts, not topping the assist charts, but contributing in both with three of each. Unsung hero klaxon.
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PL30: Power rankings 9. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) He didn’t get a goal on Saturday against Brighton, but Chelsea’s no.9 linked up well with his colleagues in attack. He’s still second in the Golden Boot race on seven.
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PL30: Power rankings 8. James Maddison (Leicester) A simply blistering performance against Spurs last week. The way he has ran games so far this season makes him a shoe-in for England.
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PL30: Power rankings 7. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) He was arguably the best player on the pitch against Everton, and yet again he grabbed a goal thanks to goal line technology. He’s on six for the season now.
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PL30: Power rankings 6. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) The Englishman dragged his side out of a big hole on Saturday. His winner helped Spurs see off Southampton despite being a man down. It wasn’t pretty, but it was decisive.
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PL30: Power rankings 5. Teemu Pukki (Norwich) The Finnish striker hasn’t hit the mark in the last two games - defeats at Palace and Burnley. He is still on six goals and two assists with a home game against Villa up next. A good chance to rediscover his form.
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PL30: Power rankings 4. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) On am incredible eight goals and two assists already, Aguero failed to score for the first time on Saturday - but only because he was rested for much of the game.
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PL30: Power rankings 3. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) With Lacazette injured, the Gabon international has stepped up to the mark in his preferred striker position. He was also scoring regularly from the left though, and grabbed a crucial winner from a free kick last week against Villa. United next for Arsenal.
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PL30: Power rankings 2. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) Liverpool benefited from a substantial amount of luck against Sheffield United. But they also had the best defender in the world at the peak of his powers. Seven clearances, 12 aerial duels won, and 12 completed long passes. Table toppers.
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PL30: Power rankings 1. Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City) The Belgian midfielder is on fire. He leads the assists chart on eight, four ahead of next best. With two goals on top of that, no one has been involved in more goals than him.
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