Sky Sports Power Rankings' best Premier League XI so far

By Adam Smith

The Premier League season is five matchdays old but which players have been the standout performers?

Here, we have compiled a team based on the players with the highest accumulative points totals in the Sky Sports Power Rankings.

Be sure to check out Sky Sports Power Rankings every Tuesday to see whether your favourite players have topped the charts.

Goalkeeper

Maarten Stekelenburg

Everton's goalkeeper became Ronald Koeman's first signing in charge at Goodison Park, joining for an undisclosed fee from Fulham following a season-long loan with Southampton as Fraser Forster's understudy.

The Dutchman has only made nine saves, seven of which came from shots inside the box, during the Toffees' best start to league campaign since 1978/79, but he has kept two clean sheets and only conceded three goals.

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Defenders

Aleksandar Kolarov

Pep Guardiola has played Aleksander Kolarov at centre-back and full-back this season, with the Serbian even venturing into midfield during the Citizens' 4-0 win over Bournemouth at the weekend.

This season, the 30-year-old has made eight tackles, 28 clearances, eight interceptions and 253 successful passes - of which 60 have ended in the attacking third of the pitch.

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Curtis Davies

Image: Curtis Davies is the top-performing centre-back in the Power Rankings season chart so far this season

The Hull City captain almost topped the Power Rankings in week two but was narrowly beaten by Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic. 

The two came head-to-head four days later, with Davies dominating the Swede until substitute Marcus Rashford snatched a late winner for United.

Davies has made a league-high of 12 blocks this season, along with 47 clearances, 33 interceptions and seven tackles.

Scott Dann

Crystal Palace captain Scott Dann comes in as Davies' centre-back partner. Dann provides aerial power at both ends of the pitch, having scored two headers and completed 30 headed clearances this season.

Kyle Walker

Tottenham's Kyle Walker has helped Spurs keep three clean sheets this term, completed 229 successful passes and is among the fastest sprinters in the league, clocking 35km/h against Everton in the opening game of the season.

Midfielders

Eden Hazard

Eden Hazard started this season like he finished 2014/15 - when he was named PFA Player of the Year. The Belgian has dropped down the rankings in recent weeks but makes the XI just ahead of Liverpool's Sadio Mane

The 25-year-old has made more successful passes into the attacking third (140) than any other midfielder, while creating 11 chances and scoring two goals.

Etienne Capoue

Image: Watford's Etienne Capoue has scored four Premier league goals this season

Few would have predicted Etienne Capoue's explosive start for Watford this campaign. The 28-year-old has started four of Watford's games in central midfield and only played once in his more familiar defensive role.

That change has reaped rewards, with the Frenchman netting four goals already this season after failing to hit the back of the net once in 2015/16.

Kevin De Bruyne

Unsurprisingly, Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne makes the XI, being the current Power Rankings No 1. The Belgian tops the chart with an accumulative Power Rankings total of 18,289 points.

Both of De Bruyne's goals this season have come from outside the box and he has also registered three assists and two second-assists, while creating 17 chances in total - behind only Southampton's Dusan Tadic (18).

Raheem Sterling

Raheem Sterling becomes Manchester City's third inclusion in the Power Rankings XI after recovering from a difficult summer at the Euros with England.

Sterling has rediscovered top form under new City boss Pep Guardiola, scoring three goals and assisting two so far this term.

Forwards

Diego Costa

Chelsea's talisman Diego Costa leads the Power Rankings strike-force, collecting 15,811 points after notching five league goals in as many games. 

However, the Brazilian-born Spaniard failed to prevent Chelsea from a 2-1 home defeat to Liverpool on Friday Night Football, despite scoring a consolation goal.

Romelu Lukaku

Image: Everton's Romelu Lukaku has ht form after an 11-game Premier League goal drought

Everton's Romelu Lukaku has stormed up the charts since his 11-minute second-half hat-trick against Sunderland broke an 11-game Premier League drought.

The third Belgian to make the Power Rankings XI scored his fourth goal of the season during the Toffees' 3-1 win over Middlesbrough at Goodison Park on Saturday after claiming a touch on Yannick Bolasie's goal-bound cross.

Substitutes

Hugo Lloris, Gareth Barry, Fernandhino, Alexis Sanchez, Idrissa Gueye, Sadio Mane and Phil Jagielka, 

The Power Rankings methodology reflects a player's performance by awarding points to players for 32 different matchday stats.

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