Championship Power Rankings: QPR's Joel Lynch top

Leeds defender Liam Cooper in runner-up spot ahead of Sheffield Wednesday's Barry Bannan and Brentford's Neal Maupay

By Adam Smith, Data and Analysis @AdamDatasmith

QPR defender Joel Lynch has topped the Championship Power Rankings this week - but who else made the top 50?

The centre-back recorded match-high stats for duels, aerial duels, clearances and interceptions during a 2-0 win against Millwall on Wednesday and has recorded more than 2,000 power ranking points in four successive matchdays.

Image: QPR suffered a 7-1 defeat to West Brom in mid-August, but the Hoops have turned things around in the last four league games - with three wins and only conceding one goal
QPR 2-0 Millwall

Leeds captain Liam Cooper maintained his run of form to claim runner-up spot after breaking the deadlock in a 3-0 win against Preston, with team-mates Barry Douglas (No 10) and 'keeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell (No 11) also flying high.

Leeds 3-0 Preston

Sheffield Wednesday's Barry Bannan slipped from top spot to No 3 after his side suffered a 2-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest.

Nott'm Forest 2-1 Sheffield Wed

Brentford striker Neal Maupay (No 4) notched his eighth goal of the season, despite missing two games from suspension, during a 1-1 draw at Ipswich - with the Frenchman topping the Power Rankings season chart.

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Ipswich 1-1 Brentford

Norwich forward Teemu Pukki (No 5) soared into the top 10 after scoring for the second successive game in a 2-1 win at Reading, while team-mate Moritz Leitner (No 8) retained his place among the top performers.

Reading 1-2 Norwich

West Brom duo Harvey Barnes (No 6) and Dwight Gayle (No 7) were among the goals in a 4-2 win against Bristol City, while Sheffield United's Oliver Norwood (No 9) slipped five places after a 0-0 stalemate with Birmingham.

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West Brom 4-2 Bristol City

The Power Rankings methodology reflects a player's performance by awarding points to players for 34 different stats, with a greater weight placed on recent games.

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