Championship Power Rankings: Aston Villa's John McGinn top

McGinn top, ahead of Norwich City's Emiliano Buendia and Hull's Kamil Grosicki

By Adam Smith, Data and Analysis @AdamDatasmith

Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn has climbed to the Power Rankings' summit this week.

The 24-year slotted Villa ahead during a 3-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday - his fourth league goal in as many games.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Sheffield Wednesday and Aston Villa

Norwich cruised to a 4-0 victory against QPR, with Emiliano Buendia (No 2) scoring a sixth-minute opener before receiving a straight red midway through the second half, while team-mate Marco Stiepermann (No 5) also got on the scoresheet.

Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Norwich City and QPR

Kamil Grosicki (No 3) levelled the scores before netting a second to seal Hull's 3-1 win over Reading, while Brentford's Said Benrahma ended a four-game goal drought in the league with a late equaliser in a 3-3 draw with Derby.

Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Hull and Reading

Last week's table-topper Pablo Hernandez slipped six places into No 7 spot after Leeds suffered a 1-0 defeat at Birmingham - a result that saw the Blades leapfrog Marcelo Bielsea's side in the race for automatic promotion.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Birmingham and Leeds

Wigan's Reece James (No 8) broke the deadlock in a 2-2 stalemate at Bristol City, while Robins defender Adam Webster (No 4) was also among the top performers.

Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Bristol City and Wigan Athletic

Sheffield United restored defensive solidity with their 18th clean sheet this term after conceding three in the defeat to Bristol City last week, with centre-back Chris Basham excelling in the stats during a 1-0 win at Preston.

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Highlights of the Championship match between Preston and Sheffield United

The Power Rankings methodology reflects a player's performance by awarding points for 34 different stats.

Below, we present the in-form chart based on performances over the past five Championship matchdays (with greater weight placed on recent games), your club's top points scorer and the season accumulative chart.

The Sky Sports Power Rankings will be updated every week during the season, so be sure to keep an eye on the big movers...

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