English Premier League Power Poll, Week 11

Manchester United won again over the weekend and stayed atop the B/R English Premier League Power Poll.

The rest of the rankings aren't quite as organized. As the Premier League race heats up, the teams are jockeying for position in the table and in our rankings.

Where did your team rank this week? Keep reading to find out.

Click here for last week's rankings.

Methodology

For these rankings, the voters cast their ballots based on the "power rankings" style.

That means voters ranked each club based on which teams they thought were the best, keeping in mind recent results and the league table.

Seven B/R personalities voted in this week's poll. All the votes were counted on a points system. A first-place vote counted as 20 points, a second-place vote as 19 and so on.

 

Explanation of terms

Points: The total number of points the team received via our voters' rankings. A first-place vote counted as 20 points, a second-place vote as 19 and so on.

Last-place votes: The number of last-place votes the team received from our voters.

First-place votes: The number of first-place votes the team received from our voters.

Last time: The team's ranking in the previous poll. Click here for the previous rankings.

Table: The team's position in the English Premier League table, along with current points total. Click here for the full table.

Results: The team's results since our last rankings.

Fixtures: The team's upcoming matches.

Complete Rankings

Here is this week's complete poll.

Click through the slides for more information on every team.

1. Manchester United

2. Manchester City

3. Chelsea

4. Everton

5. West Brom

6. West Ham

7. Tottenham

8. Arsenal

9. Fulham

10. Liverpool

11. Newcastle

12. (tie) Swansea

12. (tie) Stoke

14. Wigan

15. Norwich

16. Aston Villa

17. Sunderland

18. Reading

19. Southampton

20. QPR

Meet the Voters

John Greely: B/R world football assistant editor. @johnwgreely

Adam Hirshfield: B/R deputy editor. @ahirshfield

Dan Levy: B/R national lead writer. @DanLevyThinks

Brad Read: B/R world football newsletter. @ReadBrad

Sean Swaby: B/R featured columnist coordinator. @seanswaby

Will Tidey: B/R world football lead writer and editor. @willtidey

Michael Cummings: B/R world football lead writer and poll organizer. @MikeCummings37

20. Queens Park Rangers

Points: 7

Last time: 19

Last-place votes: 7

Table: 20th, 4 points

Results: Lost 1-0 at Stoke

Fixtures: Home to Southampton, Saturday

The look on manager Mark Hughes' face says it all. Eleven matches into the season, QPR’s new-look, high-priced roster still hasn’t produced a single victory.

Rangers’ highest position in the table was 17th after a draw with Norwich. The date was Aug. 25.

Dan: We're all just waiting for the midseason run where they beat four contenders and move up to 12th, right? That is going to happen, isn't it?

Sean: At least with Joey Barton they were an interesting bad team in a train wreck-like way. Now they're just a bad team. 

19. Southampton

Points: 15

Last time: 20

Table: 19th, 5 points

Results: Drew 1-1 home to Swansea

Fixtures: At QPR, Saturday

Southampton moved into 19th place with last weekend’s draw with Swansea.

Next up, the epic relegation-zone showdown with QPR. Should be a doozy.

18. Reading

Points: 22

Last time: 18

Table: 18th, 6 points

Results: Drew 0-0 home to Norwich

Fixtures: Home to Everton, Saturday

There's not a lot to say about Reading right now. 

The Royals have drawn three straight matches and remain winless on the season. Noel Hunt and Hal Robson-Kanu are the team's top scorers with two goals each.

17. Sunderland

Points: 30

Last time: 16

Table: 16th, 9 points

Results: Lost 2-1 at Everton

Fixtures: At Fulham, Sunday

Sunderland have lost three of their last five matches and have just one win on the season.

On the bright side, Steven Fletcher still ranks seventh in the league with five goals.

16. Aston Villa

Points: 31

Last time: 15

Table: 17th, 9 points

Results: Lost 3-2 home to Man United

Fixtures: At Man City, Saturday

Non-fun fact: After losing at home to Manchester United last weekend, Aston Villa must travel to champions Manchester City this weekend.

To balance that out, a fun fact: On Sept. 15, Villa moved up to 11th after winning 2-0 at home to Swansea.

15. Norwich City

Points: 46

Last time: 14

Table: 15th, 11 points

Results: Drew 0-0 at Reading

Fixtures: Home to Man United, Saturday

Norwich are undefeated in their last four matches, during which time the Canaries have collected eight points.

14. Wigan Athletic

Points: 49

Last time: 12

Table: 14th, 11 points

Results: Lost 2-1 home to West Brom

Fixtures: At Liverpool, Saturday

Arouna Kone has scored four goals from 11 shots on goal. Franco Di Santo has scored three from eight.

12. (tie) Stoke City

Points: 61

Last time: 17

Table: 12th, 12 points

Results: Won 1-0 home to QPR

Fixtures: At West Ham, Monday

Striker Peter Crouch has committed a team-high 22 fouls. Defender Geoff Cameron, who has started nine games, has committed six.

12. (tie) Swansea City

Points: 61

Last time: 13

Table: 11th, 13 points

Results: Drew 1-1 at Southampton

Fixtures: At Newcastle, Saturday

Speaking of efficiency in scoring, Swansea midfielder Michu has netted six goals from 10 shots on target.

11. Newcastle United

Points: 70

Last time: 9

Table: 10th, 14 points

Results: Lost 1-0 home to West Ham

Fixtures: Home to Swansea, Saturday

Newcastle have not strayed from the three-spot range between ninth and 11th places since the second match of the season.

This week? Tenth, of course.

10. Liverpool

Points: 76

Last time: 11

Table: 13th, 12 points

Results: Drew 1-1 at Chelsea

Fixtures: Home to Wigan, Saturday

Did you know that Liverpool are unbeaten in six matches?

The catch is that the Reds have drawn four of those.

9. Fulham

Points: 83

Last time: 8

Table: 9th, 16 points

Results: Drew 3-3 at Arsenal

Fixtures: Home to Sunderland, Sunday

Mark Schwarzer saved a stoppage-time penalty to preserve Fulham's deserved 3-3 draw at Arsenal over the weekend. Are the Cottagers ready to challenge their London rivals for their spot in the table?

8. Arsenal

Points: 92

Last time: 7

Table: 8th, 16 points

Results: Drew 3-3 home to Fulham

Fixtures: Home to Spurs, Saturday

As of this writing, Arsenal are a mid-table team playing mid-table football.

Even so, victory this weekend would put the Gunners above Tottenham in the table.

Sean: Arsene Wenger still thinks his Gunners—a team that squandered a 2-0 lead at home, no less—can still contend for the title. Right.

7. Tottenham Hotspur

Points: 95

Last time: 5

Table: 7th, 17 points

Results: Lost 2-1 at Man City

Fixtures: At Arsenal, Saturday

Spurs have lost two straight but have a big chance to put some space between themselves and North London rivals Arsenal this weekend at the Emirates.

6. West Ham United

Points: 102

Last time: 10

Table: 6th, 18 points

Results: Won 1-0 at Newcastle

Fixtures: Home to Stoke, Monday

West Ham have not dropped below 10th in their first season back in the Premier League. After winning at Newcastle last weekend, the Hammers are sixth, ahead of London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal.

That’s not a bad job of managing by Sam Allardyce, if you ask us.

5. West Bromwich Albion

Points: 113

Last time: 6

Table: 5th, 20 points

Results: Won 2-1 at Wigan

Fixtures: Home to Chelsea, Saturday

Is it time yet to stop calling West Brom a fluke? Or do we need to see the Baggies produce a positive result against Chelsea this weekend?

4. Everton

Points: 118

Last time: 4

Table: 4th, 20 points

Results: Won 2-1 home to Sunderland

Fixtures: At Reading, Saturday

Everton are unbeaten in eight matches and have lost just once all season.

That one loss—at West Brom—is looking less and less like an aberration every week.

Dan: Everton, West Brom and West Ham fighting for fourth is like "Moneyball" of the EPL.

3. Chelsea

Points: 126

Last time: 2

Table: 3rd, 24 points

Results: Drew 1-1 home to Liverpool

Fixtures: At West Brom, Saturday

Back-to-back weeks of dropping points have seen Chelsea slip to third after topping the table throughout the early part of the season. Next is a potentially tricky trip to surprising West Brom.

Blues fans can be thankful, however, that John Terry’s knee injury appears not to be serious.

Dan: A loss and a draw?!?! Has anyone been fired yet?

2. Manchester City

Points: 133

Last time: 3

Table: 2nd, 25 points

Results: Won 2-1 home to Spurs

Fixtures: Home to Aston Villa, Saturday

Manchester City remain the league’s only unbeaten team, thanks once again to supersub Edin "Don't Call Me Supersub" Dzeko.

If you’re wondering, they play United on Dec. 9, and it’s at the Etihad.

Sean: City's winning formula: Put in Edin Dzeko as a city and he'll score the game-winner. It's as constant as gravity.

1. Manchester United

Points: 140

First-place votes: 7

Weeks at No. 1: 3

Last time: 1

Table: 1st, 27 points

Results: Won 3-2 at Aston Villa

Fixtures: At Norwich, Saturday

Not surprisingly, United’s surge to the top of the table has coincided with a run of five straight league victories.

Dutchman Robin van Persie is the league’s joint top scorer with eight goals.

United are back on top, and life is good at the moment for Fergie and company.

Sean: The "best" defense is an insanely prolific offense?

Dan: They sure are going to make this exciting all season both in the standings, and on the scoresheet.