English Premier League Power Poll: Weeks 18-19

Christmas in the English Premier League was a fan's delight. Now it's time to make sense of it all.

Goals, goals and more goals delighted fans around Britain and made for plenty of movement in this week's edition of the B/R English Premier League Power Poll.

United won again, Chelsea maintained their recent revival, Norwich fell to Earth, and Aston Villa just fell apart.

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

How It Works

Nine B/R personalities ranked all 20 Premier League clubs. A first-place vote counted as 20 points, a second-place vote as 19 and so on.

Each team's score is listed along with results and fixtures.

The voters this week were:

Aliko Carter: B/R front-page editor. @AlikoCarter

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

Adam Hirshfield: B/R deputy editor. @ahirshfield

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

Karl Matchett: B/R world football full-time writer. @karlmatchett  

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

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

Sam Tighe: B/R world football tactical analyst. @stighefootball

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

Complete Rankings

1. Manchester United

2. Chelsea

3. Everton

4. Tottenham Hotspur

5. Arsenal

6. Manchester City

7. Stoke City

8. West Bromwich Albion

9. Sunderland

10. Swansea City

11. Liverpool

12. Norwich City

13. West Ham United

14. Newcastle United

15. Fulham

16. Southampton

17. Wigan Athletic

18. Aston Villa

19. Queens Park Rangers

20. Reading

20. Reading

Points: 20

Previous: 20

Results: Lost 1-0 at Man City; drew 0-0 home to Swansea

Fixtures: Home to West Ham, Saturday; at Spurs, Tuesday

Wednesday's draw gave Reading their first point in the league since Nov. 17.

19. Queens Park Rangers

Points: 23

Previous: 16

Results: Lost 1-0 at Newcastle; lost 2-1 home to West Brom

Fixtures: Home to Liverpool, Sunday; at Chelsea, Wednesday

Sean: So much for that up-table momentum.

18. Aston Villa

Points: 25

Previous: 10

Results: Lost 8-0 at Chelsea; lost 4-0 home to Spurs

Fixtures: Home to Wigan, Saturday; at Swansea, Tuesday

Dan: Wait, Villa just gave up another goal. Wait...two.

Sean: Out of the relegation zone, but any team that lets 12 (!) goals by in a two-match span, competition regardless, should be looked at as relegation-worthy.

17. Wigan Athletic

Points: 29

Previous: 18

Results: Lost 1-0 home to Arsenal; lost 2-1 at Everton

Fixtures: At Aston Villa, Saturday; home to Man United, Tuesday

Wigan's last league win came Nov. 24. Since then, the Latics have gathered one point in six matches despite playing well at times.

16. Southampton

Points: 51

Previous: 14

Results: Lost 1-0 home to Sunderland; drew 1-1 at Fulham

Fixtures: At Stoke, Saturday; home to Arsenal, Tuesday

The Saints are one point clear of the relegation zone with a match in hand.

15. Fulham

Points: 60

Previous: 15

Results: Lost 4-0 at Liverpool; drew 1-1 home to Southampton

Fixtures: Home to Swansea, Saturday; at West Brom, Tuesday

Everyone! Everyone! Keep calm and pass Dimitar Berbatov the ball.

14. Newcastle United

Points: 62

Previous: 17

Results: Won 1-0 home to QPR; lost 4-3 at Man United

Fixtures: At Arsenal, Saturday; home to Everton, Wednesday

Newcastle lost at Manchester United despite leading three separate times. Should that qualify as a moral victory or a crushing defeat?

13. West Ham United

Points: 70

Previous: 12

Results: Lost 2-1 home to Everton

Fixtures: At Reading, Saturday; home to Norwich, Tuesday

West Ham’s trip to face Arsenal on Boxing Day was postponed. That might be a good thing for the Hammers. Instead of facing the suddenly in-form Gunners, West Ham’s next match will be against struggling Reading.

12. Norwich City

Points: 86

Previous: 5

Results: Lost 2-1 at West Brom; Lost 1-0 at Chelsea

Fixtures: Home to Man City, Saturday; at West Ham, Tuesday

The 10-match unbeaten run is history. Will Norwich start a new winning streak or fall back into the pack after a few more defeats?

Dan: A terrible Christmas week to spoil an amazing first half.

11. Liverpool

Points: 92

Previous: 13

Results: Won 4-0 home to Fulham; lost 3-1 at Stoke

Fixtures: At QPR, Sunday; home to Sunderland, Wednesday

We've given up trying to figure out this team. We suggest you do the same.

10. Swansea City

Points: 100

Previous: 11

Results: Drew 1-1 home to Man United; drew 0-0 at Reading

Fixtures: At Fulham, Saturday; home to Aston Villa, Tuesday

Swansea's red-and-green away kit doubled as Christmas-themed attire Wednesday. Too bad their performance wasn't quite as festive.

9. Sunderland

Points: 103

Previous: 19

Results: Won 1-0 at Southampton; won 1-0 home to Man City

Fixtures: Home to Spurs, Saturday; at Liverpool, Wednesday

It's been said many times before, but it's worth repeating: Sunderland should just schedule Manchester City every week.

8. West Bromwich Albion

Points: 121

Previous: 9

Results: Won 2-1 home to Norwich; won 2-1 at QPR

Fixtures: At Man United, Saturday; home to Fulham, Tuesday

West Brom are level on points with Tottenham for a Champions League place with the season halfway finished.

Who thought that would be true?

7. Stoke City

Points: 127

Previous: 8

Results: Drew 0-0 at Spurs; won 3-1 home to Liverpool

Fixtures: Home to Southampton, Saturday; at Man City, Tuesday

Stoke became the first Premier League club to reach double digits in draws the same weekend Manchester United recorded their first of the season.

Sean: Whoa, the EPL's suddenly hottest team can score, too?

6. Manchester City

Points: 137

Previous: 2

Results: Won 1-0 home to Reading; lost 1-0 at Sunderland

Fixtures: At Norwich, Saturday; home to Stoke, Tuesday

After losing once again at Sunderland, City now trail rivals Manchester United by seven points.

Dan: Has Mancini been fired yet? There are still a few days left in the old year.

5. Arsenal

Points: 139

Previous: 4

Results: Won 1-0 at Wigan

Fixtures: Home to Newcastle, Saturday; at Southampton, Tuesday

Arsenal’s Boxing Day match against West Ham was postponed. So, that means more time for Arsene Wenger to find his “exceptional” new signings, right?

Sean: Jack Wilshere's return has, obviously, been massively influential for the mercurial Gunners, both on and off the pitch.

4. Tottenham Hotspur

Points: 152

Previous: 3

Results: Drew 0-0 home to Stoke; won 4-0 at Aston Villa

Fixtures: At Sunderland, Saturday; home to Reading, Tuesday

Only four goals? Against Aston Villa? Chelsea and their fans are chuckling.

Dan: Are they better without Clint Dempsey? He should demand a move in January! To Everton!

3. Everton

Points: 156

Previous: 6

Results: Won 2-1 at West Ham; won 2-1 home to Wigan

Fixtures: Home to Chelsea, Sunday; at Newcastle, Wednesday

Dan: A result against Chelsea this weekend would put the Toffees in the top four heading into January. Watch out, as the second-half run could be for a Champions League spot.

2. Chelsea

Points: 163

Previous: 7

Results: Won 8-0 home to Aston Villa; won 1-0 at Norwich

Fixtures: At Everton, Sunday; home to QPR, Wednesday

Sean: If Eden Hazard has been a revelation for Chelsea, Juan Mata has been downright otherworldly.

Dan: The greatest roller coaster ride of the season. They've been both the best and worst teams, sometimes simultaneously.

1. Manchester United

Points: 173

Previous: 1

Results: Drew 1-1 at Swansea; won 4-3 home to Newcastle

Fixtures: Home to West Brom, Saturday; at Wigan, Tuesday

They can’t defend, but no team in England seems capable of stopping Manchester United on a consistent basis.

Dan: They are seven points up on the field and have given up more goals than 11 other squads. The fact that their goal differential is plus-20 is uncanny.

Sean: Is anyone even surprised when United score last-ditch winners? So. Dangerous.

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