EPL 100: Ranking of Premier League's Best Players After Matchday 28
This week's EPL 100 felt odd to compile given Manchester City—a team who dominate the upper echelons of every position category—didn't participate in Premier League football, but we soldiered on.
At the very least, Manchester United's bout with Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur's late win over Crystal Palace kept the excitement flowing.
It's crucial to note no performances in the Carabao Cup final, from either team, were taken into account for this piece.
We have updated our lists to take into account the latest gameweek of action. They are divided into seven position groups and based solely on performances in the Premier League in 2017-18.
To be eligible, a player must have taken part in at least half the games his team has played.
Goalkeepers
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With Ederson Moraes not playing in the Premier League (or the Carabao Cup) this weekend, David De Gea was presented an ideal chance to perform and overtake him in the rankings.
Shockingly, he didn't take it.
The Spain international experienced what you have to label a rare off day, allowing a Willian strike to whizz past him and spilling a few balls he then had to dive on.
Further down, Hugo Lloris' steady climb up the rankings continued with another clean sheet banked, while Lukasz Fabianski came back to earth with a bit of a bump in Brighton.
Biggest rise: Nick Pope (+2)
Biggest fall: Lukasz Fabianski (-2)
| Rank | Player | Club |
| 1 | Ederson (Stay) | Manchester City |
| 2 | David De Gea (Stay) | Manchester United |
| 3 | Nick Pope (+2) | Burnley |
| 4 | Thibaut Courtois (Stay) | Chelsea |
| 5 | Lukasz Fabianski (-2) | Swansea City |
| 6 | Hugo Lloris (+1) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 7 | Jordan Pickford (-1) | Everton |
| 8 | Kasper Schmeichel (Stay) | Leicester City |
| 9 | Mat Ryan (+1) | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 10 | Asmir Begovic (-1) | Bournemouth |
Right-Backs/Right Wing-Backs
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Victor Moses and Antonio Valencia's private battle for second place continued on Sunday, with the two essentially swapping in accordance with their teams' fortunes on the day.
Kiko Femenia made a welcome return to fitness for Watford and immediately involved himself in a move creating a goal, and it's enough to take him up above Joe Gomez, who has been ousted from the Liverpool XI for the moment.
Biggest rise: Multiple (+1)
Biggest fall: Multiple (-1)
| Rank | Player | Club |
| 1 | Kyle Walker (Stay) | Manchester City |
| 2 | Antonio Valencia (+1) | Manchester United |
| 3 | Victor Moses (-1) | Chelsea |
| 4 | Kieran Trippier (Stay) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 5 | Kiko Femenia (+1) | Watford |
| 6 | Joe Gomez (-1) | Liverpool |
| 7 | Matthew Lowton (+1) | Burnley |
| 8 | Hector Bellerin (-1) | Arsenal |
| 9 | Cedric Soares (Stay) | Southampton |
| 10 | DeAndre Yedlin (New!) | Newcastle United |
Left-Backs/Left Wing-Backs
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We have a storyline in the left-backs section, and it comes in the form of super Scot Andrew Robertson. Another buccaneering display lifts him to the lofty heights of second place, with his determination, energy and crossing impressing against West Ham United.
Stephen Ward made his long-awaited return from injury and settled straight back into Burnley's XI, helping to dominate the flank and dramatically reduce Cedric Soares' effectiveness. Charlie Daniels drops out after enduring a rough ride against Newcastle United.
Biggest rise: Andrew Robertson (+3)
Biggest fall: Multiple (-2)
| Rank | Player | Club |
| 1 | Ben Davies (Stay) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 2 | Andrew Robertson (+3) | Liverpool |
| 3 | Marcos Alonso (Stay) | Chelsea |
| 4 | Fabian Delph (-2) | Manchester City |
| 5 | Ashley Young (Stay) | Manchester United |
| 6 | Ryan Bertrand (-2) | Southampton |
| 7 | Stephen Ward (+1) | Burnley |
| 8 | Sead Kolasinac (-1) | Arsenal |
| 9 | Gaetan Bong (New!) | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 10 | Christian Fuchs (Stay) | Leicester City |
Centre-Backs
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Jan Vertonghen missed Tottenham's win over Crystal Palace, opening up the chance for one of Chelsea's centre-backs to leapfrog him—but neither impressed enough.
In fact, Andreas Christensen did the opposite, making his second error in the space of five days (the other coming against Barcelona) and ensuring he drops out of the top three.
Excellent centre-back performances were few and far between this week, although Ben Mee, Harry Maguire, Christopher Schindler, Virgil van Dijk and Davinson Sanchez were all largely good.
Biggest rise: Harry Maguire (+2)
Biggest fall: Alfie Mawson (-5)
| Rank | Player | Club |
| 1 | Jan Vertonghen (Stay) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 2 | Cesar Azpilicueta (Stay) | Chelsea |
| 3 | John Stones (+1) | Manchester City |
| 4 | Andreas Christensen (-1) | Chelsea |
| 5 | Nicolas Otamendi (Stay) | Manchester City |
| 6 | Ben Mee (Stay) | Burnley |
| 7 | James Tarkowski (Stay) | Burnley |
| 8 | Jamaal Lascelles (Stay) | Newcastle United |
| 9 | Davinson Sanchez (+1) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 10 | Nacho Monreal (-1) | Arsenal |
| 11 | Christopher Schindler (+1) | Huddersfield Town |
| 12 | Antonio Rudiger (-1) | Chelsea |
| 13 | Phil Jones (Stay) | Manchester United |
| 14 | Harry Maguire (+2) | Leicester City |
| 15 | Lewis Dunk (Stay) | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 16 | James Tomkins (+1) | Crystal Palace |
| 17 | Virgil van Dijk (+1) | Liverpool |
| 18 | Kurt Zouma (+1) | Stoke City |
| 19 | Alfie Mawson (-5) | Swansea City |
| 20 | Shane Duffy (New!) | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Defensive Midfielders/Central Midfielders
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With so many headlines hanging off Paul Pogba's every move right now, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will have been relieved to see another of his central midfielders step into the spotlight on Sunday.
Nemanja Matic, Pogba's regular partner, impressed greatly in the centre and was crucial in the win over Chelsea.
Good performances from Mousa Dembele and Emre Can see them move up too, while Eric Dier had to fill in at centre-back for Tottenham on Sunday, but he did so admirably, putting in a man-of-the-match-worthy display.
Biggest rise: Eric Dier (+2)
Biggest fall: Jack Cork (-2)
| Rank | Player | Club |
| 1 | David Silva (Stay) | Manchester City |
| 2 | Fernandinho (Stay) | Manchester City |
| 3 | N'Golo Kante (Stay) | Chelsea |
| 4 | Paul Pogba (Stay) | Manchester United |
| 5 | Nemanja Matic (+1) | Manchester United |
| 6 | Abdoulaye Doucoure (-1) | Watford |
| 7 | Aaron Ramsey (Stay) | Arsenal |
| 8 | Mousa Dembele (+1) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 9 | Mario Lemina (-1) | Southampton |
| 10 | Emre Can (+1) | Liverpool |
| 11 | Eric Dier (+2) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 12 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Stay) | Liverpool |
| 13 | Jack Cork (-2) | Burnley |
| 14 | Georginio Wijnaldum (Stay) | Liverpool |
| 15 | Cesc Fabregas (Stay) | Chelsea |
| 16 | Wilfred Ndidi (Stay) | Leicester City |
| 17 | Lewis Cook (Stay) | Bournemouth |
| 18 | Aaron Mooy (Stay) | Huddersfield Town |
| 19 | Jonathan Hogg (Stay) | Huddersfield Town |
| 20 | Davy Propper (New!) | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Attacking Midfielders/Wingers
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The top seven remain stock-still here, with four of them not participating in the Premier League this week, but we do have some notable movers further down in the form of Sadio Mane and Willian.
The former has been the least effective of Liverpool's attacking trident this season, but his performances have taken a turn for the better recently, while the latter built on a phenomenal showing against Barcelona by scoring at Old Trafford.
Keep an eye out for Jose Izquierdo next time you watch Brighton & Hove Albion—he's found his groove and is proving an X-factor from the flank for manager Chris Hughton.
Heung-Min Son is unlucky to move down; he only got 10 minutes from the bench on a weekend when so many in his position were impactful.
Biggest rise: Anthony Martial (+4)
Biggest fall: Heung-Min Son (-4)
| Rank | Player | Club |
| 1 | Kevin De Bruyne (Stay) | Manchester City |
| 2 | Mohamed Salah (Stay) | Liverpool |
| 3 | Eden Hazard (Stay) | Chelsea |
| 4 | Raheem Sterling (Stay) | Manchester City |
| 5 | Leroy Sane (Stay) | Manchester City |
| 6 | Christian Eriksen (Stay) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 7 | Mesut Ozil (Stay) | Arsenal |
| 8 | Sadio Mane (+2) | Liverpool |
| 9 | Alexis Sanchez (-1) | Manchester United |
| 10 | Riyad Mahrez (-1) | Leicester City |
| 11 | Jesse Lingard (+1) | Manchester United |
| 12 | Anthony Martial (+4) | Manchester United |
| 13 | Jose Izquierdo (+3) | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 14 | Juan Mata (-3) | Manchester United |
| 15 | Willian (New!) | Chelsea |
| 16 | JB Gudmundsson (-2) | Burnley |
| 17 | Xherdan Shaqiri (+1) | Stoke City |
| 18 | Marc Albrighton (+2) | Leicester City |
| 19 | Heung-Min Son (-4) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 20 | Dele Alli (Stay) | Tottenham Hotspur |
Strikers
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Harry Kane may be 11 ahead of Roberto Firmino in the scoring stakes, but in terms of overall performances, the Brazilian doesn't feel that far off Tottenham's master marksman. His ability to knit Liverpool's attacks together and create as well as score has seen him put together a phenomenal campaign to date.
The injured Alexandre Lacazette drops out of the top 10 this week and is replaced by Glenn Murray, whose brace on Saturday took him to double figures for the season and, crucially, continues to hold off competition from Jurgen Locadia and Leonardo Ulloa for the time being.
Biggest rise: Roberto Firmino (+1)
Biggest fall: Multiple (-1)
| Rank | Player | Club |
| 1 | Harry Kane (Stay) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 2 | Roberto Firmino (Stay) | Liverpool |
| 3 | Sergio Aguero (Stay) | Manchester City |
| 4 | Romelu Lukaku (Stay) | Manchester United |
| 5 | Jamie Vardy (Stay) | Leicester City |
| 6 | Alvaro Morata (Stay) | Chelsea |
| 7 | Wilfried Zaha (Stay) | Crystal Palace |
| 8 | Gabriel Jesus (Stay) | Manchester City |
| 9 | Glenn Murray (New!) | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 10 | Marko Arnautovic (Stay) | West Ham United |
All statistics via WhoScored.com
