English Premier League Power Rankings: Week 7

This week in the Premier League featured three derbies, two of which were and the third gave Fulham their first win in emphatic fashion as they blew out London rivals QPR.

Both Manchester clubs continued their hot starts to the season with wins over Norwich and Blackburn respectively.

Meanwhile at the other end of the table, Bolton and Wigan are making their case to become Championship clubs next year already as they both lost yet again.

As always, the previous week's ranking is in parenthesis.

20. Bolton (19)

Bolton continued to make a case on why they are the worst club in the Premier League at the moment as they fell 5-1 to Chelsea on Sunday.

Dedrick Boyata scored the Trotters only goal in the 46th minute, and at that point in the game the score was 4-1 in favor of Chelsea.

Another blow was dealt to the club when it was revealed midfielder Stuart Holden will be out another six months due to more cartilage damage in his knee.

19. Wigan (20)

Wigan move up a spot in the rankings, not because of a positive result but because Bolton are doing worse than the Latics right now.

Roberto Martinez's club only gave up two goals in their loss to Aston Villa on Saturday at Villa Park.

After the international break, the Latics get to host Bolton in a match we may see in the Championship next season.

18. Blackburn (16)

Things just are not getting better for Blackburn as they lost 4-0 to Manchester City at home on Saturday.

The loss yet again fueled speculation about the future of manager Steve Kean and it seems like it is only a matter of time before Kean gets the ax as Rovers' ownership are meeting over the international break with Kean to discuss the club's lackluster start to the season.

17. Wolverhampton (18)

Wolves lost their fourth game of the season and third at home already on Saturday against Newcastle.

A late Steven Fletcher goal was enough to make it a one goal loss as the final score ended up 2-1 in the visitor's favor.

16. Norwich (12)

Norwich had their chances but could not finish them at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Instead of capitalizing on those chances and scoring an upset, the Canaries were unable to score a goal in their 2-0 loss to Manchester United.

For the rest of October, Norwich look like they can add to their current tally of eight points as they take on Swansea, Liverpool and Blackburn after the international break.

15. Stoke (11)

After being able to take down Turkish giants Besiktas at the Britannia Stadium in the Europa League on Thursday, the Potters were unable to replicate the same result in Wales on Sunday.

Tony Pulis' club fell 2-0 to Swansea at the Liberty Stadium as the Potters let their winless streak extend to three.

After the international break, the Potters get to defend their home fortress, the Britannia Stadium, with four of five matches in all competitions being at home.

14. Queens Park Rangers (7)

QPR were the victims of a rude awakening after seeing nothing but benefits after their late August spending.

Neil Warnock's club lost their first game since going on a spending spree at the end of the transfer window in August.

The loss was not just a normal one, it was 6-0 loss at the hand of London neighbors Fulham.

13. Swansea (17)

Swansea won their second game of the season on Sunday against Stoke.

Scott Sinclair and Danny Graham netted goals in the win for the Swans which propelled them up to 10th in the table with eight points.

12. West Brom (15)

West Brom got out very early at the Stadium of Light against Sunderland but could not hold on to a two goal lead for more than 20 minutes.

James Morison scored in the fourth minute and Shane Long found the back of the net just a minute later for the Baggies.

But, Roy Hodgson's club gave up goals in the 24th and 26th minutes to make the end result of their match with Sunderland 2-2.

11. Sunderland (14)

After giving up two early goals to West Brom, Sunderland were able to come back with two goals of their own to take a draw out of their home match.

Nicklas Bendtner and Ahmed Elmohamady scored goals two minutes apart to give the Black Cats their third draw of the season.

10. Arsenal (10)

Arsenal were unable to claim a win in the North London derby and left White Hart Lane with zero points.

It looked good for the Gunners after Aaron Ramsey scored an equalizer in the 51st minute but keeper Wojciech Szczesny let in a Tottenham goal in the 73rd minute which resulted in the loss.

The Gunners will look to get back on track after the international break as they host Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium on October 16th.

9. Everton (8)

Everton fell in the Merseyside derby on Saturday as they lost to rivals Liverpool by the score of 2-0.

The Toffees did get a good sign as Jack Rodwell's red card was taken away after the club appealed it this week.

8. Fulham (13)

Fulham finally got the win they were looking for as they demolished QPR by a 6-0 scoreline.

Andy Johnson netted a hat trick while Danny Murphy, Clint Dempsey and Bobby Zamora all scored once for the Cottagers.

The first win for Martin Jol as Fulham boss in the Premier League came after a Europa League win over Odense on Thursday.

7. Liverpool (9)

Liverpool were on the winning end of the Merseyside derby on Saturday as the Reds took down Everton 2-0.

Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez scored second half goals to power the Reds victory.

Kenny Dalglish and company are now riding a two game winning streak heading into their big match with Manchester United on October 15th at Anfield.

6. Aston Villa (6)

Aston Villa continued their impressive form to start the season as they maintained their unbeaten record with a 2-0 win over Wigan.

Gabriel Agbonlahor scored his fourth goal of the season in the 36th minute while Darren Bent scored his second of the season in the 62nd minute.

With the win, Villa moved up into seventh place with 11 points to their name after seven games.

5. Newcastle (4)

Newcastle continued their hot start to the season as they cruised to victory over Wolves.

Demba Ba and Jonas Gutierrez scored first half goals to propel the Magpies to their fourth win of the season.

Alan Pardew and company stay undefeated going into the international break with four points and three draws.

4. Chelsea (5)

Chelsea took hold of third place in the table after thumping Bolton 5-1 on Sunday.

Frank Lampard bagged a hat trick amid rumors that he may leave Chelsea because of playing time and also that he may be out of the England picture.

Daniel Sturridge provided the two other goals for the Blues in the victory.

3. Tottenham (3)

Kyle Walker went down in North London derby folklore on Sunday as his blistering strike in the 73rd minute gave Spurs a 2-1 win over Arsenal.

Spurs have now won four games in a row after losing their first two games and are set for a top six battle with Newcastle at St. James' Park after the international break.

2. Manchester United (2)

Anderson and Danny Welbeck led a late United rally to help them beat Norwich 2-0 on Saturday.

United were on edge throughout as Norwich gave them a tough test.

Now with a week off due to the international break, it gives some of the injured United stars time to get healthy for the stretch run in the fall.

1. Manchester City (1)

Manchester City had a second half rally of their own and it was one of the four goal variety.

Adam Johnson, Mario Balotelli, Samir Nasri and Stefan Savic all scored in the second half in the 4-0 win over Blackburn.

The win kept City on the same amount of points as their rivals, Manchester United, but still one goal behind on goal differential.