Leeds United's Pablo Hernandez tops Sky Sports Power Rankings
Andreas Wiemann, Nick Powell and Barry Bannan all flying high after the latest round of Championship fixtures, while Neal Maupay slips from top spot to No 3 after receiving three-match suspension
Tuesday 28 August 2018 18:24, UK
Leeds United midfielder Pablo Hernandez has topped the Sky Sports Power Rankings this week.
The Spaniard netted a sublime solo goal during a 3-0 win over Norwich to help retain his side's lead atop the Sky Bet Championship table, ahead of Middlesbrough on goal difference.
Team-mates Mateusz Klich (No 6, up 15 places) and Barry Douglas (No 8, up 45 places) soared into the top 10 - while Kemar Roofe (No 7, down four places) suffered a tumble.
Bristol City's Andreas Weimann crept into the runner-up spot after scoring his fifth goal of the season in a 1-0 win at Swansea on Saturday.
Wigan's Nick Powell dropped two places after a 1-0 defeat at QPR, while Sheffield Wednesday's Barry Bannan (No 5, up 17 places) assisted Lucas Joao's opener in a 2-1 win over Ipswich to land a top-10 spot.
Trending
- World Darts Championship: World No 1 Humphries in action vs Kenny LIVE!
- Arsenal go second with narrow win over Ipswich LIVE!
- Transfer Centre LIVE! Wolves boss: Cunha will get opportunities to leave
- Ronaldo: Man Utd 'storm' will finish under Amorim
- World Darts Championship schedule: Price, Humphries in action tonight
- Brighton 0-0 Brentford highlights & rate the players!
- Man Utd latest: The damning stats behind Amorim's start as head coach
- Villa latest: FA turns down Villa appeal to overturn Duran red card
- EFL latest: Stoke City sack Pelach
- Havertz finish helps Arsenal ease past Ipswich to move second
Middlesbrough right-back Ryan Shotton (No 9, up up 19 places) received a stats-based boost after a 1-0 win against West Brom, while Bolton's Josh Magennis slipping four places to narrowly retain his place among the top performers.
The Power Rankings methodology reflects a player's performance over the past five matchdays by awarding points to players for 33 different stats.
The Sky Sports Power Rankings will be updated every week during the season, so be sure to keep an eye on the big movers...
Comment below to get involved in the debate, but please adhere to our House Rules. If you wish to report any comment, simply click on the down arrow next to the offending comment and click 'Report'.
