Newcastle forward Ayoze Perez has soared to the Power Rankings' summit this week.

The 25-year-old scored his first Premier League hat-trick during a 3-1 win over Southampton to become the club's top scorer in the league this season with 10 goals.

Newcastle guaranteed top-flight survival with a 3-1 win against Southampton

2:59 Highlights from Newcastle's 3-1 win over Southampton Highlights from Newcastle's 3-1 win over Southampton

Elsewhere, Everton full-back Lucas Digne (No 2) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (No 3) were among the goals as Marco Silva's side humiliated Manchester United with a 4-0 win at Goodison Park.

Mohamed Salah (No 7) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (No 9) both secured top-10 standings after Liverpool maintained their title tilt with a 2-0 victory in Cardiff, while Crystal Palace's Luka Milivojevic (No 4) teed up two goals in a 3-2 win at Arsenal.

Meanwhile, Burnley's Chris Wood retained No 6 spot after the Clarets held Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, with Blues' talisman Eden Hazard (No 3) slipping one place down the chart.

The Power Rankings methodology reflects a player's performance by awarding points for 34 different stats.

Below, we present the in-form chart based on performances over the past five Premier League matchdays (with greater weight placed on recent games), your club's top points scorer and the season accumulative chart.

The Sky Sports Power Rankings will be updated every week during the season, so be sure to keep an eye on the big movers...

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