The Premier League Power Rankings include a remarkably muddled middle, with so many teams still harboring top half hopes thanks to significant drop-offs from clubs like West Bromwich Albion.
Let’s see where we stand ahead of the final two weeks of fixtures.
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| TEAM | RANKING | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 (19) | Middlesbrough: Officially relegated, Boro drops a spot (and, yeah, Sunderland winning a match helped the move, too). | ||
| 19 (20) | Sunderland: Beginning the race for re-promotion with a win over desperate Hull City. It’s something. | ||
| 18 (17) | Hull City: Still not sure the loss to Sunderland actually happened. | ||
| 17 (18) | Swansea City: Gylfi Sigurdsson calling upon the spirit of Iceland, and Fernando Llorente continues to come good at the right time. | ||
| 16 (11) | Crystal Palace: Three-straight losses, two to Premier League powers, could have the Eagles in a precarious spot should Hull take three points at Selhurst Park this weekend. | ||
| 15 (10) | Watford: Thumped by Leicester to walk its losing streak to three. | ||
| 14 (14) | West Bromwich Albion: When the preseason goal is clearly “survive”, should it be any surprise when the Baggies start yawning soon after the 40-point mark? | ||
| 13 (14) | Burnley: Sean Dyche has the Clarets primed for another Premier League season. Unlike West Brom, this is a fine preseason goal come good. | ||
| 12 (16) | Stoke City: The PL’s muddled middle is keeping a top half finish possible for Mark Hughes’ Potters. | ||
| 11 (9) | Southampton: The Arsenal loss is no shame, and Saints’ shutout of Liverpool was pretty good, too. | ||
| 10 (12) | Bournemouth: The wins over Boro and Sunderland were nice (and important), but the 2-2 draw with Stoke shows that Eddie Howe remains in control of the Cherries’ upward growth. | ||
| 9 (15) | West Ham United: Unbeaten in five with four clean sheets since the 3-0 loss to Arsenal. | ||
| 8 (6) | Everton: It’s probably difficult to play with desperation when you’re dead set in 7th, but we still expect more from Ronald Koeman’s bunch. | ||
| 7 (8) | Leicester City: With respect to the Craig Shakespeare effect, we can’t help but wonder if the Foxes would still be competing for a spot in Europe if Wilfried Ndidi was signed in August instead of January. | ||
| 6 (5) | Manchester United: See: The Red Devils can lose. They just need to play a second-tier lineup and be focused on a match in the future. | ||
| 5 (7) | Arsenal: With the odds very long, the Gunners are finally piling up wins. Too little, too late for the Top Four? | ||
| 4 (3) | Liverpool: Disappointing draw, even given Saints’ dogged defense. | ||
| 3 (4) | Manchester City: Back in the win column with style, cruising past Palace 5-0. | ||
| 2 (2) | Tottenham Hotspur: Everyone loses (besides Celtic) every now and then. | ||
| 1 (1) | Chelsea: Will be popping champagne come Friday unless West Brom reverses form in fabulous fashion. |
