Liverpool's clash with Chelsea was rightly billed as the glamour tie of the midweek Premier League round of games, and the match has had a big impact on this edition of the player rankings—but not for the reasons you'd expect.
As both sides cancelled each other out, playing to a mutually acceptable draw, many of the players we've come to expect star performances from faded dramatically. Add to that the fact Tottenham Hotspur—another club with a glut of players in our top 40—failed to break down Sunderland, and it's led to some rather interesting movements this week.
Ranking Criteria
- It's a season-long ranking based on performances over the entire campaign—no longer does it take into account a four-to-six-week period of form (like previous editions did).