Martinelli lands Xmas No 1 | City trio among elite

Who is red-hot in the Premier League right now? Sky Sports ranks every player over the last five matchdays…

Gabriel Martinelli has become the first Arsenal player to top the form chart this season after scoring twice in the 4-1 win at Leeds – having also found the back of the net in a midweek 2-0 victory over West Ham.

Manchester City full-back Joao Cancelo climbed into runner-up spot following a man-of-the-match performance in the 4-0 win against Newcastle, teeing up the opener before smashing home his side’s second from outside the box.

Team-mates Riyad Mahrez (No 3) and Kevin De Bruyne (No 5) also soared into the elite, boosted by their hauls in the midweek 7-0 demolition of Leeds.

Crystal Palace midfielder Conor Gallagher (No 4) slipped from the summit after the Eagles were held to a 2-2 draw with Southampton.

Covid-19 outbreaks wreaked havoc on the schedule last week, with Manchester United duo David de Gea (No 6) and Fred (No 7), and Leicester playmaker James Maddison (No 8), retaining top-10 standings after the clubs’ games were postponed.

Heung-Min Son (No 9) maintained his purple patch with his third goal in as many games in the 2-2 thriller with Liverpool, while Mason Mount (No 10) tumbled eight places after his four-game goal streak ended in a goalless stalemate at Wolves.

You can check the top form player at each club in the chart below…

Season rankings

We have provided a glimpse of the season rankings so far as a festive treat – a chart usually published at the end of the campaign.

Usual suspects dominate the upper rungs, with Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah leading the charge, followed by Cancelo and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Liverpool claim four of the top 10 positions, but Arsenal are represented by two players, Emile Smith Rowe and Aaron Ramsdale – exactly the same number of players as league-topping Manchester City, courtesy of Cancelo and Bernardo Silva.