Premier League Player Rankings: Hazard, David Silva and Coutinho All Rise

After N'Golo Kante stole Diego Costa's perch at the top of the Premier League player rankings last week, we expected a rumbustious performance from the Frenchman in an effort to make the place his own.Instead, he had an unimpactful 90 minutes against Crystal Palace; is it enough to see him fall down immediately'Please note: This ranking takes into account only the weekend's games, not the midweek slate.Ranking CriteriaIt's a season-long ranking based on performances over the entire campaignno longer does it take into account a four-to-six-week period of form (like previous editions did).Therefore, whoever is No. 1 would effectively be our choice for Player of the Season if the campaign finished this week.Only Premier League form is consideredno Champions League, no domestic cups andno international football.We pore over hours of film to accurately grade the players on a weekly basis. All teams are covered properly, and experts are sought out for advice as and when required.Players are given a score after every performance, and those scores are averaged out over the course of the season to produce a grade.Performing well on a consistent basis is key. Players such asDeleAlli and Zlatan, who have endured poor patches spanning months this season, have a lot of work to do in order to set the record straight.A player must have meaningfully participated (started or played in excess of 20 minutes) in more than 50 per cent of his team's games to be eligible for the ranking. You wouldn't christen anyone Player of the Season having played fewer than half the games.Begin Slideshow
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