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Alvaro Morata's hat trick at Stoke has him on top of Player Power Rankings

ESPN FC's worldwide editorial desks nominate their top performers from the weekend's action. Chelsea's hat trick hero is this week's No. 1.

1. Alvaro Morata | Chelsea

Why he's here: Scored a hat trick in Chelsea's 4-0 win at Stoke on Saturday. The 24-year-old now has six goals in six Premier League appearances since his summer switch from Real Madrid.

2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Borussia Dortmund

Why he's here: A hat trick and an assist in Dortmund's 6-1 destruction of Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday. The Gabonese is on top of the Bundesliga scoring table with eight goals in six matches.

3. Dani Ceballos | Real Madrid

Why he's here: Ceballos scored both of Madrid's goals -- his first for the club since his move from Real Betis in the summer -- as Los Blancos held on to a 2-1 win at Alaves on Saturday.

4. Harry Kane | Tottenham

Why he's here: The England international struck twice as Spurs held off a surging West Ham to win 3-2 at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday.

5. Paulo Dybala | Juventus

Why he's here: Two more goals for Dybala in Juventus' 4-0 win over Torino in the Derby della Mole -- his ninth and tenth in Serie A this season -- to extend his lead atop the scoring charts in Italy's first division.

6. Philippe Coutinho | Liverpool

Why he's here: Scored from a sumptuous free kick and assisted on another in Liverpool's hard-fought 3-2 win at Leicester on Saturday.

7. Jurgen Locadia | PSV

Why he's here: The 23-year-old former Netherlands U21 international scored four times in PSV's 7-1 demolition of Utrecht on Sunday.

8. Miralem Pjanic | Juventus

Why he's here: While Dybala stole headlines from the Derby della Mole with his brace, Pjanic scored a goal of his own and assisted on two more.

9. Raheem Sterling | Manchester City

Why he's here: Sterling scored twice in 60 minutes of work as Manchester City routed hapless Crystal Palace 5-0 on Saturday.

10. Leroy Sane | Manchester City

Why he's here: Sterling's opposite number, Sane scored a goal of his own in Palace's destruction while adding a pair of assists.

Also receiving votes: Oumar Niasse (Everton), Maximilian Philipp (Borussia Dortmund), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Radamel Falcao (Monaco), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool), Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen).

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