Newcastle (1st; 62pts; +56) - the Magpies picked up all 12 points on offer this month and remain top of the table with comfortable five point lead and a game in hand over second placed Chelsea.
Player of the month: Leighton Baines - 8.22
2 Current first team injuries:
Marquinhos - 7-10 days (twisted knee)
Memphis Depay - 11-14 days (strained ankle ligaments)
Chelsea (2nd; 57pts; +35) - the Blues picked up 12 points this month and remain five points behind the Magpies.
Player of the month: Juan Mata - 7.78
3 Current first team injuries:
Thiago Alcantara - 2-3 days (food poisoning)
Ramires - 7-11 days (pulled hamstring)
John Obi Mikel - 6-10 days (twisted ankle)
Arsenal (3rd; 54pts; +34) - the Gunners picked up maximum 12 points this month and climbed another position in the table - they can also overtake Chelsea in second if they win their game in hand.
Player of the month: Jack Wilshere - 7.82
0 Current first team injuries.
Manchester United (4th; 52pts; +25) - the Red Devils picked up 9 points this month and slided one position down in the table - they need to take the maximum from their game in hand to remain in contention for the title though as the gap is now up to 10 points!
Player of the month: Marco Verratti - 7.36
1 Current first team injury:
Kyle Walker - 3-4 weeks (strained knee ligaments)
Manchester City (5th; 49pts; +46) - the Citizens picked up 9 points this month and are three short of a top four position.
Player of the month: Matija Nastasic - 7.80
2 Current first team injuries:
Vincent Kompany - 4-6 weeks (torn knee ligaments)
Dejan Lovren - 6-8 weeks (torn hamstring)
Blackburn (6th; 48pts; +31) - Rovers picked up 12 points this month and climbed two positions in the table although they are 4 points behind the top four and have played more games than all the teams above them.
Player of the month: Luke Shaw - 7.90
5 Current first team injuries:
Ben Hamer - 4-11 days (broken finger)
Gary Cahill - 3-4 weeks (strained knee ligaments)
Kyriakos Papadopoulos - 1-2 days (groin strain)
Sami Khedira - 5-9 days (groin strain)
Arjen Robben - 4-5 weeks (strained knee ligaments)
Other teams to watch:
Tottenham (7th) - Spurs slide one position down in the table but are still pretty well situated to mount a challenge for European qualification.
Leeds (8th) - the Whites also slided one position in the table but can still challenge for Europe.
Derby County, Bolton and West Ham occupy the bottom three - the former two are still just a win away from safety but the Hammers are now fifteen points adrift and even a miracle can't save them.