Newcastle (1st; 71pts; +58) - the Magpies picked up 9 points this month and remain top of the table with a comfortable five point lead although they no longer have a game in hand over those below.
Player of the month: Kurt Zouma - 8.22
1 Current first team injury:
Eduardo Salvio - 1 day (twisted ankle)
Chelsea (2nd; 66pts; +39) - the Blues picked up 9 points this month and remain five points behind the Magpies although Man United could overtake them in case they win their game in hand.
Player of the month: Juan Mata - 8.22
2 Current first team injuries:
Ashley Cole - 2-3 days (gashed leg)
Eden Hazard - 2 months (torn hamstring)
Manchester United (3rd; 64pts; +33) - the Red Devils racked up 12 points this month and climbed one position in the league table - they are 7 points off Newcastle and 2 behind Chelsea and have a game in hand over both of them!
Player of the month: Angel Di Maria - 7.56
4 Current first team injuries:
Nemanja Vidic - 3-4 weeks (double hernia)
Kyle Walker - 2-3 weeks (pulled hamstring)
Andres Iniesta - 4-6 days (damaged foot)
Shinji Kagawa - 12-14 days (pulled hamstring)
Blackburn (4th; 60pts; +40) - Rovers picked up 12 points this month and climbed two positions to enter the top four for the first time since round 2 although they only have 4 points lead on Manchester City and Arsenal who have 3 and 1 games in hand respectively.
Player of the month: Romelu Lukaku - 7.60
1 Current first team injury:
Arjen Robben - 1-5 days (strained knee ligaments)
Manchester City (5th; 56pts; +52) - the Citizens picked up 7 points this month and remain fifth but winning all three games in hand they have would position them just 6 behind leaders Newcastle so they are amazingly not even out of the title fight!
Player of the month: Luka Modric - 7.84
2 Current first team injuries:
Vincent Kompany - 5-11 days (torn knee ligaments)
Dejan Lovren - 10-21 days (torn hamstring)
Arsenal (6th; 56pts; +30) - the Gunners picked up only 2 points this month and collapsed out of the top four with a three position freefall in the table - they are now facing a serious fight to salvage at least Champions League qualification this season.
Player of the month: Jack Wilshere - 7.30
0 Current first team injuries.
Other teams to watch:
Leeds (7th) - the Whites climbed one position in the table and still have a decent chance of claiming European football next season.
Tottenham (8th) - Spurs slided one position down in the table and qualification for Europe seems highly unlikely considering the gap to those above.
Hull, Derby County and West Ham occupy the bottom three - the former two are still just a win away from safety but the Hammers are still massive 9 points adrift and even though they cut that gap from 15 in the previous month they still need a miracle to escape relegation.