Another match day week in the Premier League is over.

After 13 games, we are still no closer to knowing who will win the title and who will fall down to the Championship.

One manager, Martin Jol, lost his job after a thumping 3-0 loss to fellow strugglers West Ham.

Crystal Palace and Sunderland sit in the bottom three along with the west Londoners.

Arsenal remain top after a convincing win at Cardiff but Chelsea and Manchester City remain hot on their heels.

Here we take a look at the best performers of the week.

Goalkeeper: Wojciech Szczesny

Arsenal's 3-0 win may look convincing on paper, but there was a 20 minute spell in the second half where Cardiff threatened to equalise.

With the score at 1-0, Fraizer Campbell went up for a header before providing a textbook bouncer.

Szczesny, who recently signed a long term deal with Arsenal, got down extremely well to make a save that echoed that of Gordon Banks against Brazil.

After his third clean sheet in four games, Szczesny contribution to Arsenal's title charge can't be underestimated.

Right-back: Seamus Coleman

In a thumping victory against Stoke City, Seamus Coleman provided defensive stability as well as attacking threat - the mark of a good full-back.

Coleman's strike came shortly after Gerard Deulofeu's wonder goal and arguably matched it.

With the ball bouncing, Coleman took an awkward shot with his left-foot and watched as it dipped under the bar past a stunned Asmir Begovic.

Centre-back: John Terry

After going 1-0 down after less than 20 seconds, Chelsea had some work to do against Southampton to keep Jose Mourinho's home record intact at Stamford Bridge.

When the chips are down, you should always be able to rely on your captain and John Terry stepped up to give Chelsea the lead in the 62nd minute - keeping them in the hunt for the title.

Centre-back: Gary Cahill

With Terry carrying his side through against Southampton, Gary Cahill was the perfect side-kick.

The England international scored his first goal in over a year to get Chelsea back in the match at a crucial period in the game.

After Michael Essien gifted James Rodriguez a goal, Terry and Cahill did well to keep the damage to a minimum.

Left-back: Bryan Oviedo

When you're playing second-fiddle to England's best left-back, it is fair to say you need a fair bit of patience.

But Oviedo did his best to increase his reputation in Roberto Martinez's eyes by scoring a thumping goal before providing an assist to boot.

By the time Baines is fit again, he could find himself on the bench.

Midfield: Aaron Ramsey

Arsenal's need for a new striker seems to be decreasing with every game.

Aaron Ramsey is Arsenal's top scorer in the league with eight goals and just two behind top scorer Sergio Aguero.

Such was Ramsey's influence on the game, the Cardiff fans gave him a round of applause after his first and second goal.

Midfield: Sandro

It must have been quite daunting for Sandro to see £110m worth of talent come in to Tottenham in the summer.

But the Brazilian is just going on about his business and helped Andre Villas-Boas' side to a respectable draw against Manchester United with a spectacular goal.

At the heart of everything Spurs did well, Sandro can aid a revival at White Hart Lane.

Midfield: Mesut Ozil

Mesut Ozil was just starting to come in for a bit of criticism following a number of uninspiring performances.

But the German proved his value for the Gunners once again, creating two goals and moving to the top of the Premier League assists charts in the process.

They weren't your average assists either. Both the cross for Ramsey and the through-ball for Flamini were of the highest quality.

Left-wing: Stewart Downing

Many fans would have forgot that Stewart Downing moved to West Ham in the summer, such is the wingers form.

But Downing finally announced his arrival at Upton Park by rolling back the years and producing a classic wideman's performance for the Hammers.

Big Sam will be delighted.

Right-wing: Samir Nasri

Samir Nasri was edging towards the exit door at Manchester City when Roberto Mancini was in charge.

Nasri's form was falling away and Mancini was losing patience.

But the Frenchman has been revitalised under Manuel Pellegrini and capped his return to top form with an impressive brace against Swansea last night.

Striker: Wayne Rooney

While the rest of the Manchester United team struggle to come to terms with life without Sir Alex Ferguson, Wayne Rooney seems to be thriving in it.

Firmly back as Manchester United's talisman, Rooney has outshone team mate Robin van Persie and is carrying the Red Devils through the stickiest of sticky patches.

Rooney's presence in the United line up has never been more crucial.