Aston Villa take advantage of an FA Cup 5th Round weekend to leapfrog Man Utd by winning at Chelsea 1-0.

With many clubs having completed two-thirds of the season’s fixtures, the potential winners and losers are beginning to become apparent.

FA Premier League – Top six.

Pos Club P W D L F A Pts
1  Aston Villa 29 15 8 6 45 30 53
2  Man Utd 28 14 9 5 42 22 51
3 Norwich 27 14 6 7 40 41 48
4 Ipswich 28 10 13 5 37 32 43
5 Coventry 28 11 9 8 44 38 42
6 Blackburn 27 11 8 8 40 30 41

And meanwhile, at the bottom…

FA Premier League – Bottom six

Pos Club P W D L F A Pts
17 Crystal Palace 28 8 9 11 35 44 33
18 Everton 28 9 5 14 30 37 32
19 Middlesbrough 28 7 9 12 36 47 30
20 Sheffield Utd 27 7 7 13 27 36 28
21 Oldham 27 7 6 14 38 50 27
22 Nottingham F. 26 6 7 13 26 35 25