Where Aston Villa, Everton, Nottingham Forest, West Ham and rivals sit in Premier League form table as January transfer window nears

Aston Villa's home form has been well documented as they have racked up 14 consecutive wins in all competitions at Villa Park. The 1-0 win against Manchester City on Wednesday night had people talking about whether the Villains can be considered title contenders, and even serial title winner Pep Guardiola believes that they should be discussed

Given the league campaign is 38-games, most manager's tend to approach points in five-game and ten-game blocks. The table is still tight at the moment in some areas, and there's no runaway leader right now. The bottom however looks a little different and the three promoted clubs; Burnley, Luton Town and Sheffield United are struggling with all three of them in the relegation zone following Everton's win against Newcastle United. There are two rounds of league fixtures to be played before the festive period, and then it gets busy with multiple games spread across just a few days, which will have manager's pulling their hair out at the task of dealing with their squad.

We're less than a month away until the opening of the January transfer window, and form is key right now. If you're on good run of form, director of football's or technical directors might feel more inclined to give you money to help you achieve your goals. In another sense, teams struggling might be willing to give money out to address the problems, however it could prompt a change in manager in some cases.

Here we see where Villa are ranked in a Premier League form table based on the last 10 games, and how they stack up against the likes of Everton, Nottingham Forest and West Ham.