Premier League's hardest-working players as Kai Havertz's Arsenal evolution even clearer

The property of the precocious property successful the Premier League has accrued the value of fittingness and led to immoderate eye-catching numbers for region covered truthful acold this season

“There is nary substitute for hard work” is simply a punctuation attributed to Thomas Edison, but it is apt repeated play by Premier League managers trying to animate their players.

Running astir a batch and giving it your each are the bare minimum requirements for footballers and the property of high-pressing has lone accrued the demands connected players. Premier League stars person to beryllium ridiculously acceptable successful bid to support up with the relentless fixture schedule.

After 11 matches, determination are already immoderate stand-out performers successful presumption of region covered. As expected, the tract is dominated by midfielders, who person to get astir the transportation the most, and those who person played the immense bulk of minutes disposable truthful far.

There are besides a batch of fan-favourites included, showing that charging astir is appreciated by supporters successful the stands. So, without further ado, present are the apical 5 runners from the Premier League play truthful far.

5. Flynn Downes and Youri Tielemans (116.5km)

There is simply a necktie for 5th spot betwixt Southampton's hardest-working midfielder and Aston Villa’s Duracell bunny.

Downes has go a much-loved beingness for Saints since joining connected an archetypal indebtedness woody from West Ham portion they were successful the Championship and has continued to execute successful the Premier League – adjacent if they person struggled collectively. He was a large miss erstwhile they were beaten 2-0 astatine Wolves earlier the planetary interruption – and that lack makes his numbers each the much impressive.

Tielemans is simply a bully acceptable for Unai Emery’s demanding attack astatine Villa and his carnal fittingness is needed, fixed the club’s engagement successful the Champions League.

4. Dejan Kulusevski (118km)

The Tottenham prima has recorded immoderate awesome numbers, having started 10 of their 11 league games truthful far. The Sweden planetary has moved infield this play nether Ange Postecoglou, turning from an inverted winger to a cardinal originative beingness and pressing machine. He has 2 goals and 2 assists successful the Premier League arsenic reward for his graft.

3. Lewis Cook (119.3km)

Cook injured his ACL backmost successful 2021, truthful it is refreshing to spot him backmost playing regularly – and impressively – for Bournemouth, who person taken immoderate large scalps nether Andoni Iraola this season. He has started each 11 of the Cherries’ league matches this season, chipping successful with 3 assists and a extremity from cardinal midfield. If helium keeps it up, the 27-year-old could beryllium pushing England for recognition.

2. Kai Havertz (122.6km)

For a subordinate that arrived astatine Arsenal from rivals Chelsea not agelong ago, Havertz has done a singular occupation astatine earning the adulation of the Emirates Stadium assemblage truthful quickly. The Germany planetary famously arrived for £65million arsenic a striker, but has played arsenic a cardinal midfielder and withdrawn No.9. Wherever helium plays, helium puts successful a batch of effort for his side, pressing opponents and moving astir to find abstraction erstwhile they person the ball.

1. Bruno Guimaraes (122.8km)

The Newcastle midfielder conscionable edges retired Havertz to instrumentality apical spot by a specified 200 metres. The Brazilian is different fan-favourite, earning the emotion of the Geordies done his tenacious ball-winning ability, passing endowment and his passion. Guimaraes is an implicit pest to play against and tries his champion to get up the transportation to enactment attacks, adding to his region covered. Can helium support clasp of apical spot implicit 38 games? We shall see.

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