Statistics

Which Premier League players have covered the most distance?

17 Nov 2022

Find out who has stood out when analysing metres run and sprints in the 2022/23 season so far

As the Premier League pauses for the FIFA World Cup 2022, we are looking at some of the numbers behind the season so far.

Most distance covered & sprints

It is predominantly central midfielders who lead the way when assessing the players who have covered the most distance so far this season, with James Ward-Prowse the No 1.

Distance (km)		Sprints		Minutes played
Ward-Prowse	174.4	Almiron	356	Kilman	1,350
Rice	170.3	Tavernier	287	Tarkowski	1,350
Soucek	168.5	Martinelli	275	Ward-Prowse	1,350
Iwobi	161.5	Rodrigo	264	Lerma	1,350
Lerma	158.6	Son	261	Rice	1,350
Aaronson	156.8	Iwobi	252	Ream	1,348
Bowen	155.3	Mbeumo	252	Henry	1,347
Kane	155.2	Henry	248	Bowen	1,342
Neves	154.8	Mykolenko	247	Kane	1,336
Gross	154.2	Gordon	244	Iwobi	1,333

The Southampton star is ahead of Declan Rice, whose West Ham United team-mate Tomas Soucek is third. Both Ward-Prowse and Rice are also among five players to have featured in every minute of the 15 matches they have played.

Interestingly, Harry Kane is the only forward who makes the top 10, the Tottenham Hotspur striker demonstrating both his insatiable work-rate and the way he drops into deeper midfield pockets to help initiate attacks before arriving in the penalty area.

When looking at which players have made the most sprints this season, the clear leader is Miguel Almiron. The Newcastle United midfielder has made 356 sprints, 69 more than the next-best player, Marcus Tavernier, at AFC Bournemouth.

Only one player appears on all three metrics or top distance covered, most sprints and minutes played. That is Alex Iwobi, demonstrating the energy he has brought to the Everton midfield this season.