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The Top 20 Fastest Players In The Premier League This Season

The Top 20 Fastest Players In The Premier League This Season

Pace to burn...

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Statistics gurus Opta have been recording the fastest speed of players in the Premier League this season and though a fair of household names are in the mix, the top 20 does throw up some surprises.

PFA Young Player of the Year nominee Leroy Sane has destroyed defenders with his pace and trickery all season and it comes as no surprise that he is the league's speed king.

In fact, with his top speed of 35.48km/h (22.05 mph) - recorded in the 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge back in September, the German is actually the fastest player in the Premier League since the collection of such data began in 2013/14.

Crystal Palace left-back Patrick van Aanholt is second, having clocked 35.42km/h - while Moussa Sissoko is third with 35.33km/h.

Theo Walcott has been one of the fastest players in the league ever since he burst onto the scene but has had to settle for fourth place on 35.23km/h - not too far ahead of compatriot Kyle Walker (35.2km/h) in fifth.

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Walker is one of five defenders to feature in the list, with Antonio Rudiger, Kiko Femenia and Laurent Koscielny and Kurt Zouma all in.

Jamie Vardy, once the league's fastest player, is in 11th while Arsenal's pacey pair Hector Bellerin and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - the latter the fastest player on FIFA 18, are level in 13th place.

Unquestionably the biggest surprise is that Liverpool sensation Mo Salah, scorer of 30 Premier Leagues goals in a sensational campaign, is only in 18th- with his top speed at 34.93km/h.

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Image: PA

Here is the list in full:

1. Leroy Sane - 35.48km/h

2. Patrick van Aanholt - 35.42km/h

3. Moussa Sissoko - 35.33km/h

4. Theo Walcott - 35.23km/h

5. Kyle Walker - 35.21km/h

6. Antonio Rudiger - 35.19km/h

7. Wilfried Zaha - 35.14km/h

8. Oliver Burke - 35.13km/h

9. Kiko Femenia - 35.12km/h

10. Laurent Koscielny - 35.11km/h

11. Jamie Vardy - 35.09km/h

12. DeAndre Yedlin - 35.08km/h

13. Hector Bellerin - 34.99km/h

13. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - 34.99km/h

15. Raheem Sterling - 34.97km/h

16. Kurt Zouma - 34.94km/h

16. Josh King - 34.94km/h

18. Mo Salah - 34.93km/h

19. Sadio Mane - 34.84km/h

20. Jordon Ibe - 34.83km/h

20. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - 34.83km/h

20. Jose Izquierdo - 34.83km/h

(h/t the Daily Mail)

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Topics: Football News, Football, Premier League, Leroy Sane, Mo Salah

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and wrestling. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has interviewed some of the biggest names in the field - including the first UK interview with The Hardy Boyz after their return to WWE. He has never sported a pair of Lonsdale Slip-ons, contrary to reports.

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