A List Of The Most Hardworking Players/Teams In The Premier League

We may only be four games into the Premier League season, but stats have already emerged of the most hardworking teams and players in the English top flight and there are a few surprises.

It's no surprise that Liverpool dominate both lists considering Jurgen Klopp's style of play, as the likes of Jordan Henderson, Roberto Firmino and Adam Lallana top the list but what about the others?

It won't come as a shock to Burnley fans but some may be surprised to see George Boyd at the top of 'most distance covered' list as the likes of Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City and Daniel Drinkwater from Leicester make the list respectively.

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Here's a list of the players who have covered the most distance so far this season:

1. George Boyd (Burnley) = 49.6km
2. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) - 48.0km
3. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) - 46.9km
4. Adam Lallana (Liverpool) - 46.6km
5. Jack Cork (Swansea) - 46.2km
6. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) - 46.0km
7. Daniel Drinkwater (Leicester) - 45.7km
8. Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United) - 45.7km
9. Andrew Surman (Bouremouth) - 45.6km
10. Craig Dawson (West Brom) - 45.6km

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When you look at the most distance covered from ever Premier League team, Jose Mourinho's Manchester United are second bottom ahead of David Moyes' Sunderland while unsurprisingly, Liverpool top the table, covering 464.8km in just four games.

Here's a list of the teams who have covered the most distance so far this season:

1. Liverpool - 464.8 km
2. Manchester City - 457.8 km
3. Tottenham - 455.0 km
4. Burnley - 451.4 km
5. Arsenal - 444.5 km
6. West Brom - 442.4 km
7. Middlesbrough - 442.3 km
8. Bournemouth - 437.7 km
9. Leicester - 436.9 km
10. Southampton - 434.2 km
11. Swansea - 433.3 km
12. Stoke - 433.1 km
13. Everton - 432.7 km
14. Hull - 432.6km
15. Watford - 432.4 km
16. Chelsea - 429.8km
17. Crystal Palace - 429.7 km
18. West Ham - 428.3 km
19. Manchester United - 427.7 km
20. Sunderland - 418.0 km

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Are you surprised by any of these stats?

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Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is a writer at SPORTbible. He's interviewed some of the biggest names in sport, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pele, Carles Puyol and Tim Henman. He dabbles in all things sport but football is his biggest passion. He was once hit in the head by a wayward strike from Nicky Butt and lived to tell the tale.

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