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Who covers the most distance in the League?

8 Nov 2017
Jack Cork, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Pascal Gross, Nemanja Matic

Sky Sports reveal the teams and players who are putting in the hard yards this season

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"Outwork the opposition." It's a recipe for success for Premier League managers past and present.

But whose teams have put in the most hard yards so far this season? Sky Sports investigate.

The club who have covered the most ground in the Premier League, at 1,256km, are AFC Bournemouth.

After Eddie Howe's side West Bromwich Albion, Tottenham Hotspur, Watford and Burnley make up the top five.

Somewhat surprisingly, Jurgen Klopp's high-pressing Liverpool rank 11th, in between Huddersfield Town and Newcastle United.

Despite sitting second in the League table and giving chase to leaders Manchester City, who are ninth for ground covered, Jose Mourinho's Manchester United rank bottom of all Premier League teams. 

Team distance covered 2017/18
PL rank Team Km PL rank Team Km
1 BOU 1,256 11 LIV 1,217
2 WBA 1,247 12 NEW 1,213
3 TOT 1,246 13 EVE 1,209
4 WAT 1,241 14 CRY 1,201
5 BUR 1,238 15 LEI 1,195
6 ARS 1,237 16 SOU 1,194
7 CHE 1,234 17 STK 1,183
8 BHA 1,225 18 SWA 1,182
9 MCI 1,225 19 WHU 1,162
10 HUD 1,221 20 MUN 1,162

Yet, despite their low collective total, Man Utd have a player who is in the top four for most distance covered by an individual.

Nemanja Matic's 128km is bettered only by Pascal Gross, Abdoulaye Doucoure and Jack Cork, the Burnley midfielder leading the way for most distance covered.

Player distance covered 2017/18
Player Team Km
Jack Cork BUR 133
Abdoulaye Doucoure WAT 130
Pascal Gross BHA 129
Nemanja Matic MUN 128
Dale Stephens BHA 127
Christian Eriksen TOT 126
Davy Propper BHA 126
Granit Xhaka ARS 126
Wilfred Ndidi LEI 125
Jay Rodriguez WBA 125

See: Which teams and players have made the most sprints?

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