EA Sports have been at their analytic best today delivering a list of the top ten fastest players in the Premier League this season. The obvious ones scream out at everybody before even looking, Alexis Sanchez has got to be there right? How about Angel Di Maria? Raheem Sterling can fairly well motor can't he? Well no, none of those three are there and in fact the list reads likes a who's who of ordinary Premier League Joe Soap's.
Number one of the list is Phil Jagielka of Everton, yes Phil Jagielka, pictured below struggling to keep up with Shane Long, clocked a top speed of 35.99kmh in Everton's fixture with Leicester City.
The list in full is:
1 Phil Jagielka (Everton) - 35.99km/h
2 Ritchie de Laet (Leicester City) - 35.94 km/h
3 Joe Ledley (Crystal Palace) - 35.91 km/h
4 Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City) - 35.82 km/h
5 Connor Wickham (Sunderland) - 35.80 km/h
6 Mohamed Diame (Hull City) - 35.68 km/h
7 Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) - 35.54 km/h
8 Nathan Dyer (Swansea) - 35.53 km/h
9 Craig Gardner (West Brom) - 35.49 km/h
10 Joey O'Brien (West Ham) - 35.46 km/h
H/T: Daily Mail
