Discover the players who own respectable records of moving distance, maximum speed, ball distance, running without ball in the first round of the Premier League 2025/26. There are many surprising names for the fans.
The longest travel distance
According to Opta's statistical data, the name “swallowed” the football fields in the first round of the Premier League none other than the Man City midfielder Nico Gonzalez. The Spanish player was on the pitch for 103 minutes in a 4-0 victory over Wolves, and he moved a total of 12.23 km.
This figure is about 600 meters higher than any other player in the first round of the Premier League 2025/26. Leeds's Anton Stach ranked second with 11.62km, although he had less than NICO about 5 minutes on the field.
Reach the highest speed
Anthony Elanga was the fastest player with a maximum speed of up to 35.9km/h, but in the first round of the Premier League this season, he only ranked second. And the only player faster than Elanga is the new teammate in Newcastle, Anthony Gordon.
According to OPTA Radar, Gordon reaches the maximum speed measured by a speed gun to 37.01 km/h. This figure is only slightly lower than the fastest maximum speed set by Micky Van de Ven in the Premier League last season of 37.12 km/h.
The farthest passage distance
The moving distance and the maximum speed may be interesting indicators to explore, but both are not related to … football. Gordon ran fast, that's right, but he did not have the ball at that time. Similarly, Nico will only move a small part of his 12.23 km when there is a ball under his feet.
So who moves the furthest when there is a ball? It is not surprising that the defenders are ranked highest in this section. The reason is because they often have shadows in areas that are less blocked. Therefore, here will eliminate the defenders.
And so, Callum Hudson-Odoi is the player moving the furthest when holding the ball (not counting the defender). He moved 265.3 meters when holding the ball, nearly 25 meters farther than any other player.
Secondly, the rookie Bryan Mbeumo of MU (240.8m). In fact, the Reds of Manchester had two players in the Top 4, when Matheus Cunha also moved when holding the ball to 236.7m.
CuHa clearly showed why Mu Chi was bold to have him, when compared to the non -defender players but brought the ball to the opponent's goal the most. He brought the ball up to 201.3m with the ball, 15m more than anyone else (MBeumo ranked second, with 185.5m).
CuHa also has 85% of the total distance to make a pass forward, the second highest among all those who are not defensive players in the last round.
Running without the most ball
According to some researchers and scientists, human eyes can only see about 0.0035% of what is really in front of them. Football is no exception. However, Opta Vision helps the fans discover the behavior and habits of the players on the field.
One of the habits and behaviors is the ball running outside the penalty area, ie the high -intensity moving phase lasts at least 2 seconds of a player without the ball. These running phases can provide new perspectives on less attention situations that players must do.
For example, in the first round of the Premier League 2025/26, Liverpool's Florian Wirtz may have been criticized for not showing the ability to play football in The Reds 4-2 victory over Bournemouth. It is true or wrong, we cannot say it in fact, but in fact, the German player played very hard on the field.
First, Wirtz has the number of non -ball running when the home team is controlling the ball is the most among the players playing in the first round, with 35 times. Secondly, he also runs longer (1,054m) with times more than anyone else, in Enzo Fernandez is the one who runs the second most shadow after him, only 734m.
So, NHM Liverpool does not need to worry about the intensity of Wirtz or want to be seen in the attack. When he found the rhythm and combining this aspect with his superior technical qualities, the 22 -year -old German star could become a real threat to every opponent.
