Micky van de Ven tops the list of the fastest players in the Premier League: Erling Haaland, Arsenal, Chelsea and Man United
Micky van de Ven demonstrated what made him the fastest player in the Premier League during Tottenham's 3-0 win over Manchester United.
the defender ran almost the length of the field to configure Brennan Johnsonand his heroics at Old Trafford saw him record the fastest speed of any Premier League player this season.
And while the Dutchman's impressive assist was arguably the highlight of the match, it wasn't actually where he reached his top speed.
On the brink of half-time, Van de Ven ran back to attack United. Alejandro Garnachoreaching the astonishing speed of 37.12 km/h.
Not only was this the fastest first division The player has run so far this season, it was also the fourth highest speed recorded since data began to be collected in the 2020/21 season.
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Incredibly, Van de Ven is responsible for three of the four top speeds recorded during this time, with his 37.38 km/h against Brentford last season he topped the charts.
The 23-year-old's best season against red devils sees him sit comfortably ahead of his fellow speed traders.
Nottingham ForestAnthony Elanga is in second place in the standings, with his personal record of 35.90 km/h, more than one km/h slower than van de Ven.
While city of manchester goal machine Erling Haaland He leads the Premier League scoring charts by far with ten goals in his first six games and is third in the speed category.
Haaland's top speed of 35.74 km/h puts him far ahead Spurs' Timo Werner (35.69 km/h), who occupies fourth position.
With Arsenal As they bid to lift their first league title in over 20 years, they will surely need some pace in their team to beat their opponents.
and extreme Gabriel Martinelli The man who could do it could be it, as he ranks fifth among the fastest players in the English top flight at 35.57 km/h.
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Man United stars Alejandro Garnacho and Mark Rashford He also features in the top ten in this category, with the fast Argentine sixth (35.48 km/h), and his fellow attacker tenth (35.53 km/h).
Meanwhile, Southampton They may look to make greater use of striker Cameron Archer's sharpness if they are to turn around their disappointing start to the season.
The Saints have endured a difficult return to the Premier League, sitting in a lowly 19th place in the table and without a win in their first six games.
This was despite Archer's career statistics, which recorded the seventh-highest speed of any player at 35.47 km/h.
Elsewhere among the early season speed demons, Pedro Neto He has continued to show his terrifying pace in the new club Chelsea after his arrival in the summer from Wolves.
The impressive 35.40 km/h of the Portuguese winger places him in eighth place of the campaign.
But this is still more than one km/h off the 36.86 km/h he reached against Luton last season, which is the seventh-fastest top speed recorded in the Premier League.
Brighton£30m signing Yankuba Minteh's 35.58km/h speed completes the top ten, and the speedy Gambian winger is sure to score his first goal for the club sooner rather than later with incredible pace.
The 10 fastest players in the Premier League this season (km/h)
- Micky van de Ven – Tottenham – 37.12
- Anthony Elanga – Nottingham Forest – 35.90
- Erling Haaland – Manchester City – 35.74
- Timo Werner – Tottenham – 35.69
- Gabriel Martinelli – Arsenal – 35.57
- Alejandro Garnacho – Man United – 35.48
- Cameron Archer – Southampton – 35.47
- Pedro Neto – Chelsea – 35.40
- Yankuba Minteh – Brighton – 35.38
- Marcus Rashford – Man United – 35.53
