Stats: Fastest Premier League players in the 2014/15 season so far

Moussa Sissoko is the Premier League’s fastest player

When you think of the fastest players in the Premier League, the name of Eden Hazard, Alexis Sanchez and Theo Walcott come to mind. However, all of them fail to make the top 10 of the list. It’s Newcastle United’s Moussa Sissoko, who takes the crown of being Premier League’s fastest player so far.

The highly rated midfielder has been linked with a move to PSG as his contract is yet to be renewed by the Magpies. On-loan Crystal Palace midfielder, Wilfried Zaha comes in a close second, just 0.1 km/hr, behind him.

Marcin Wasilewski of Leicester City is tied for third with Stewart Downing from West Ham United, registering top speeds of 35.1 km/hr. Rounding out the top five is Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling, who ran at 35 km/hr in a game against QPR.

Diego Costa sneaks into the top 10 for Chelsea, registering a top speed of 34.8 km/hr against Liverpool. Manchester United’s Luke Shaw came in at number 18 with a top speed of 34.2 km/hr.

Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez earned a 13th place finish, after running a top speed of 34.6 km/hr against Newcastle United.

Fastest players in the 2014/15 Premier League season so far

#	Player	Club	Top speed (km/hr)
1	Moussa Sissoko	Newcastle United	35.3
2	Wilfried Zaha	Crystal Palace	35.2
3	Marcin Wasilewski	Leicester City	35.1
4	Stewart Downing	West Ham United	35.1
5	Raheem Sterling	Liverpool	35
6	Eric Dier	Tottenham Hotspur	35
7	Cristian Gamboa	West Brom	35
8	Ross Barkley	Everton	34.9
9	Gabriel Agbonlahor	Aston Villa	34.8
10	Diego Costa	Chelsea	34.7
11	Sergio Aguero	Manchester City	34.7
12	Yun Suk-Young	QPR	34.7
13	Alexis Sanchez	Arsenal	34.6
14	Ahmed Elmohamady	Hull City	34.6
15	Erik Pieters	Stoke City	34.5
16	Connor Wickham	Sunderland	34.5
17	Jefferson Montero	Swansea City	34.5
18	Luke Shaw	Manchester United	34.2
19	Nathaniel Clyne	Southampton	34.2
20	Marvin Sordell	Burnley	34