Who Has Run the Furthest in the Premier League This Season? The Engine Rooms of EPL

The Premier League has always rewarded players who combine technical quality with relentless physical output. But which players have literally gone the extra mile in 2025/26? From tireless midfielders covering every blade of grass to full-backs and wide forwards who never stop running, the distance data from this season reveals some fascinating stories about the players powering their clubs through one of the most demanding leagues in world football.

Here is a comprehensive look at who has run the furthest — both across the full season and in individual matches — in the Premier League in 2025/26.

Season Distance Leaders: Anderson and Garner at the Top

Heading the overall distance rankings through Matchweek 33 is Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson. The 23-year-old is a perpetual motion machine, covering an extraordinary 364.54 kilometres to date — a figure that reflects both his enormous work rate and his near-constant availability for Forest this season, having played 2,954 minutes in the Premier League.

Close behind is Everton’s versatile James Garner, the newly-capped England international who has impressed in both midfield and at right-back this season. Garner has covered 362.06 km — the only other player in the division to have surpassed the 360 km mark in 2025/26.

Data through Matchweek 33, 2025/26 Premier League season.

Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers ranks third on 357.49 km, while the top 10 is dominated by central midfielders and number tens — eight of the ten players in the list operate in those roles. The exceptions are Bournemouth left-back Adrien Truffert and West Ham United wide forward Jarrod Bowen, who have earned their places among the division’s hardest runners despite playing in different positions to the midfield majority.

Arsenal’s Double Presence: Zubimendi and Rice

Arsenal are the only club with two players featured in the top ten distance runners this season. Midfield partners Martin Zubimendi (350.17 km) and Declan Rice (340.25 km) rank fourth and eighth respectively — a reflection of the enormous physical demands Mikel Arteta places on his central midfielders and the extraordinary consistency with which both players have delivered across the campaign.

Zubimendi edges his partner in terms of distance covered, having done so across slightly fewer minutes — 2,764 compared to Rice’s 2,765 — suggesting a marginally higher per-minute intensity. Together, they form one of the most physically demanding midfield pairings in the EPL this season.

Single-Match Distance Records: Guimaraes Sets the Standard

If the season-long charts are dominated by midfielders renowned for their stamina, the single-match distance records tell an equally compelling story — and one that is heavily influenced by Manchester City’s remarkable Bernardo Silva.

Bruno Guimaraes holds the record for the longest distance covered in a single Premier League match this season. During Newcastle United’s thrilling 4-3 home win over Leeds United on 7 January, the Brazilian covered an extraordinary 13.24 km — a figure that underlines why he is considered one of the most complete central midfielders in the division. Guimaraes also scored in that classic contest, proving that his output was not merely about running but about running with purpose and effect.

Bernardo Silva and Brighton’s Pascal Gross are the only other players to have broken the 13 km barrier in a single match this season. Silva reached the mark with 13.13 km against Nottingham Forest in Matchweek 29, surpassing Gross’s 13.11 km recorded against Manchester City on 7 January.

What is perhaps most remarkable is that four of the top seven single-match distances recorded in the 2025/26 Premier League season belong to Bernardo Silva. His appearances against Nottingham Forest (13.13 km), Chelsea (12.98 km), Fulham (12.85 km), and Liverpool (12.84 km) demonstrate a level of physical consistency across big matches that is almost without parallel in the division. It is a testament to the Portuguese midfielder’s extraordinary fitness, stamina, and relentless commitment to Man City’s collective demands — qualities that have defined his nine seasons at the Etihad Stadium.

Key Takeaways

The distance data from the 2025/26 Premier League season reveals several clear patterns:

• Central midfielders dominate the season-long distance charts, reflecting the physical demands of the position and the pressing-based styles increasingly favoured across the division.
• Nottingham Forest lead the way with two players in the top ten — Anderson and Gibbs-White — highlighting the intense work rate Nuno Espírito Santo demands from his squad.
• Manchester City account for four of the top ten single-match distances, with Bernardo Silva’s name appearing four times — a remarkable individual achievement in the context of his expected departure at the end of the season.
• Arsenal’s double presence through Zubimendi and Rice underlines the physical foundation underpinning their title challenge.

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