Top 20 PL players with most minutes for club and country

Matt Stead

With yet another international break under our burgeoning belts, focus is on the return of the Premier League. So how about a feature that makes the transition a little smoother, and combines the best of both worlds?

Here, we rank the top 20 Premier League players by how many minutes they have played in all competitions for both club and country since June 1. Featured in the EFL Cup? Wonderful. Given a minute in a Europa League qualifying play-off? Excellent. Handed a start in the Gold Cup or the European Under-21 Championship? Perfect.

Everton and Tottenham players feature more often than any other club (both 4), while Manchester United (3), Chelsea (2) and Liverpool (2) also feature prominently. Burnley and Brighton have as many players as Arsenal in the top 20.

As an aside, the Premier League player who has played the most minutes for their club in all competitions this season is…Leighton Baines (1170 minutes of a possible 1260). Who the ruddy heck knew?

 

  1. Ashley Williams (Everton and Wales) – 1546 minutes of a possible 1710
  2. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham and France) – 1440/1530
  3. Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea and Belgium) – 1440/1440
  4. Chris Wood (Burnley and New Zealand) – 1385/1710
  5. Jordan Pickford (Everton and England U21s) – 1380/1830
  6. Mat Ryan (Brighton and Australia) – 1380/1620
  7. Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham and Belgium) – 1350/1440
  8. Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham and Belgium) – 1350/1440
  9. Nemanja Matic (Manchester United and Serbia) – 1337/1440
  10. Cedric Soares (Southampton and Portugal) – 1331/1710
  11. Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal and Chile) – 1326/1980
  12. Harry Kane (Tottenham and England) – 1323/1440
  13. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool and England) – 1323/1620
  14. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool and Netherlands) – 1307/1620
  15. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Manchester United and Armenia) – 1296/1530
  16. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea and Germany) – 1293/1890
  17. Idrissa Gueye (Everton and Senegal) – 1281/1620
  18. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton and England U20s/U21s) – 1261/1980
  19. David de Gea (Manchester United and Spain) – 1260/1530
  20. Javier Hernandez (West Ham and Mexico) – 1255/1890
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