Report: The Premier League players with the most touches per-minute 20/21

With the Premier League season coming to a conclusion, we at BettingOdds.com have conducted a study into which players during the 2020/21 season have been the most and least involved during league games in terms of touches per-minute. 

We’ve discovered that Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson is the player with the most touches per minute (1.19) in the league this season, whilst it’s been revealed that strikers Jamie Vardy (0.28), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (0.41) and Edinson Cavani (0.37) have had the most time on the pitch without the ball at their respective teams.

Considering the isolated position of goalkeepers, we have opted against using them in the study. All players included have had to have been involved in a minimum of 450 minutes of Premier League action this season, so only players who have played the equivalent of five full games or more have been included in the final results.

The results of the study can be found below and have been broken down into 5 categories, which include: 

• Players with the most/least touches per-minute in the Premier League this season
• Players with the most/least touches per-minute in the Premier League this season (Per Club)
• Top 20 players with the least touches per-goal-involvement

Players with the most touches per-minute in the Premier League this season:

1. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) - Minutes Played: 1,708 Touches: 2,030 Touches per-minute: 1.19

2. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) - Minutes Played: 1,261 Touches: 1,481 Touches per-minute: 1.17

3= Rodri (Manchester City) - Minutes Played: 2,355 Touches: 2,706 Touches per-minute: 1.15

3= Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) - Minutes Played: 2,583 Touches: 2,963 Touches per-minute: 1.15

5. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) - Minutes Played: 1,696 Touches: 1,928 Touches per-minute: 1.14

6. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) - Minutes Played: 1,578 Touches: 1,787 Touches per-minute: 1.13

7= Kyle Walker (Manchester City) - Minutes Played: 1,767 Touches: 1,956 Touches per-minute: 1.11

7= Thiago (Liverpool) - Minutes Played: 1,408 Touches: 1,557 Touches per-minute: 1.11

9= Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) - Minutes Played: 2,936 Touches: 3,231 Touches per-minute: 1.1

9= João Cancelo (Manchester City) - Minutes Played: 2,038 Touches: 2,232 Touches per-minute: 1.1

Players with the least touches per-minute in the Premier League this season:

1. Aaron Connolly (Brighton) - Minutes Played: 748 Touches: 186 Touches per-minute: 0.25

2. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) - Minutes Played: 2,406 Touches: 662 Touches per-minute: 0.28

3= Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) - Minutes Played: 730 Touches: 216 Touches per-minute: 0.3

3= Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) - Minutes Played: 2,735 Touches: 824 Touches per-minute: 0.3

5= Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) - Minutes Played: 1,045 Touches: 338 Touches per-minute: 0.32

5= Danny Welbeck (Brighton) - Minutes Played: 1,261 Touches: 409 Touches per-minute: 0.32

7= Mbaye Diagne (West Brom) - Minutes Played: 1,047 Touches: 346 Touches per-minute: 0.33

7= Matej Vydra (Burnley) - Minutes Played: 1,116 Touches: 370 Touches per-minute: 0.33

9= Karlan Grant (West Brom) - Minutes Played: 1,113 Touches: 381 Touches per-minute: 0.34

9= Josh Maja (Fulham) - Minutes Played: 653 Touches: 225 Touches per-minute: 0.34

Players with the most touches per-minute in the Premier League this season (Per Club):

Arsenal - Granit Xhaka Minutes Played: 2,330 Touches: 2,288 Touches per-minute: 0.98

Aston Villa- Ahmed El Mohamady Minutes Played: 698 Touches: 580 Touches per-minute: 0.83

Brighton- Lewis Dunk Minutes Played: 2,700 Touches: 2,335 Touches per-minute: 0.86

Burnley- Ashley Westwood Minutes Played: 2,961 Touches: 2,203 Touches per-minute: 0.74

Chelsea- Mateo Kovacic Minutes Played: 1,696 Touches: 1,928 Touches per-minute: 1.14

Crystal Palace- Patrick van Aanholt Minutes Played: 1,774 Touches: 1,391 Touches per-minute: 0.78

Everton- Lucas Digne Minutes Played: 2,142 Touches: 1,728 Touches per-minute: 0.81

Fulham- Tom Cairney Minutes Played: 759 Touches: 735 Touches per-minute: 0.97

Leeds United- Luke Ayling Minutes Played: 2,950 Touches: 2,962 Touches per-minute: 1.004

Leicester City - Christian Fuchs Minutes Played: 702 Touches: 697 Touches per-minute: 0.99

Liverpool- Jordan Henderson Minutes Played: 1,708 Touches: 2,030 Touches per-minute: 1.19

Manchester City- Oleksandr Zinchenko Minutes Played: 1,261 Touches: 1,481 Touches per-minute: 1.17

Manchester United- Nemanja Matic Minutes Played: 914 Touches: 978 Touches per-minute: 1.07

Newcastle United- Jonjo Shelvey Minutes Played: 2,167 Touches: 1,511 Touches per-minute: 0.7

Sheffield United- Oliver Norwood Minutes Played: 1,776 Touches: 1,415 Touches per-minute: 0.8

Southampton- James Ward-Prowse Minutes Played: 2,880 Touches: 2,662 Touches per-minute: 0.92

Tottenham- Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Minutes Played: 2,970 Touches: 2,815 Touches per-minute: 0.95

West Brom- Ainsley Maitland-Niles Minutes Played: 486 Touches: 381 Touches per-minute: 0.78

West Ham- Aaron Cresswell Minutes Played: 2,753 Touches: 2,065 Touches per-minute: 0.75

Wolves- Rúben Neves Minutes Played: 2,332 Touches: 2,090 Touches per-minute: 0.9

Players with the least touches per-minute in the Premier League this season (Per Club):

Arsenal - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Minutes Played: 2,011 Touches: 828 Touches per-minute: 0.41

Aston Villa- Ollie Watkins Minutes Played: 2,880 Touches: 1,223 Touches per-minute: 0.42

Brighton- Aaron Connolly Minutes Played: 748 Touches: 186 Touches per-minute: 0.25

Burnley- Matej Vydra Minutes Played: 1,116 Touches: 370 Touches per-minute: 0.33

Chelsea- Tammy Abraham Minutes Played: 1,022 Touches: 377 Touches per-minute: 0.37

Crystal Palace- Michy Batshuayi Minutes Played: 706 Touches: 284 Touches per-minute: 0.4

Everton- Dominic Calvert-Lewin Minutes Played: 2,336 Touches: 926 Touches per-minute: 0.4

Fulham- Josh Maja Minutes Played: 653 Touches: 225 Touches per-minute: 0.34

Leeds United- Patrick Bamford Minutes Played: 2,735 Touches: 824 Touches per-minute: 0.3

Leicester City - Jamie Vardy Minutes Played: 2,406 Touches: 662 Touches per-minute: 0.28

Liverpool- Diogo Jota Minutes Played: 959 Touches: 578 Touches per-minute: 0.6

Manchester City- Ferran Torres Minutes Played: 1,024 Touches: 504 Touches per-minute: 0.49

Manchester United- Edinson Cavani Minutes Played: 1,146 Touches: 421 Touches per-minute: 0.37

Newcastle United- Callum Wilson Minutes Played: 1,906 Touches: 659 Touches per-minute: 0.35

Sheffield United- Billy Sharp Minutes Played: 730 Touches: 216 Touches per-minute: 0.3

Southampton- Che Adams Minutes Played: 2,280 Touches: 897 Touches per-minute: 0.39

Tottenham- Steven Bergwijn Minutes Played: 1.058 Touches: 529 Touches per-minute: 0.5

West Brom- Mbaye Diagne Minutes Played: 1,047 Touches: 346 Touches per-minute: 0.33

West Ham- Michail Antonio Minutes Played: 1,555 Touches: 701 Touches per-minute: 0.45

Wolves- Willian José Minutes Played: 982 Touches: 370 Touches per-minute: 0.38

Top 20 players with the least touches per-goal-involvement:

1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) - Goal Involvements: 21 Touches: 662 Touches per-goal-involvement: 31.5
2. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) - Goal Involvements: 21 Touches: 824 Touches per-goal-involvement:  39.2
3. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) - Goal Involvements: 34 Touches: 1,340 Touches per-goal-involvement:  39.4
4. Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) - Goal Involvements: 10 Touches: 421 Touches per-goal-involvement:  42.1
5. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) - Goal Involvements: 15 Touches: 659 Touches per-goal-involvement:  43.9
6. Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) - Goal Involvements: 2 Touches: 92 Touches per-goal-involvement:  46
7. Jesse Lingard (West Ham United) - Goal Involvements: 12 Touches: 590 Touches per-goal-involvement:  49.2
8. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) - Goal Involvements: 11 Touches: 579 Touches per-goal-involvement:  52.6
9. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) - Goal Involvements: 7 Touches: 377 Touches per-goal-involvement:  53.9
10. Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur) - Goal Involvements: 8 Touches: 433 Touches per-goal-involvement:  54.1
11. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) - Goal Involvements: 15 Touches: 823 Touches per-goal-involvement:  54.9
12. Danny Ings (Southampton) - Goal Involvements: 14 Touches: 774 Touches per-goal-involvement:  55.3
13. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) - Goal Involvements: 24 Touches: 1,377 Touches per-goal-involvement: 57.4
14. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) - Goal Involvements: 3 Touches: 173 Touches per-goal-involvement:  57.7
15. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) - Goal Involvements: 12 Touches: 701 Touches per-goal-involvement:  58.4
16. Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion) - Goal Involvements: 3 Touches: 186 Touches per-goal-involvement:  62
17. Chris Wood (Burnley) - Goal Involvements: 13 Touches: 847 Touches per-goal-involvement:  65.2
18. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) - Goal Involvements: 14 Touches: 926 Touches per-goal-involvement:  66.1
19. Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) - Goal Involvements: 2 Touches: 139 Touches per-goal-involvement:  69.5
20. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) - Goal Involvements: 23 Touches: 1,617 Touches per-goal-involvement:  70.3