Running is pretty crucial to football - but just which Premier League team runs the most, and is their total distance covered linked to their success?

With 11 games gone - and the fact it's another international break - it's time to get our stat heads on and take a look at this season's marathon men, so far.

The headline news is that Manchester United sit firmly bottom of the list, covering 1162km. But given they're in second place this clearly hasn't affected their league form.

Leaders Manchester City have covered the ninth most distance so far with 1225.1.

Bournemouth are the surprise leaders with 1255.8, while West Brom are second with 1246.8.
Do Nemanja Matic and his team-mates need to run more? (
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CameraSport)
Bournemouth top the running charts (
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GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images)

Distance covered list in full

20. Manchester United - 1162km

19. West Ham United - 1162.6km

18. Swansea City - 1182.0km

17. Stoke City - 1183.4km

16. Southampton - 1194.2km
Leicester find themselves in the second half of the table (
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15. Leicester City - 1195.1km

14. Crystal Palace - 1201.5km

13. Everton - 1209.5km

12. Newcastle United - 1213.4km
Jordan Henderson is known for running large distances in games (
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11. Liverpool - 1217.4km

10. Huddersfield Town - 1220.6km

9. Manchester City - 1225.1km

8. Brighton and Hove Albion - 1225.3km

7. Chelsea - 1233.9km
Alexis Sanchez has an extremely high work rate (
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6. Arsenal - 1236.6km

5. Burnley - 1237.9km

4. Watford - 1241.3km

3. Spurs - 1245.8km

2. West Brom - 1246.8km

1. Bournemouth - 1255.8km

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