Pascal Gross Tops Premier League Distance Covered List at 35

What happened

Pascal Gross has covered more distance than any other player in the Premier League this season, according to a ranking published by Football365 using data from Gradient Sports. The Brighton player, who is 35, leads the list with 112.43km, with the report noting that his industry has been matched by his creativity during what it describes as an outstanding start to 2026/27.

Report details

Gross sits ahead of Leeds United captain Ethan Ampadu, who is second with 112.17km. The report notes that Ampadu covered the fifth-highest distance last season with a total of 396.24km, which it equates to around 1,145 laps of the Elland Road pitch. Everton account for two of the top four: Harrison Armstrong is third with 108.97km and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall fourth with 108.69km. Armstrong is the only teenager in the top 10, and the report puts the average age of the other nine players at 27. Everton collectively rank 13th in the Premier League for distance covered per match.

Sandro Tonali of Tottenham Hotspur is fifth with 108.64km, and the report states he has run further with his team in possession than anyone else in the league. Boubacar Kamara of Aston Villa is sixth with 108km and is the only Villa player in the top 77; the next highest Villa player is John McGinn on 90.39km. Morgan Rogers of Chelsea is seventh with 107.73km, with Cole Palmer the next Chelsea player on the list at 101.49km, ranked 27th overall.

Adam Wharton of Crystal Palace is eighth with 107.58km. The report says he has run further than any player other than Regan Slater with his team out of possession, which it presents as telling the story of Palace's season. Slater, of Hull City, is ninth with 107.06km, and the report says no other player has jogged further this season. James Justin of Leeds United completes the top 10 with 106.9km, narrowly edging the Premier League's fastest player out of the list.

The ranking was reported by Football365 and is based on figures attributed to Gradient Sports. The source presents the list as a snapshot of the early weeks of the season and does not provide an official league confirmation of the totals.