Last weekend in a key Premier League match, Arsenal drew 2-2 with Manchester City away from home. After the game, Walker accused Arsenal of time-wasting during the match, and statistics show that Walker was not wrong.
According to data company statistics on the average time taken by all Premier League teams this season to resume play after all dead-ball situations, Arsenal leads with 31.8 seconds, slightly ahead of Leicester City’s 31.7 seconds, making them the Premier League team “most adept at wasting time.”
West Ham, on the other hand, beat several top teams with 23.9 seconds, becoming the Premier League team least willing to waste time in dead-ball situations.
The average time taken by Premier League teams to resume play after dead-ball situations (unit: seconds) is as follows:
Arsenal: 31.8
Leicester City: 31.7
Brentford: 31.2
Wolves: 30.8
Aston Villa: 30.4
Everton: 30.3
Chelsea: 29.3
Brighton: 29.2
Nottingham Forest: 29.2
Newcastle: 29.0
Ipswich: 28.7
Manchester United: 27.6
Bournemouth: 27.5
Southampton: 26.9
Fulham: 26.4
Manchester City: 25.4
Crystal Palace: 24.4
Tottenham: 24.2
Liverpool: 24.1
West Ham: 23.9
Walker’s words are true! Statistics confirm Arsenal tops the Premier League for “time-wasting”. Author：Sports UEFA.Please indicate the source when reproduced：https://www.sportsuefa.com/football-world/walkers-words-are-true-statistics-confirm-arsenal-tops-the-premier-league-for-time-wasting.html
