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20 ever-presents
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In an era of squad rotation, workload management and unforgiving fixture lists, completing every Premier League minute has become a badge of honour reserved for the league’s true iron-men. Yet 11 games into the new season, a select group of outfield players have defied the trend - ever-present, ever-reliable and indispensable to their managers’ plans. From centre-backs who anchor their sides week-in week-out, to full-backs who never seem to tire, and midfielders whose engines simply refuse to stall, these players have survived tactical tweaks and injury scares to remain on the pitch from the opening whistle to the last. Transfermarkt takes a closer look at the 20 outfield players who haven’t missed a single Premier League minute so far this season.
Every outfield player to not miss a single Premier League minute
Among the 20, 13 of the Premier League ever-presents this season are centre-backs. Arsenal's Gabriel hasn't missed a single minute for the Gunners so far but it is a doubt for this Sunday's North London derby after limping off with a groin strain for Brazil - his place in this exclusive list could be under threat. Manchester United's Matthijs de Ligt makes the cut, as does Nottingham Forest's Nikola Milenković. The Brighton duo of Lewis Dunk and Jan Paul Van Hecke haven't missed a single minute. The same can be said for the Crystal Palace pair of Maxence Lacroix and Chris Richards. Brentford centre-back pairing of Nathan Collins and Sepp van den Berg have also been ever-presents.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk hasn't missed a single minute for the Reds, and is joined by West Ham's Max Kilman, Leeds' Joe Rodon, and Everton's James Tarkowski. Two full-backs make the 20 in Burnley's new, but experienced, right-back Kyle Walker, and Nottingham Forest left-back Neco Williams. There are then four central midfielders who have been ever-presents: Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka, Everton utility man James Garner, Nottingham Forest's Elliott Anderson and, perhaps surprisingly, Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai. Many expected the Hungarian could struggle for game-time after the arrival of Florian Wirtz, but he has been Arne Slot's most reliable man. West Ham's Jarrod Bowen completes the 20.
