As a team, Newcastle United have worked incredibly hard this season, however one man has run further than anyone else. Jonas Gutierrez has covered an incredible amount of ground this season and tomorrow will face up against Wolves, having scored against them at Molineux. Here are a few stats for you…
• Newcastle suffered a heavy 5-0 defeat at the hands of Spurs in their last Premier League game.
• James Perch covered the most ground for Newcastle in that game with 5.71 miles.
• Perch has covered 42.29 miles for Newcastle, averaging 104.5 yards per minute on the pitch since being called upon to help Newcastle’s injury crisis.
• Newcastle have two players in the top 20 in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index for distance covered this season.
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• Jonas Gutierrez is in 11th with 148 miles and Danny Simpson in 14th with 144.1 miles.
• Wolves will also be looking to bounce back after a 5-1 defeat at the hands of West Brom saw manager Mick McCarthy sacked.
• Kevin Doyle covered the most ground for wolves in that game with 6.61 miles.
• Stephen Fletcher scored his tenth goal of the season to equalise for wolves before their second half collapse.
• Fletcher’s goals have come from 39 shots at goal with 51% on target.
• Wolves have two players in the top 20 for distance covered in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index, including Stephen Ward in second place with 152.3 miles. Karl Henry is in 15th with 143.4 miles, having led the table for most of the season until he was forced to miss games through injury.
• Wolves’ keeper Wayne Hennessey is still top of the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index for saves made with 175, and is now 40 saves ahead of the next closest, Michel Vorm of Swansea.
Data courtesy of the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index, the official player rating index of the Barclays Premier League.
