In May of last year, former Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca said: "We are not good enough for transition games. If you see our worst moments of the season, or games we struggled, they were all games where the game became transition." This quote helps explain why Chelsea may have run less on purpose, particularly in the first part of the season. This season, Manchester City are top in terms of the average distance run per Premier League game. Although this appears to be a positive stat, after their 3-0 win against West Ham earlier this season, Guardiola said: "I love [how much we run], last season we didn't have that.

Source: BBC March 24, 2026 17:30 UTC