Who Is The Fastest Player?
Thursday 13 March 2008 10:38, UK
Join the Sky Sports debate on the Premier League's fastest players, and check out the latest speeds at whoisthefastest.com
Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor shot to the top of the leaderboard following his side's goalless draw with Wigan. Adebayor posted speeds of 20.6mph to the ball, and 20.8mph in possession, giving him the weekend's fastest average top speed, measured by sports data experts OPTA. The Togalese striker takes the top spot away from Everton's matchwinner Andrew Johnson who moves down to ninth place - to see the full table go to www.whoisthefastest.com Every week our special Sky Sports site, developed in partnership with Nike, will feature matches where the Premier League's speedsters go head-to-head to prove who is the fastest. The upcoming weekend sees Kenwyne Jones and Didier Drogba go head to head as Chelsea travel to the Stadium of Light to take on the Black Cats. Who do you think will come out on top? Check out www.whoisthefastest.com now to view the latest table and keep track of the Premier League's speedsters! The site also features videos of the Mercurial Speed Test, a special challenge between Gabriel Agbonlahor and Aaron Lennon, and an amazing video of Cristiano Ronaldo racing a Bugatti Veyron. Keep checking the site as we will shortly be featuring Theo Walcott's Mercurial Speed Test.
