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STATS: A West Ham defender has equaled the fastest speed recorded in the Premier League this season

Published 15:46 29 Apr 2015 BST

Darragh Murphy
STATS: A West Ham defender has equaled the fastest speed recorded in the Premier League this season

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When you think of pacy right backs, you'd be led to believe that Arsenal's Hector Bellerin, Southampton's Nathaniel Clyne or Manchester United's makeshift full-back Antonio Valencia would top the list.

Well you'd be wrong. Apparently last weekend, it was West Ham's on-loan defender Carl Jenkinson who matched the fastest speed recorded by any player in the Premier League this season. The right back, on loan from Arsenal, reached a speed of 35.3 km/h during the Hammers' 0-0 draw with QPR at the weekend according to stats from PremierLeague.com. That pace equaled that of Newcastle's Moussa Sissoko who clocked up 35.3 km/h earlier this season. The fastest five recorded speeds of the campaign thus far are. 1. Carl Jenkinson - 35.3 km/h 2. Moussa Sissoko - 35.3 km/h 3. Moussa Sissoko (again) - 35.2 km/h 4. Leandro Bacuna - 35.2 km/h 5. Wilfried Zaha - 35.2 km/h

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STATS: A West Ham defender has equaled the fastest speed recorded in the Premier League this season