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Top performers from gameweek 33 in the Premier League: Gerrard, Eriksen and more

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Hull City, Liverpool, Stoke City, Swansea City and Tottenham Hotspur stars all feature.

We’ve taken a look at some of the top peformers from the latest round of the English Barclays Premier League.

Most successful final third passes

NameTeamSuccessful final third passes
Santiago CazorlaArsenal34
Emmanuel AdebayorTottenham Hotspur29
David SilvaManchester City28
Jordan HendersonLiverpool26
Tomas RosickyArsenal25

It will be encouraging for Tottenham fans to see Adebayor in this group, as he returned from injury for a start last night against the Black Cats. He’s been in great form under Tim Sherwood.

Most tackles won

NameTeamTackles won
Glenn WhelanStoke City7
Bacary SagnaArsenal5
Yaya TouréManchester City5
César AzpilicuetaChelsea4
Erik PietersStoke City4

Unfortunately for Glenn Whelan, his teammates couldn’t produce the same sort of passion and work rate, which saw Stoke fall to a bad defeat at Chelsea.

Most effective clearances

NameTeamEffective clearances
Ashley WilliamsSwansea City23
Brede HangelandFulham16
Curtis DaviesHull City16
Nathan BakerAston Villa16
Jonas OlssonWest Bromwich Albion15

Were it not for Ashley Williams then Swansea’s defeat at the hands of Hull City could have been much worse. He was superb over the weekend in terms of clearing his lines effectively.

Most accurate passes

NameTeamAccurate passes
Mikel ArtetaArsenal81
Jordan HendersonLiverpool80
Steven GerrardLiverpool79
Morgan SchneiderlinSouthampton76
Gary MedelCardiff City73

The Liverpool pair deserve a mention because they controlled the ball well against West Ham, producing an impressive number of accumulative passes which allowed the Reds to maintain pressure over West Ham.

Most touches

NameTeamTouches
Steven GerrardLiverpool111
Jordan HendersonLiverpool102
Kévin Théophile-CatherineCardiff City101
Mikel ArtetaArsenal99
Gary MedelCardiff City98

The same Liverpool pair also got more involved in the game than anyone else for the Reds. Their number of touches is impressive and shows they had a greater chance to influence the game.

Most interceptions

NameTeamInterceptions
Curtis DaviesHull City7
César AzpilicuetaChelsea6
Liam RoseniorHull City6
Marcos AlonsoSunderland6
Dejan LovrenSouthampton5

Davies read the game superbly against the Swans, which allowed his side to keep the pressure on. He cut off the danger before it developed.

Most total attack assists

NameTeamTotal attack assists
Christian EriksenTottenham Hotspur7
David SilvaManchester City6
Marc AlbrightonAston Villa4
Nacer ChadliTottenham Hotspur4
Wayne RoutledgeSwansea City4

The Dane produced more attacking assists than anyone else, which helped Spurs create several chances to build a big score and lead against Sunderland.

Most successful dribbles

NameTeamSuccessful dribbles
Lewis HoltbyFulham6
Marc AlbrightonAston Villa4
Wayne RoutledgeSwansea City4
Seamus ColemanEverton4
Mohamed DiaméWest Ham United4

Tottenham will also be encouraged to see Holtby at the top of this group, as he impresses with regular football in West London.

Most shots on target

NameTeamShots on target
Jason PuncheonCrystal Palace6
Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur5
Papiss Demba CisséNewcastle United4
Emmanuel AdebayorTottenham Hotspur4
Frank LampardChelsea3

Puncheon produced a great burst of form against Cardiff for the London side, which helped push them further away from the bottom places in the Premier League.

Most saves

NameTeamSaves
Vito MannoneSunderland6
AdriánWest Ham United6
Tim HowardEverton5
David StockdaleFulham5
Wojciech SzczesnyArsenal5

Mannone and Adrian are the joint top performers because their defences were put under pressure the most over the latest round of games. The defeats would have ben far greater were it not for the pair of them.