{"id":4933,"date":"2026-04-15T16:14:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4933"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:14:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:14:57","slug":"the-biggest-time-wasting-teams-in-the-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4933","title":{"rendered":"The biggest time-wasting teams in the Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>All 20 Premier League teams have been ranked <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>The Times Sport have complied a new Premier League table that bases its ranking, not on points won over the season, but instead on time-wasting: with the division&#8217;s very worst offenders placed at the summit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Without doubt, this Premier League season has seen timewasting sky-rocket.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Latest estimates suggest that, for the average Premier League game, the ball is in play for just over half of the match, 55.3 per cent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>This has caused a subsequent rise in the length of additional time, to make up for lost seconds. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>While it&#8217;s not possible to add an extra 40ish minutes to the worst affected games, the average match now lasts some 10 or 11 minutes longer than the traditional 90, often causing logistical nightmares for attending supporters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>While the Premier League work away on tweaks to rules to help clamp down on the impacts of timewasting, fans will be keen to learn which of the 20 Premier League clubs pose the greatest threat to the 90 minute match.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><strong>Best UK betting offers right now &#8211; 18+, BeGambleAware<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><oc-connect-widget slot-id=\"97dDCX3NiPvxFMRHGvaDS\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Thanks to in-depth new research from The Times, making use of Opta statistics, it is finally possible to definitively conclude which clubs waste the most time. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The below table is based upon the amount of time each club keeps the ball in play.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>It is calculated through the total ball-in-play time, divided by the total match time over the course of the season for each club.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Premier League&#8217;s biggest timewasters: <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><em>Premier League overall average: 55.28%<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bournemouth \u2014 52.99%<\/li>\n<li>Newcastle United \u2014 53.02%<\/li>\n<li>Tottenham Hotspur \u2014 53.24%<\/li>\n<li>Brentford \u2014 53.80%<\/li>\n<li>Crystal Palace \u2014 54.40%<\/li>\n<li>Sunderland \u2014 54.72%<\/li>\n<li>Aston Villa \u2014 54.76%<\/li>\n<li>Manchester United \u2014 54.97%<\/li>\n<li>Leeds United \u2014 55.09%<\/li>\n<li>Wolverhampton Wanderers \u2014 55.28%<\/li>\n<li>Chelsea \u2014 55.51%<\/li>\n<li>Arsenal \u2014 55.51%<\/li>\n<li>Burnley \u2014 55.70%<\/li>\n<li>West Ham United \u2014 55.70%<\/li>\n<li>Brighton &amp; Hove Albion \u2014 56.07%<\/li>\n<li>Fulham \u2014 56.25%<\/li>\n<li>Liverpool \u2014 56.32%<\/li>\n<li>Nottingham Forest \u2014 56.42%<\/li>\n<li>Everton \u2014 57.09%<\/li>\n<li>Manchester City \u2014 58.99%<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>As unveiled by The Times, the team that makes sure to keep the ball in play the most are Manchester City, coming in at 20th place in the table with a 58.99\u00a0% average of ball-in-play time during their games. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Everton (57.09 %) and Nottingham Forest (56.42%) close out the bottom three. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>League leaders Arsenal, perhaps surprisingly, also came in ahead of the average with 55.51%, while north London rivals Spurs \u2014 much like their Premier Legaue position \u2014 are third from worst overall (53.24%) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The table is rather different when the only data considered is moments within matches when the team in question is in a winning position, attempting to hold onto a lead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>In this case, league leaders Arsenal are the second worst offenders, second only to Leeds United.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Man City&#8217;s position is also somewhat changed, now appearing in 16th. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#biggest #timewasting #teams #Premier #League<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All 20 Premier League teams have been ranked The Times Sport have complied a new Premier League table that bases its ranking, not on points won over the season, but instead on time-wasting: with the division&#8217;s very worst offenders placed at the summit. Without doubt, this Premier League season has seen timewasting sky-rocket. 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