Who is Arsenal’s fastest player?

Against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, Arsenal’s lack of blistering pace was evident.

Without Gabriel Martinelli to call upon, they had no obvious escape route over the top from Brighton’s relentless press.

Out of curiosity, I looked at the running stats from the game, and the list of the fastest players immediately stood out.

Arsenal had only one player in the top five, Christos Tzolis, who reached a top speed of 31.4km/h.

Malick Yalcouye was quickest overall at 32km/h.

Three were Tzolis, Martin Odegaard, at 31.1km/h, and Bukayo Saka, at 30.9km/h.

The fourth, and Arsenal’s fourth-fastest player of the afternoon, was rather more surprising.

Arsenal’s goalkeeper reached 30.4km/h, his highest recorded speed of the season.

That prompted another question: who has actually been Arsenal’s fastest player this season?

The answer did not play at the Amex because he is out with a hamstring injury. Cristhian Mosquera tops the list with a speed of 34.8km/h.

What is also notable is that 10 players on the list below have exceeded the top speed Arsenal were able to produce at Brighton.