All professional footballers are naturally fast, but these are the top 10 speed demons that have commanded attention when they’re sprinting.

These guys have the most blazing speed for footballers in English top flight.

The list as compiled by Opta Stats was released on Monday October 24, 2016. Any later changes are not reflected in these statistics.

10.  34.77 km/h Hector Bellerin (Arsenal)

8. 34.78 km/h Theo Walcott (Arsenal)

8. 34.78 km/h Maya Yoshida (Southampton FC) joint 8 with Walcott

7. 34.79 km/h Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace FC)

6. 34.84 km/h Eric Bailly (Manchester United)

5. 34.87 km/h Andre Gray (Burnley FC)

4. 35.1 km/h Jamie Vardy (Leicester City FC)

3. 35.18 km/h Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)

2. 35.19 km/h Lynden Gooch (Sunderland FC)

1. 35.31 km/h Shane Long (Southampton FC)