Chelsea and Liverpool currently lead the table when it comes to time-wasting and back passes in the Premier League this season.
In the last few years, Arsenal have developed a reputation for time-wasting under manager Mikel Arteta, but there has been a notable change.
Chelsea have been the biggest time-wasters during the ongoing campaign. The Blues have had the ball out of play for 47.4 percent of their overall minutes.
Aside from this, the Blues have completed 33.9 passes back to the goalkeeper per league game, while 87.6 percent of their passes have been non-attacking.
This constitutes a time-wasting score of 88.9/100, which is the highest among Premier League clubs.
Meanwhile, Liverpool are second in the table with a draining score of 79.2. They have had 46.2 percent of the ball out of play, with 87.3 percent of non-attacking passes.
Arne Slot’s side have made the most back passes to the shot-stopper (38.4), while they have received the highest average of added minutes (8.4).
The reigning English champions have capitalised on added time with late winning goals against Newcastle United and Burnley, but it has also backfired on them.
The Reds have lost to Crystal Palace and Chelsea after conceding dramatic late stoppage-time goals.
Meanwhile, Arsenal have built a reputation for mastering the dark arts with time-wasting. Their goal-kicks and throw-ins have generally taken longer than those of other teams.
However, they only rank eighth this term. Arsenal have a time-wasting score of 61.7, with Manchester City, Manchester United and Newcastle United placed ahead of them.
Position Team Overall Time-wasting percentile (out of 100) Percentage of minutes with ball out of play Percentage of non-attacking passes Average passes back to goalkeeper Average defensive third touches Average number of added minutes
1 Chelsea 88.9 47.4 87.6 33.9 237.7 7.9
2 Liverpool 79.2 46.2 87.3 38.4 237.5 8.4
3 Brighton 74.3 46.9 84.9 34.5 223.7 8
4 Aston Villa 65.5 46.6 85.9 31.4 186.4 7
5 Newcastle United 63.8 47.7 80.4 20 206.9 7.6
6 Man Utd 63.7 47.3 83.8 23.7 203.8 7.4
7 Man City 63.2 43.5 89 26.5 237 6.4
8 Arsenal 61.7 44 85.9 31.6 197.4 7.9
9 Fulham 61 46 84 31.9 251.4 7.1
10 Crystal Palace 58.4 44.9 83.5 25 231.7 8
11 Spurs 57.3 46.4 84.1 36 235.1 6
12 Bournemouth 52.2 46.6 83.1 21 217.7 6.9
13 Leeds Utd 52.2 42.5 85.8 31.7 214.6 6.7
14 Burnley 51.4 44.7 83.1 20.9 209.1 7.9
15 Sunderland 50.9 43.8 83.6 29.3 212.3 7.3
16 Brentford 50.8 46.7 81.7 27 193.7 6.6
17 Wolves 48.8 44.3 82.9 29.4 231.6 6.7
18 Nottm Forest 47.9 42.9 85.8 19.9 230.7 6.3
19 West Ham Utd 47.3 44.1 83.8 29.1 198.1 6.7
20 Everton 46.1 43.6 81.1 31.3 208.3 7
Stats from FBref, Opta & Fotmob