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ArticleBiology of sport2026

Possession in motion: a five-season analysis of running in-possession and out-of-possession with match outcomes in the English Premier League.

Tom Allen, Matt Taberner, Mikhail Zhilkin, Damian Harper, Jill Alexander

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Article in Biology of sport, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Tom AllenArsenal Performance and Research Team, Arsenal Football Club, London, UK.
Matt TabernerResearch Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moore's University, Liverpool, UK.
Mikhail ZhilkinArsenal Performance and Research Team, Arsenal Football Club, London, UK.
Damian HarperFootball Performance Hub, Institute of Coaching and Performance (ICaP), School of Health, Social Work and Sport, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.
Jill AlexanderFootball Performance Hub, Institute of Coaching and Performance (ICaP), School of Health, Social Work and Sport, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study examined relationships between running load, possession metrics, and team success (points per game (PPG)), across five English Premier League (EPL) seasons (2019/20-2023/24). Comparison of running and possession demands when facing top six (T6) versus lower-ranked (7-20) opponents was also explored. Analysis of 1675 matches, using Second Spectrum

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Elite footballHigh-intensity runningRunning loadSuccessTechnical

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PMID42220586
PMCPMC13217142

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