18 players included 

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We are now almost a quarter of the way through the Premier League season, and things are already beginning to take shape. Liverpool are setting the pace at the top, while Manchester United are down in 13th. Arsenal have struggled, while Nottingham Forest are flying. There’s a long way to go, but now the last international break until March is out of the way, the games will start coming thick and fast. Already we have seen a number of managers bemoan their injury woes, but which players have been ‘Mr.Reliable’ for their teams this season?

Here at Transfermarkt, we have calculated every player to have not missed a single minute for their teams in the Premier League so far this term. In total there have been 31, but we have excluded the 13 goalkeepers on the list, leaving 18 outfield players who haven’t been dragged off the park once by their managers thus far. So which stars have been players that their teams simply haven’t been able to do without this season?

Which outfield players haven’t missed a Premier League minute this season?

The clubs most represented from the 18 outfield players who have been Premier League ever-presents are in fact Liverpool, Fulham, and Brentford – each team have two players on the list. For the Reds, Ryan Gravenberch and captain Virgil van Dijk haven’t missed a single minute. For Fulham, defenders Antonee Robinson and Calvin Bassey have played every minute, and for west London rivals Brentford, the defensive pair of Nathan Collins and Ethan Pinnock have been ever-presents. 

Last season’s top two in Manchester City and Arsenal each have one outfield player on the list, and surprisingly they are both their strikers (the only two strikers on the entire list). Erling Haaland hasn’t missed a single minute for the Sky Blues, whilst Kai Havertz has been an ever-present for the Gunners. Chelsea’s sole representative is defender Levi Colwill, while Aston Villa’s is centre-half Pau Torres. Brazilian defender Murillo has played every minute for the flying Forest, while Crystal Palace captain Marc Guéhi hasn’t missed a single minute for the Eagles.

West Ham’s Max Kilman is the only player on the list who was a new signing for their team in the summer. Promoted Ipswich have given every minute of play to left-back Leif Davis, and promoted Leicester have had centre-back Wout Faes as an ever-present. Bournemouth’s Ilya Zabarnyi has played every minute, as has Everton’s James Tarkowski. Newcastle’s Dan Burn completes the 18 players who have played every Premier League minute this season. How many of these players will still be ever-presents come the next international break in March?