The Last Man Standing survey sheet through gameweek 7: an attrition funnel from 362 opening-weekend squad players to 3 who have played every minute.
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Last Man Standing

A durability audit across all competitions: who has played every minute, started every game, made every squad. With the Strudwick test: five full 90s inside 20 days.

Goes out
Fortnightly, Friday 12:30 UK
Data
Opta match data: Premier League, UEFA competitions, EFL Cup and Community Shield

Methodology

  • Starts from every Premier League outfield player in an opening-weekend matchday squad, and follows them through the Premier League, the three UEFA competitions, the EFL Cup and the Community Shield.
  • The funnel has four tiers: every squad, every game, every start, every minute.
  • The red-zone test is named after Tony Strudwick, the former Manchester United sports scientist: 5 x 90 minutes in 20 days or fewer. The bar chart gives 11 seasons of history (2015/16 to 2025/26).
  • Three posts: the funnel with the survivors, then the gauntlet, then the master sheet. Approved by hand before it posts.

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