{"id":3958,"date":"2023-10-23T22:49:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T21:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/10\/23\/read_news-phpnid49214\/"},"modified":"2023-10-23T22:49:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T21:49:50","slug":"read_news-phpnid49214","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/10\/23\/read_news-phpnid49214\/","title":{"rendered":"Ground duels won 2023-24 PL: Udogie among three Tottenham Hotspur players in top ten\u00a0:: All Nigeria Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsbody\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allnigeriasoccer.com\/..\/football_pics\/1435Udogie (2).png\" height=\"240\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" alt=\"Ground duels won 2023-24 PL: Udogie among three Tottenham Hotspur players in top ten\u00a0\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Football statistics website Whoscored.com has revealed the top ten players with the most ground duels won in the 2023-2024 Premier League, with three Tottenham Hotspur players making the cut.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The three Tottenham Hotspur representatives are Super Eagles-eligible fullback Destiny Udogie, Mali midfielder\u00a0Yves Bissouma and the club&#8217;s number 10\u00a0James Maddison.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While Udogie is tenth on the list with 44 ground duels won across eight matches,\u00a0Bissouma has racked up 57 ground duels to place second and Maddison\u00a0is joint-fifth with 46 ground duels won.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Italian-Nigerian young star has won the most ground duels in the Premier League when it comes to defenders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Crystal Palace&#8217;s Jordan Ayew leads the way with 61 ground duels won and completing the top five are West Ham&#8217;s Lucas Paqueta\u00a0(54), Crystal Palace&#8217;s Eberechi Eze\u00a0(52) and Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka\u00a0(46).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Udogie has proved to be irreplaceable in the Tottenham Hotspur squad, with manager\u00a0Ange Postecoglou\u00a0naming him in the starting lineup in all the eight matches contested by the club in this season&#8217;s Premier League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old played a combined 74 minutes for Italy in 2024 European Championship qualifying matches during the international break.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embeddedContent oembed-provider- oembed-provider-twitter\" data-align=\"none\" data-oembed=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhoScored\/status\/1716155456844906972\" data-oembed_provider=\"twitter\" data-resizetype=\"noresize\" data-title=\"m\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udcaa Only Jordan Ayew (61) has won more ground duels than Yves Bissouma (57) in the Premier League this season<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude2c How much will Spurs miss the midfielder against Fulham?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd2c Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s side go under the microscope on the latest episode of Edge of the Box \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhoScored\/status\/1716155456844906972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">October 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ifeanyi Emmanuel<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: tottenhamhotspur.com<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright ANS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAll rights reserved. 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