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Tomas Soucek records the most aerial duels won by a Premier League player this season with SEVENTEEN during West Ham's 2-1 win at Burnley - with only THREE top-flight clubs combining more than his tally at the weekend

Daily Mail | May 4, 2021

Related Topics: Burnley F.C., West Ham United F.C., Premier League, sports season, Football League First Division, Manchester City F.C., SK Slavia Prague, Sean Dyche, Leicester City F.C.

Tomas Soucek has been head and shoulders above a lot of Premier League footballers this season so it may not come as a surprise that he is now topping charts in comparison to top-flight teams too.

The midfielder has been one of the signings of the season since joining West Ham from Slavia Prague in a £15million permanent deal last summer.

On Monday night he demonstrated his class once again as he helped the Hammers come from behind to win 2-1 at Burnley on Monday night.

Tomas Soucek (left) won 17 aerial duels during West Ham's 2-1 win at Burnley on Monday night
That figure is the most of any Premier League player this season and was more than most top-flight teams achieved as a whole across the most recent Friday-Monday

The 26-year-old was a towering figure in midfield as he dealt with the aerial threat posed by Sean Dyche's side.

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