15 ever-presents in the Premier League this season

The list only features defenders and goalkeepers, such is the league's managers persistence in rotating the rest of their squads. Only 15 players have not missed a single minute. Joe Hart, Pepe Reina, Woljciech Szczesny and Tim Krul are the only players from within the top seven placed clubs to make the list.

Honorary mention to Fulham midfielder Clint Dempsey who has missed just six minutes of Premier League football so far.

Ever-presents:

Wayne Hennessey (Wolves)

Ben Foster (West Brom)

Pepe Reina (Liverpool)

Joe Hart (Manchester City)

Ali Al-Habsi (Wigan)

Michel Vorm (Swansea)

Woljciech Szczseny (Arsenal)

Brad Friedel (Tottenham)

Tim Krul (Newcastle)

Tim Howard (Everton)

Richard Dunne (Aston Villa)

Stephen Ward (Wolves)

Brede Hangeland (Fulham)

Leighton Baines (Everton)

Ashley Williams (Swansea)

Which of these do you think will keep their records up between now and the end of the season?

image: © Vincent Teeuwen

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