Cesc Fàbregas leads a contingent of three Spanish players to have been named on a list of the slowest footballers in this season's Premier League.

Fàbre-no-gas: Cesc on pace-free podium

With a top speed measured at 28.73km/hour, the Chelsea midfielder is third in a 20-man ranking of the most sluggish individuals in England's elite division, which was published by UK newspaper The Telegraph on Wednesday.

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Only Stoke City pair Peter Crouch and Charlie Adam clocked a lower peak pace than the 29-year-old, who is joined among the league's stand-out slow coaches by countrymen Santi Cazorla and Luis Hernández.

Cazorla just outside top 10, Hernández 15th

Arsenal playmaker Cazorla came 13th with 29.9km/hour, while defender Hernández - a summer signing by champions Leicester City - is 15th on 29.92km/hour.

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Slowest players in the Premier League - top 5:

1. Charlie Adam, Stoke City (26.72km/hour)

2. Peter Crouch, Stoke City (28.58km/hour)

3. Cesc Fàbregas, Chelsea (28.73km/hour)

4. Shaun Maloney, Hull (28.87km/hour)

5. Olivier Giroud, Arsenal (29.19km/hour)

Spaniards also in top 20:

13. Santi Cazorla, Arsenal (29.9km/hour)

15. Luis Hernández, Leicester City (29.92km/hour)

The full list is here.