Top 10 best long-ball passers in the Premier League, with Liverpool’s Gerrard 6th, and Arsenal’s Szczesny 8th

2) Michael Dawson – Tottenham – 7.8 accurate long balls per game

Dawson has come under criticism from some of the Spurs faithful this term for his preference to play the ball long, even though he finds one of his teammates with almost eight of them per match.