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Premier League: Surprising statistical leaders

By Jocelyn Taub

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Swansea City's Gylfi Sigurdsson celebrates scoring the equaliser for Swansea City during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Swansea City at the Etihad Stadium on February 5, Manchester, England. (Photo by Athena Pictures/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Swansea City's Gylfi Sigurdsson celebrates scoring the equaliser for Swansea City during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Swansea City at the Etihad Stadium on February 5, Manchester, England. (Photo by Athena Pictures/Getty Images) /
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SWANSEA, WALES – AUGUST 20: Curtis Davies of Hull City wins a tackle against Wayne Routledge of Swansea City during the Premier League match between Swansea City and Hull City at Liberty Stadium on August 20, 2016 in Swansea, Wales. (Photo by Patrik Lundin/Getty Images)
SWANSEA, WALES – AUGUST 20: Curtis Davies of Hull City wins a tackle against Wayne Routledge of Swansea City during the Premier League match between Swansea City and Hull City at Liberty Stadium on August 20, 2016 in Swansea, Wales. (Photo by Patrik Lundin/Getty Images) /

Curtis Davies – 87 interceptions

Hull City are in crisis mode at the moment. The Tigers are 17th in the table and just two points above the relegation zone.

One of the positives for the Yorkshire club has been the play of defender Curtis Davies. The center-back leads the league with 87 interceptions. That is nine more than his closest competitor, Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny.

That’s what makes Curtis Davies’ current situation so odd. The veteran defender is fit again after missing eight weeks due to a hamstring injury. Despite this, he is presently on manager Marco Silva’s bench.

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With Davies and captain Michael Dawson out injured, Silva tried a new pairing. Youngster Harry Maguire and on loan Italian defender Andrea Ranocchia are now first choice.

Whether Davies sees more action this season or not, he has already put up impressive defensive numbers.

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