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From sharpest shooter to dirtiest player, the Premier League’s heroes and villains of the previous decade revealed

THE Premier League heroes and villains between 2010 and 2019 make for some shocking reading.

Others, though, were hardly a turn up for the books (who saw Marouane Fellaini committing the most fouls?)

 The heroes and villains of the Prem over the past decade have been revealed
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The heroes and villains of the Prem over the past decade have been revealed

Anyway, read on below to find out who had a decade of dominance, and who had a decade of disaster.

Most games

Jordan Henderson comes out on top, pipping Liverpool team-mate James Milner by just one.

Goalkeeper Ben Foster, with Watford since 2018, is third on the list.

 Liverpool captain Henderson made the most appearances in the Prem
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Liverpool captain Henderson made the most appearances in the Prem

Most goals (player)

Sergio Aguero was the most lethal striker in the Prem of the past 10 years.

The former City frontman bagged 174 goals which was more than the highest in the 2000s (Thierry Henry – 169) and the 1990s (Alan Shearer – 167 from August 1992).

What's more, Aguero scored in 124 games, 30 more than any other player.

Most goals (club)

Man City scored 845 goals this decade and amassed the most points with 818.

Chelsea and Liverpool are second having both scored 715 goals, some 27 more than Man Utd.

Most own goals

This dubious honour went to former Liverpool star Martin Skrtel.

Of the 382 own goals, Skrtel had seven of them, two more than any other player.

Most shots on target

If you score the most goals, it follows you'd also have the most shots on target.

Step forward Aguero, who had 396 shots on target - 60 more than second-placed Harry Kane.

Romelu Lukaku was third with 316.

 Aguero had the most shots on target this decade
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Aguero had the most shots on target this decade

Most assists

David Silva was by and far away the best supplier of goals in the Premier League, notching up 89 assists for Man City.

Former Spurs star Christian Eriksen was second on 62 and Silva's team-mate Kevin De Bruyne third on 58 - even though he only had three Prem appearances prior to moving to the Etihad in 2015.

Most bookings

Gareth Barry topped the list of most bookings, with 64 yellows and three reds totalling 67 cards.

Zabaleta (63), Mark Noble and Lee Cattermole (61) and Vincent Kompany (54) round out the top five.

Most passes completed

It was a City masterclass at the top of this leaderboard with Silva (15,730) and Yaya Toure (13,995) the top two.

Henderson was third with 13,828.

Silva also topped the list of most passes attempted, with 18,059.

Most fouls conceded

No prizes for guessing this one: It was Marouane Fellaini.

The man who is all elbows racked up an impressive 423 fouls over the decade - and was responsible for its greatest photo.

 Fellaini made the most fouls from 2010 to 2019
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Fellaini made the most fouls from 2010 to 2019

Most fouls won

The devilish dancing feet of former Chelsea man Eden Hazard drew the most fouls with a huge 638.

Wilfried Zaha earned 515 and Raheem Sterling the third most with 446.

Most tackles

Former Man City and West Ham hardman Pablo Zabaleta came out on top.

The 34-year-old, who had been in the English top flight since joining City in 2008, made an unbeaten 799 tackles.

 No one made more tackles than Zabaleta
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No one made more tackles than Zabaleta

Most clean sheets

Former Chelsea and Arsenal star Petr Cech had the most clean sheets with 107, two more than former England No 1 Joe Hart.

Man Utd's David De Gea finished the decade with 103 and Hugo Lloris was fourth with 87.

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