10 active players with most appearances in Premier League history

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David de Gea is one of the active players with the most Premier League appearances.
David de Gea is one of the active players with the most Premier League appearances.

#6 Ben Forster (Watford) - 368

Ben Forster has been in the Premier League for more than a decade.
Ben Forster has been in the Premier League for more than a decade.

Ben Forster has been in the Premier League for more than a decade. He was tipped to be the next big thing when he arrived at Manchester United in the summer of 2007.

However, costly errors in limited opportunities with the first team meant Forster soon became surplus to requirements at Old Trafford. The 38-year-old joined Birmingham City in the summer of 2010, where he stayed for seven years before signing for Watford in 2018.

Forster is ten shutouts shy of entering the Premier League's 100-clean sheets club. He is yet to keep one in four games this season.


#5 Theo Walcott (Southampton) - 372

Theo Walcott of Southampton.
Theo Walcott of Southampton.

Theo Walcott has made over 370 appearances in the Premier League for three different clubs. He has made most of his appearances (270) in the competition with Arsenal, where he spent 12 seasons.

Once termed the new Thierry Henry when he first broke out at the Gunners in the mid-2000s, Walcott has largely failed to live up to that hype. The 32-year-old winger's return of 78 goals and 60 assists can be termed modest, at best.

Walcott has scored only five three Premier League goals in his last four league campaigns.


#4 Ashley Young (Aston Villa) - 374

Ashley Young is a Premier League veteran.
Ashley Young is a Premier League veteran.

Ashley Young has made over 370 Premier League appearances for three different clubs.

After making his competition debut with Watford in 2006-07, Young had a successful four-season stint with Aston Villa. The winger then moved to Manchester United, where he enjoyed a highly productive near decade-long stint.

Following a season-long stint in Serie A, Young has returned to Villa this summer, making five appearances.

The versatile Young has played all across the field, except goalkeeper. He has tallied 47 goals and 86 assists in the Premier League thus far. He won his lone Premier League title with Manchester United in 2013.

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