Heading is not for everyone.
A large proportion of players lack the desire – and height – to produce a commanding aerial performance. However, plenty of others relish aerial duels and make it their business to dominate opponents every time the ball leaves the turf.
They are usually central defenders, who are forced to repel long balls and crosses into the area. However, some old-school centre-forwards also take to the skies in an effort to find a route to goal, despite most teams in the Premier League preferring to keep things on the floor these days.
But, whether your club has a squad of long-ball merchants or tiki-taka enthusiasts, they’ve been on full display once again as the Premier League raced to a finishing following the coronavirus-enforced shutdown.
With that, do you know which Premier League colossus won the most headers — or aerial duels — in the 2019/20 season?
We’ve put together a list of the top 10 to bring you up to speed…
Most headers won: Premier League 2019/20
| Position | Player | Headers | Minutes Played |
| 1st | Sebastien Haller | 218 | 2263 |
| 2nd | Oliver McBurnie | 200 | 2116 |
| 3rd | Troy Deeney | 199 | 2234 |
| 4th | James Tarkowski | 199 | 3420 |
| 5th | Virgil van Dijk | 191 | 3420 |
| 6th | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 180 | 2629 |
| 7th | Joelinton | 176 | 2699 |
| 8th | Harry Maguire | 176 | 3420 |
| 9th | Christian Benteke | 145 | 1257 |
| 10th | Dan Burn | 141 | 2881 |
(Correct as of 16:00 28/07/2020)
