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"Swansea City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace and West Brom stars all feature.  &amp;nbsp; #454382570 / gettyimages.com  The midfielders are arguably the most important players in any side and are integral to the success of a team over a prolonged period. There were several standout midfield performances in the Premier League during August as England&amp;rsquo;s top flight benefits from some top quality players all over the league. We&amp;rsquo;ve looked at five key areas to see who performed most impressively last month. Goals    &amp;nbsp; TeamPosGoalsAppsMins   Nathan Dyer Swansea MF 3 3 223  Nacer Chadli Spurs MF 2 2 159  Aaron Ramsey Arsenal MF 2 3 270  Morgan Schneiderlin Southampton MF 2 3 270  Raheem Sterling Liverpool MF 2 3 255    Swansea City midfielder Nathan Dyer was in great goal scoring form last month with some important strikes for Garry Monk&amp;rsquo;s team. It&amp;rsquo;s not a surprise to see Aaron Ramsey of Arsenal and Liverpool star Raheem Sterling also featuring in this list. Assists    &amp;nbsp; TeamPosGoal AssistAppsMins   Cesc F&amp;agrave;bregas Chelsea MF 4 3 269  Gylfi Sigurdsson Swansea MF 4 3 270  Jordan Henderson Liverpool MF 2 3 270  Erik Lamela Spurs MF 2 3 241  Stephen Quinn Hull MF 2 3 216    Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas looks as though he&amp;rsquo;s never been out of the Premier League. Arguably his best assist was the pass for Andre Schurrle to score against Burnley. Swansea&amp;rsquo;s Gylfi Sigurdsson matches his number of assists with Erik Lamela&amp;rsquo;s form for Tottenham Hotspur softening the blow of Sigurdsson&amp;rsquo;s departure. Accurate Passes    &amp;nbsp; TeamPosAccurate PassAppsMins   Etienne Capoue Spurs MF 267 3 270  Yaya Tour&amp;eacute; Man City MF 254 3 270  Aaron Ramsey Arsenal MF 250 3 270  Morgan Schneiderlin Southampton MF 206 3 270  Gareth Barry Everton MF 194 3 270    Etienne Capoue has been handed a second lease of life by Mauricio Pochettino at Spurs. The Frenchman is clearly in good form in terms of protecting and using possession well although his high number of passes can be explained by a slightly more defensive position and simple balls with the back four. Tackles Won    &amp;nbsp; TeamPosWon TackleAppsMins   Mile Jedinak Crystal Palace MF 15 3 270  Cheikhou Kouyat&amp;eacute; West Ham MF 13 3 270  Youssuf Mulumbu West Brom MF 11 3 270  Mark Noble West Ham MF 11 3 270  Morgan Schneiderlin Southampton MF 11 3 270    SEE ALSO: Window closed: Who are the bookies backing for the title and relegation?Midfield play isn&amp;rsquo;t all about solid passing and creating assists. Every side needs a player who can get stuck in and win the ball back. Crystal Palace star Mile Jedinak is consistent in this area and was the best midfielder last month in terms of the timing of his tackles. Successful Interceptions    &amp;nbsp; TeamPosInterception WonAppsMins   Youssuf Mulumbu West Brom MF 14 3 270  Mile Jedinak Crystal Palace MF 11 3 270  Etienne Capoue Spurs MF 9 3 270  Jake Livermore Hull MF 9 3 270  Ashley Young Man Utd MF 8 3 270    Jedinak was also competitive in terms of the number of interceptions he made but it was West Bromwich Albion star Youssuf Mulumbu who was most effective in this area. He&amp;rsquo;s reading the play well so it&amp;rsquo;s a shame his teammates aren&amp;rsquo;t always on the same wavelength.Who was your standout midfielder for August?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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