Frenchman Mathieu Flamini may be pondering his options and frightening the life out of Arsenal fans waiting for him to sign a new contract, but that hasn’t stopped the former Marseille man impressing all and sundry with his workmanlike efforts on the pitch.

He has edged past Tottenham’s Robbie Keane and Liverpool’s Javier Mascherano to win the vote for the hardest working player in the Premier League, an accolade awarded following almost 9,000 votes.

Here are the final results of the Sportingo poll.

1) Mathieu Flamini (Arsenal) 1729

2) Robbie Keane (Spurs) 1427

3) Javier Mascherano (Liverpool) 1325

4) Wayne Rooney (Man United) 926

5) Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool) 848

6) Lee Carsley (Everton) 489

7) Steed Malbranque (Spurs) 432

8) Carlos Tevez (Man United) 368

9) John Terry (Chelsea) 294

10) Carlton Cole (West Ham) 182

11) Nigel Reo-Coker (Aston Villa) 158

12) Richard Dunne (Man City) 144

13) Sulley Muntari (Portsmouth) 97

14) Fabrice Muamba (Birmingham City) 36