joe lynskey, bbc news. and uptake in the numbers, though it league operative much saying they are in line with the national average for that group, the average age of it for of a premier league player? age of it for of a premier league -la er? , , , player? this is the first time we ve had an update player? this is the first time we ve had an update on player? this is the first time we ve had an update on the player? this is the first time we ve had an update on the vaccination l had an update on the vaccination figures within the premier league since mid october when we learned that 68% of players had been double jabbed. that s now up to 77%, and the premier league have indicated that this is above the nhs average across england, 25 25 25 29 year olds, which are vaccinated with a single jab. the average age of a premier league player is 26.9 years. and of course, this is the double jabbed figures, there are also figures that they ve released for anyone with 1 3 jabs,