From three Tottenham titans to a dour duo from West Ham, here is a combined XI of the worst performers in gameweek 12 of the Premier League.
Jonas Lossl
Goalkeeper – Huddersfield
Jonas Lossl faced just 9 shots against Bournemouth. Of those 9, only 5 hit the target. And yet of those 5 that hit the target, 4 went in. Lossl made just 1 save as his side were ripped apart.
Victor Lindelof
Centre-back – Manchester United
Manchester United hadn’t conceded a goal at Old Trafford all season. Then Victor Lindelof slipped instead of clearing a simple cutback and left Dwight Gayle to ruin that record.
Eric Dier
Centre-back – Tottenham Hotspur
Dier was forced into play centre-back against Arsenal and his suitability to the position has always been in question. The Tottenham man completely lost Shkodran Mustafi for the Gunners’ opening goal that so defined the contest.
Scott Dann
Centre-back – Crystal Palace
Shoved Oumar Niasse to the ground to give Everton a lifeline in a match that Palace should have gone on to dominate after taking the lead inside a minute. Ludicrous.
Florent Hadergjonaj
Right wing-back – Huddersfield
Hadergjonaj sent in a whopping 10 crosses against Bournemouth, the fourth-most this gameweek, yet only 2 found their target. He also won 0/1 tackles and made no clearances.
Chiekhou Kouyaté
Central midfield – West Ham
Excellent under Slaven Bilic, Kouyaté was less than impressive under David Moyes. The West Ham midfielder had nothing to his game in general but his miss when 1v1 with Gomes was particularly bad.
Mark Noble
Central midfield – West Ham
West Ham’s captain has gone from an energetic dynamo to a sort of dull presence that barely registers. It’s a shame to see Noble reduced to this but Watford’s midfield ran circles around him.
Scott Malone
Left wing-back – Huddersfield
Won 2/3 tackles and was doing well. But then with his side 2-0 down he walked the ball out of defence but straight into Harry Arter’s path, who promptly dispossessed him and scored the third, killing the game.
Dele Alli
Right-wing – Tottenham Hotspur
A chance for Dele to really make his mark after his heroics against Real Madrid, yet the England man was utterly atrocious for Tottenham, offering nothing with or without the ball. Came off with 15 minutes remaining!
Dusan Tadic
Left-wing – Southampton
With 30 minutes played it was 0-0 at Anfield and Dusan Tadic picked up the ball after a Liverpool corner had been cleared. He could have sprinted for the touch-line or played the ball wide, but instead he dithered and half-heartedly dribbled through the middle of the pitch. Liverpool took the ball off him with ease and seconds later, Salah scored the opening goal. Oh dear.
Harry Kane
Striker: Tottenham Hotspur
Kane cut a frustrated figure in the North London derby. He had 5 shots on goal but none of them went in. His miss early in the game when he was sent running through was particularly egregious as Tottenham lost the derby 2-0. Subbed off after 75 minutes.
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