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Worst performers from gameweek 33 in the Premier League: Carroll, Cazorla and more

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Arsenal, Fulham, Norwich City and West Ham stars all feature.

We’ve taken a look at some of the worst peformers from the latest round of the English Barclays Premier League.

Most aerial duels lost

NameTeamAerial duels lost
Grant HoltAston Villa12
Ashley WilliamsSwansea City9
Cameron JeromeCrystal Palace9
Ben DaviesSwansea City7
Andy CarrollWest Ham United7

The surprising name on that list is Andy Carroll because he was at his bullying best against Liverpool.

Most tackles lost

NameTeamTackles lost
Santiago CazorlaArsenal5
Jon FlanaganLiverpool4
Ross BarkleyEverton4
Vurnon AnitaNewcastle United3
Santiago VerginiSunderland3

Cazorla isn’t the player in the Arsenal midfield you’d typically associate with breaking up the play and being aggressive but his timing was way off against the Toffees, which allowed Everton to maintain a lot of pressure.

Most dribbles overrun

NameTeamDribbles overrun
Seamus ColemanEverton2
Massadio HaidaraNewcastle United2
Kevin MirallasEverton2
Adam LallanaSouthampton2
Adnan JanuzajManchester United2

There’s not too much to read into this stat as no player produced a higher number of overrun dribbles. For example, Coleman and Mirallas both otherwise played well against Arsenal.

Most unsuccessful touches

NameTeamUnsuccessful touches
Wilfried BonySwansea City6
Andy CarrollWest Ham United4
PaulinhoTottenham Hotspur4
Edin DzekoManchester City4
Papiss Demba CisséNewcastle United4

Carroll appars in another section, which suggests his touch was way off. However, a player has to be typically involved in much of the game to produce a high number of touches.

Most fouls committed

NameTeamFouls committed
Ashley WilliamsSwansea City5
Steve SidwellFulham5
Erik PietersStoke City5
Morgan AmalfitanoWest Bromwich Albion5
Danny RoseTottenham Hotspur4

Fortunately for Fulham and Tottenham, the perfoemances of their two players in this list didn’t affect the results. Pieters is also a surprising name because he’s been one of Stoke’s best players this season.

Most shots off target

NameTeamShots off target
Luis SuarezLiverpool3
Wilfried BonySwansea City3
Daniel SturridgeLiverpool3
Branislav IvanovicChelsea3
Papiss Demba CisséNewcastle United3

What an apparently rare bad day at the office for SAS. However, the fact they both had numerous shots off target suggests West Ham gave them plenty of time and space to influence the match.

Most times lost possession

NameTeamTimes lost possession
Russell MartinNorwich City30
Robert SnodgrassNorwich City29
Ahmed ElmohamadyHull City27
Christian EriksenTottenham Hotspur26
Marc AlbrightonAston Villa25

One of Norwich’s main problems over the weekend was hanging onto the ball. Had they protected possession more effectively, they could have got back into the game against the Baggies.