The top 10 list of the Premier League’s clumsiest players has a shocking three team-mates from the same club as Erling Haaland makes an unwanted appearance.
As we begin to enter the busy period of the season with games coming thick and fast, players will have less time to prepare for games with some clubs having to play three fixtures in just over a week – a disappointing indictment on those involved with scheduling games .
Thanks to the football experts at Ticketgum, they’ve managed to boil down the top 10 clumsiest players in England’s top-flight with analysis being done on the number of mistakes while attempting to gain control of the ball, missed passes, and dispossessions following a tackle before ranking the most fumble-prone players.
It’s sad reading for Luton Town’s star striker Carlton Morris who has been branded the clumsiest player in the Premier League. The 27-year-old is also the fourth most mistake-prone across the five European leagues analyzed. The Englishman has failed to get control of the ball 19 times in just 774 minutes of playing time.
Luckily for Morris, he’s joined by team-mates Alfie Doughty and Jacob Brown on the list for the least reliable players in the league.
While Erling Haaland is not on the top-10 list, he does rank as Manchester City’s clumsiest player. While it’s a title he certainly doesn’t want associated with his name, it doesn’t look like it’s harming the Treble winner too much considering he leads the league in scoring with 15 goals.
He recently hit the milestones of 50 Premier League goals as he became the fastest player to hit that figure in just 48 games and has notched 40 goals in the Champions League in 35 games. His fellow striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin does not have the accolades and the Everton man painfully takes second place for clumsiest player in the Premier League, having misplaced 54.7% of passes.
West Ham’s Michail Antonio has struggled to get on the scoresheet for David Moyes’ side, netting just two goals in all competitions. However, the Jamaican international has managed to plaster his name on the clumsiest players’ list, ranked eighth with 29 failed attempts to get control of the ball as well as losing control of the ball 13 times after a tackle.