Walker, Gakpo, Arsenal’s ‘best £20m spent’ – Every Premier League club’s worst player in 24/25
Here is the worst player for every Premier League club in 2024/25. We are using WhoScored average match ratings, so shout at them, not us.
We are only including players with at least 400 minutes played and will increase that threshold throughout the season. If you were not aware, we are only 10 games deep.
Every Premier League club’s worst player this season
Arsenal: Leandro Trossard (6.55)
Trossard is a super sub. He won’t like the tag but that is what he is. The midfield experiment failed and Mikel Arteta should have put more trust in Ethan Nwaneri. In fairness to the Belgian, 6.61 is hardly abysmal and he has been playing out of position. He is still the best £20m Arsenal have spent in a decade.
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Aston Villa: Diego Carlos (6.01)
Diego Carlos had a tough time at Anfield on Sunday, assisting Mohamed Salah’s second-half strike to secure the three points for Liverpool.
Bournemouth: Adam Smith (6.35)
Smith’s poor performance in the 3-2 defeat to Brentford has succumbed him to a position on this list. That, and Julian Araujo not playing enough minutes.
Brentford: Mads Roerslev (6.28)
Roerslev has been at Brentford for four years and we could not name you one thing he has done in that time. That could be construed one way or another.
Brighton: Jack Hinshelwood (6.45)
Harsh on Hinshelwood, we reckon. He is only 19 and has been impressive in our eyes. The algorithm isn’t as convinced.
Chelsea: Malo Gusto (6.44)
Being Reece James’ back-up is more strenuous than being Reece James, so Gusto has played a lot since joining Chelsea in 2023.
Enzo Maresca trusts him, just as Mauricio Pochettino did. Gusto started over James against Arsenal in the Blues’ last Premier League match.
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Crystal Palace: Daichi Kamada (6.29)
This silly boy got himself sent off at the weekend.
Everton: Jack Harrison (6.26)
Harrison is having a tough time of it this season.
Fulham: Calvin Bassey (6.42)
Fulham are flying this season and should have won by more than two at Crystal Palace. Bassey presented Jean-Philippe Mateta the Eagles’ best chance on the day, which hasn’t done him any favours.
Ipswich: Wes Burns (6.01)
Ipswich finally won a Premier League match but Burns did not play. The winger has zero goal contributions in eight appearances in the Premier League, five of which were as a starter.
Leicester: Oliver Skipp (6.40)
Skipp does strike us as a 6.40 out of 10. He has been an unused substitute in Leicester’s last three league matches.
Liverpool: Cody Gakpo (6.57)
Liverpool are on fire this term, winning nine of their opening 11 league fixtures. Sorry, Cody. It had to be someone.
Man City: Kyle Walker (6.43)
Walker has had a difficult year. And when we say difficult, we are politely saying he has been rubbish. He should not be starting for Man City anymore.
Man Utd: Joshua Zirkzee (6.41)
A match-winning goal on his debut was the perfect start. Everything since then has been, well, a little s**t.
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Newcastle: Jacob Murphy (6.43)
Newcastle fans probably didn’t expect Murphy to be a regular three years into their Saudi Arabian project.
Nottingham Forest: Anthony Elanga (6.49)
Elanga got his second assist of the season against Newcastle on Sunday but he is still here. Poor fella.
Southampton: Jack Stephens (5.89)
The worst rating in the entire division (minimum 400 minutes played), Stephens got sent off against Manchester United on September 14, didn’t play again until October 26, had a couple of OK performances, and then dropped a 5.78 in the defeat to Wolves.
Tottenham: Pape Matar Sarr (6.58)
Sarr has been far from poor this season. Remarkably, Spurs have the highest-rated player here.
West Ham: Edson Alvarez (6.16)
The red card against Forest did Alvarez no favours.
Wolves: Jose Sa (6.26)
Not only have Wolves won their first Premier League game of the season, but they are unbeaten in their last three, taking five points from a possible nine. It doesn’t feel like Sa has been Wolves’ worst player since coming back into the team but he probably was before being dropped for Sam Johnstone.
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