Worst player at each Premier League club: Hojlund, Lewis-Skelly, Gusto, Yates…
It was a rough season for plenty of Premier League players, and we don’t want them to forget it too quickly.
Here’s the worst player from each club this season, based on WhoScored average match ratings.
We’re only including players who have started a minimum of 15 league matches. Including players who frequently come off the bench with the default 6.00 rating feels unfair.
Every Premier League club’s worst player this season
Arsenal: Myles Lewis-Skelly (6.44)
Lewis-Skelly has been impressive, but two red cards in the Premier League this season have dragged down his average match rating, which doesn’t fairly reflect his impact.
Aston Villa: Jacob Ramsey (6.41)
Villa’s best player? Youri Tielemans. That’s what 36 appearances and 35 starts gets you. Their worst, however, was Ramsey, who had one goal, three assists and a red card in 29 appearances.
Bournemouth: Adam Smith (6.35)
After Julian Araujo flopped, Bournemouth will surely sign another right-back this summer.
Brentford: Kristoffer Ajer (6.39)
One of the more successful signings from the Scottish Premiership, Ajer might not have enjoyed the best campaign, but he wasn’t that bad.
Brighton: Lewis Dunk (6.39)
Dunk is a Brighton legend but he should be replaced. Olivier Boscagli is reportedly coming and that’s a good start to the summer.
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Chelsea: Malo Gusto (6.42)
Moises Caicedo is ahead in the right-back pecking order, which isn’t a great sign.
Crystal Palace: Daichi Kamada (6.32)
Kamada had a very disappointing first eight months in England but improved eventually. He was a big player in the final weeks of the campaign and helped Palace win the FA Cup – which has no bearing on his average match rating in the league.
Everton: Jack Harrison (6.39)
Harrison had one Premier League goal involvement in 34 appearances this season.
Fulham: Issa Diop (6.32)
Fulham meandered through the final weeks after their European hopes faded. Diop has started 15 times in total but didn’t play a single minute in his side’s last eight matches.
Ipswich: Axel Tuanzebe (6.26)
The 27-year-old was sent off against Aston Villa in February. He is also one of only nine Ipswich players to start at least 15 Premier League games.
Leicester: Conor Coady (6.17)
Lovely lad, our Coady, but we will be surprised if he plays in the Premier League again.
Liverpool: Curtis Jones (6.51)
The champions have to have someone. Jones played 33 times, starting on 19 occasions, scoring three and assisting another three.
Man City: Manuel Akanji (6.44)
Missed a large chunk of the season through injury but still racked up 23 starts and three appearances off the bench.
Man Utd: Rasmus Hojlund (6.27)
With all due respect, Hojlund has been embarrassingly poor in a Man Utd team that should be ashamed of themselves. They finished 15th in the Premier League and lost the Europa League final.
Hojlund cost the Red Devils £70m and scored four league goals in 32 appearances this term. Man City goalkeeper Ederson managed as many goal involvements.
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Newcastle: Tino Livramento (6.68)
A rating that high makes Livramento the best ‘worst’ player in the Premier League.
Nottingham Forest: Ryan Yates (6.54)
The yellow card merchant and Forest captain started 18 games in the Premier League in 2024/25.
Southampton: Jack Stephens (6.22)
Southampton are the second-worst team in Premier League history after securing an unlikely draw against Manchester City that sparked some glorious and pathetic Ruben Dias tears.
No player deserves to be singled out considering how historically awful this Saints team is, but Stephens is their representative.
Tottenham Hotspur: Archie Gray (6.17)
Spurs don’t care about their Premier League position; do you really think they care about this silly little feature? Not caring about how s**t they are is just who they are, mate.
West Ham: Guido Rodriguez (6.39)
Bloody awful season for West Ham, that. Rodriguez was not good, but Jarrod Bowen and possibly Aaron Wan-Bissaka are the only Hammers who were.
Wolves: Santiago Bueno (6.40)
Bueno played 29 times, apparently. Honestly, who knew?
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