5 active Premier League players who have scored the most own goals

#2 Gareth McAuley (6 own goals)

West Bromwich Albion's reliable McAuley

The Northern-Irish defender is among those players who are seldom fancied and never wanted but ever-present anyway. Having spent his formative years and the first part of his career in Northern Ireland, McAuley has managed to have quite a long career in the top flight with West Bromwich Albion.

The solidity he provides at the back despite the lack of fancy ball skills that typifies good central defenders nowadays makes it very difficult for a manager to drop him from the eleven.

He has made nearly 200 top-flight appearances for West Brom and doesn't look like slowing down soon. The small matter of 6 own goals is very forgivable when you have the consistency and grit that McAuley provides to his club. Expect to see this man staying around the Hawthorns regardless of a few more own goals being added along the way.