#5 Worst / most ineffective player(s)
(a) Mike van der Hoorn
Match: Swansea City vs. West Ham
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The Swans defender was inept and ineffective at keeping Andy Carroll at bay. The West Ham striker had no trouble getting past Hoorn throughout the course of the game. Angel Rangel had to play in his position and also cover for der Hoorn who kept straying away from his man and was out of position all the time.
The centre-back could and should have done better in marking Carroll and checking his influence on the game but did neither on a day when the former Liverpool man scored one and assisted another.
(b) Victor Valdes
Match: Burnley vs. Middlesbrough
Valdes quite literally cost Boro the game in a relatively evenly-matched contest at the Turf Moor.
Andre Gray’s shot was undoubtedly powerful but with no other threat in sight, Valdes managed to parry the ball into the goal instead of away from it. This despite managing to get a hand on it.
Surely players have done worse than an accidental mess-up but the Spaniard’s blunder came at a heavy cost for Boro.
Honourable mentions: Simon Francis and Adam Smith (vs. Chelsea), Didier Ndong (vs. Manchester United), Islam Slimani (vs. Everton), Andy Robertson (vs. Manchester City)
