Top 5 players from the bottom half of the Premier League table

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 25:  Oriol Romeu of Southampton makes a challenge on James Milner of Liverpool  during the EFL Cup Semi-Final Second Leg match between Liverpool and Southampton at Anfield on January 25, 2017 in Liverpool, England.  (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Oriol Romeu battles James Milner in the EFL Cup

#2 Jermain Defoe

SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - JANUARY 31: Mousa Dembele of Tottenham Hotspur is closed down by Jermain Defoe of Sunderland during the Premier League match between Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur at Stadium of Light on January 31, 2017 in Sunderland, England.  (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
Jermain Defoe and Mousa Dembele

Jermain Defoe may be way past his prime but that certainly doesn’t stop the Englishman from scoring goals at a consistent rate. More than half of Sunderland’s total tally of 20 is because of the veteran striker. While a lot of the goals he scores are from penalties, he has the ability to score in tough games, with a double against Liverpool to give Sunderland the desperately needed point.

However, despite his age, he has shown nothing to suggest his decline and is definitely a player that Sunderland will look up to as they fight for a place in the Premier League. Defoe on the other hand, will want to beat his own personal best record. Current Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino said, “He’s a very good striker with a lot of experience and great movement. The ball may well be too far from his position but he is involved and very clever.”

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