Nottingham Forest, Leeds, Southampton and Leicester all suffered significant losses and are all represented in the worst Premier League XI of the weekend based on match ratings from WhoScored.
GK: Ilian Meslier (Leeds) – 5.72
What are we going to do with you, Mr. Meslier? Two weeks in a row you’ve been here. Well, conceding nine goals in two matches will do that, won’t it?
Meslier’s performance wasn’t helped by the fact Sam Johnstone was excellent in the Crystal Palace goal – although the algorithm definitely does not take that into account. The Frenchman managed two saves, but conceded over double that amount in what quickly became an embarrassing result when Leeds probably should have been out of sight by half-time.
RB: Seamus Coleman (Everton) – 6.15
Everton lost 2-0 at Man Utd on Saturday and there is no shame in that, even if the Red Devils have been poor in the Premier League since winning the Carabao Cup.
Four Everton starters had worse games than Seamus Coleman – who was the worst right-back in the Premier League this weekend after his catastrophic error led to Anthony Martial’s goal, which sealed the points for United.
CB: Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton) – 5.67
Southampton’s defence was dismantled by a wonderful Man City team, who welcomed back Erling Haaland after he missed the 4-1 demolition of Liverpool.
German defender Armel Bella-Kotchap showed a lot of promise at the beginning of the season but Saturday’s 4-1 home defeat to the champions was a day to forget for him and the Saints.
Bella-Kotchap lost his only aerial duel, had zero tackles and interceptions, and couldn’t contain Haaland. There is no judgement here.
CB: Pascal Struijk (Leeds) – 5.66
The only two Leeds players in this team were also here last week, when they had a lot more inclusions after the 4-1 defeat at Arsenal. They played better that day against a superior team and conceded fewer goals, but the shambles at St Mary’s and Leicester’s loss to Bournemouth have saved the Whites’ blushes a bit here.
Losing 75 per cent of your aerial duels will always contribute to a poor match rating and that is exactly what Pascal Struijk did against Palace.
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LB: Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) – 5.16
Kyle Walker-Peters conceded a penalty, made 73 per cent of his attempted passes, attempted zero tackles, had one clearance, and no interceptions.
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