The Premier League’s brutal worst stats culprits this season - including Everton and Arsenal stars
A deep dive into the worst 2026/27 Premier League stats performers, as the season edges past its first quarter
We’re already over a quarter of the way through the 2026/27 Premier League season, and it’s been an enthralling campaign thus far bursting with VAR mishaps, red card drama and stunning goals aplenty. As things stand, Arsenal are setting the pace at the top of the table, going six points clear earlier this month as they look to retain their crown.
Meanwhile, Brighton & Hove Albion have enjoyed an excellent start to the season, and look set to join under fire Manchester City in the battle to dislodge the Gunners from the top of the table. At the bottom of the division, struggling Man United are in the relegation zone, along with both Crystal Palace and Sunderland.
As we pause once again for an international break, it’s time to take stock of the season so far, and we’ve delved back into the WhoScored stats archives to provide an update stats run-through of the worst performing Premier League stars in specific categories, following our previous edition that came out during the mega three-week international break earlier this autumn.
Everton and Chelsea stars in surprising stats findings
We’ll kick things off as we did before, by looking at dispossessions - no, not what happens in The Exorcist - which is simply when a player is robbed of the ball and it’s turned over to the opposition. A bit of housekeeping first - only players who’ve made at least seven from a possible ten appearances this season will be included, to keep things fair.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has a fine season for the Everton so far, but he tops the charts here, losing possession as whopping 24 times in just ten matches. That puts him ahead of previous “winners” John McGinn (21) and Ross Barkley (16) of Aston Villa, and only narrowly above Ipswich Town’s Julio Encisco, who heads into the international break on 23.
Moving on, it’s unsuccessful dribbles next - a crown last handed to Manchester City’s Antoine Semenyo. This time Brentford’s Kevin Schade storms to the top of the table, with 27 unsuccessful dribbles from 34 attempted - that’s a 79% fail rate. Semenyo was still up there, with a 78% attempts gone wrong along with Aston Villa’s John McGinn, while Fulham’s Josh King completed just nine of 31 total dribbles.
Aerial duels are also a matter of real interest to the stats boffins, and we took a look at the players who’ve been involved in at least forty of them this season. Chelsea’s Morgan Rogers and Brighton’s Charalampos Kostoulas both came out on top - or rather the bottom, really - here, both failing in 66% of the aerial challenges they attempted, ahead of Bournemouth’s Rayan with 62%.
Havertz is Premier League’s most offside player this season
Grab your shinpads - it’s time for a look at the players who’ve committed the most fouls this season. Ipswich Town’s Sasa Lukic clattered his way to the top last time, but he’s long since been overtaken by Aston Villa’s Boubacar Kamara who’s made 20 fouls in ten games - that’s two per game, as the mathematics nerds might tell you. It’s pretty tight at the top, however, with Coventry City’s Caleb Yirenkyi and Liverpool’s Florian Wirtz coming in just behind with nineteen fouls apiece.
Heading up the field, Arsenal’s Kai Havertz remains the worst offender when it comes to offsides, upping his numbers from our prior analysis to 15 offsides in ten appearances. That’s above Leeds United star Dominic Calvert-Lewin with eight, and a clutch of players with seven - most notably the Gunners’ Bukayo Saka, who was caught offside seven times in as many outings.
Gonzalo Garcia remains the least accurate shot taker in the Premier League, with a measly four of his attempted 24 attempts at goal hitting the target - eleven others were blocked, two hit the post, and the other eleven missed the target completely, making it just a 17% success rate. Man United’s Bruno Fernandes didn’t fare much better, with just 23% of his efforts requiring a save, while Nottingham Forest’s Liam Delap got just 19% of his shots on goal.
Rounding things off, Antonee Robinson is the Premier League’s least proficient tackler, with 46% of his attempts ending up unsuccessful. It’s not great reading for Aston Villa’s Emi Buendia (42%) or Crystal Palace’s Daichi Kamada (41%) either, with the pair also struggling to bag themselves the ball after going in for a ground duel.