Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea represented in Prem’s one-per-club worst XI of the season

The Premier League’s busiest goalkeeper, full-backs from Man Utd and Arsenal and a goalless frontline make the Premier League’s worst XI of the season.

To stop this turning into a Manchester United team-sheet, only one player from each club is allowed.

GK: Illan Meslier

To select a No.1, we’ve gone down the statistical route. Behind Leeds’ shonky defence, Meslier has been the Premier League’s busiest keeper, making 130 saves from 204 shots on target faced. His save percentage is the second-worst in the division, but more crucially, the stats suggest he has conceded 8.2 goals more than he might reasonably have been expected to. Meslier may well have been spooked playing behind a defence not fit for purpose, but he has made some big mistakes this season, most recently at Arsenal last weekend.

CB: Ciaran Clark

The Newcastle centre-back was a regular under Steve Bruce despite he and Jamaal Lascelles shipping goals at a relegation rate. Eddie Howe watched Clark for 90 minutes in his first game and promptly dropped him to the bench. He returned, was sent off against Burnley and then conceded four against Manchester City. The Republic of Ireland defender played 21 more minutes for Newcastle before being bombed from the Premier League squad altogether, with Dan Burn and Fabian Schar looking like Chiellini and Bonucci compared to Clark and Lascelles.

CB: Ben Gibson

The Premier League’s worst defence demands a representative in this XI, so Gibson steps forward since he’s no longer getting a game for the Canaries. He was eventually dropped by Dean Smith following a defeat at Manchester United in which he was robbed in his own box to give the Red Devils their opener. After 27 appearances, Gibson has been benched with Sam Byram