5 of the worst goalkeepers in Premier League history

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 12:  Manuel Almunia of Arsenal looks dejected after defeat in the FA Cup sponsored by E.On Sixth Round match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on March 12, 2011 in Manchester, England.  (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
Almunia was one of the worst keepers in Premier League history

#2 Heurelho Gomes

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Surely this couldn’t have shocked anyone? Gomes was touted by Arsenal legend Tony Adams as “the best goalkeeper in the world” when he was at PSV Eindhoven in Holland, but Adams couldn’t have been further from the truth. Gomes had incredible shot-stopping ability, but it was everything else in his game that let him down.

No matter how hard he tried, Gomes just simply could not be trusted during his time at Tottenham, and whilst he has regained some sort of form recently at Watford, he will forever be remembered for his horror show with the North London club.

For Spurs, Gomes conceded 149 goals in 135 games, with 105 of them coming in the Premier League and it’s safe to assume that most of them were savable, at least for reliable goalkeepers.

It wasn’t until he left Spurs that he started to get his reputation back, but even at Watford, he hasn’t been the most solid of goalkeepers.

Gomes will go down in Premier League history as one of the worst goalkeepers since the league started in 1992, not only for Spurs, but in the history of the Premier League.

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