5 of the worst goalkeepers to have played in the Premier League

#5 Roberto (West Ham United)

Roberto has had a torrid time for West Ham this season

We may not have seen the worst of Spanish goalkeeper Roberto just yet, as he appears to still be West Ham’s #1, at least until Lukasz Fabianski returns from an injury. The stats tell it all, really; the Hammers have conceded 23 goals thus far in their Premier League campaign, and 15 of them have come in the 7 games that Roberto has been between the sticks.

Things started off badly for the Spaniard; the Hammers were drawing 1-1 in a game against Bournemouth when Fabianski injured his thigh and was replaced by Roberto, but ten minutes later they found themselves behind and had to rely on an injury-time equaliser to bail them out.

Since then, Roberto has looked unbelievably shaky. He conceded weak goals against Everton and Sheffield United, was nowhere to be seen when Federico Fernandez headed past him for Newcastle, punched the ball into his own net against Burnley and appeared to have been replaced by a hologram against Tottenham, as goals from Heung-min Son and Harry Kane basically went right through him.

Whether West Ham boss simply jettisons the Spaniard in favour of third-choice David Martin before Fabianski returns is anyone’s guess right now, but there’s no doubt that Roberto has already made more than enough gaffes to earn a spot on this list.