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Among the top five European Leagues, the premier league holds one of the most awkward records, which is the player with the most own goals.
According to the laws of football, own goals are awarded when a player scores against their own team (accidentally or deliberately). The latter occurs rarely.
Scoring an own goal brings nothing but penitence to the player who executed the action and in most cases, defenders have been victims of such an ill-fated act.
There have been notable plights pertaining to this subject, with the infamous one being Andres Escobar's whose mistake at the 1994 World Cup. It tragically led to his demise two weeks later.
Without further ado, let's take a look at the five players with the most own goals in Premier League history.
#5 Wes Brown (6 Premier league own goals)
Wes Brown is among the few Manchester United players to be present in both the 1999 and 2008 Champions League victories. His career is decorated with five Premier League titles and two FA cups.
During his stint in the Premier League,he also played for Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers, scoring a total of six own goals. One of those strikes was in favor of his former side, Manchester United. Brown spent nineteen seasons in the Premier league.
One of the defender's most outstanding deeds included the assist he gave Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions League final in 2008. United eventually won that match based on a penalty shoot-out.
He ended his career in the Indian Super League playing for Kerala Blasters.
#4 Phil Jagielka (7 Premier league own goals)
Phil Jagielka is another player whose loyalty, devotedness and leadership skills are highly appreciated. He spent fifteen seasons in the Premier League revolving around just two clubs, Sheffield United and Everton, but sadly he never won a single trophy.
He became the second oldest player to score an own goal last season while representing Sheffield, taking his tally to seven.
The cynosure of his career came during an early phase where he was used as a goalkeeper. It happened after the team's main goalkeeper, Paddy Kenny, was injured midway through the match with his side leading Arsenal 1-0
Jagielka's sensational saves saw his team take the win over Arsenal for the first time in 33 years. He currently plays for Stoke City.
Jagielka and two others are tied for the same amount of own goals.
#3 Martin Skrtel (7 Premier league own goals)
Martin Skrtel spent nine seasons playing for Liverpool, including 242 appearances, 79 clean sheets and 16 goal tally. He won only an English Football League cup –now called the Carabo cup– during his stay.
The center back scored three goals in twenty matches for Istanbul Basaksehir, who eventually won the Turkish Super League, their first top-flight title ever.
Regardless of the Slovakian's satisfactory stats, he is well known for his own goals over the course of his time with Liverpool. He netted seven times against his own team, four of which came in the 2013-2014 season.
Skrtel was awarded the Liverpool player of the Year in 2012 and was Slovak Footballer of the Year four times (2007,2008,2011,2012).
Skrtel currently plays for Spartak Trnava located in his home country of Slovakia.
#2 Jamie Carragher (7 Premier league own goals)
Jamie Carragher is the second Reds on the list. He is regarded as one of Liverpool's all-time legends, playing a total of 508 games over the span of 17 years. He never played for any other club throughout his career.
The 6-feet-1-inch figure is adorned with multiple titles including a Champions League, a Europa League and two Super Cups amongst others.
With seven own goals,he is tied with his teammate Martin Skrtel. The defender's most humiliating moment came during a match against local rivals Manchester United. He scored twice against his own side, allowing United to take home a 3-2 win.
Carragher is presently a pundit and commentator for Sky Sports network.
#1 Richard Dunne (10 Premier league own goals)
Richard Dunne is the sole record holder with 10 own goals in both the EPL and top five leagues across Europe. They were achieved while playing for Manchester City, Everton, Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers.
The Irishman also doubles as the player with the most red cards, a record he shares with Patrick Vieria and Duncan Ferguson.
During Dunne's spell at Manchester City, he won the player of the year four times in a row, the first ever Cityzen to do so. He played a total of 515 games scoring 12 times and keeping over 100 clean sheets.
The now former centre-back retired in 2015 and is currently a pundit for BT Sports and a part-time golfer.
