The Premier League's Underperformers: Every Club's Lowest-Rated Player This Season

There's a certain schadenfreude in examining which player at each Premier League outfit has disappointed most this season. Using WhoScored's average match ratings, we've compiled a comprehensive list of the underperformers—though with a caveat: only those who've genuinely earned their minutes count. That means a minimum of 14 starts or 24 appearances overall. No bench-warming bit-parters here.

Here's how the Premier League's fringe dwellers stack up as of matchday 34.

Arsenal: Gabriel Martinelli (6.36) — Thrives in cup competitions but has found Premier League football far less to his taste this term.

Aston Villa: Lamare Bogarde (6.12) — His jack-of-all-trades status serves Emery well tactically, though his numbers make for grim reading.

Bournemouth: David Brooks (6.36) — The rating's hardly disastrous, but a goal and two assists across 28 league outings tells its own story.

Brentford: Rico Henry (6.28) — At least the left-back's injury troubles haven't prevented him reaching the qualification threshold.

Brighton: Carlos Baleba (6.30) — The abandoned Manchester United transfer saga appears to have taken its toll; he's seemingly playing himself out of contention for a bigger move.

Burnley: Loum Tchaouna (6.18) — The Clarets are heading down. See them again in the Championship soon enough.

Chelsea: Liam Delap (6.27) — Half the league wanted him last summer. Stamford Bridge has proven a rather different proposition.

Crystal Palace: Will Hughes (6.33) — The midfielder's yellow card collection is as impressive as his performances are forgettable.

Everton: Thierno Barry (6.41) — Even Beto's having a better time of it, which rather says it all.

Fulham: Josh King (6.28) — Truth be told, the striker's impressed more often than not. He looks a genuinely capable operator.

Leeds United: Lucas Perri (6.30) — Being dropped for Karl Darlow? That's not the endorsement you're hoping for.

Liverpool: Curtis Jones (6.47) — The midfielder had a January exit lined up. A summer departure looks far more likely now.

Manchester City: Tijjani Reijnders (6.68) — Technically no one's rated lower at the Etihad, though he's barely featured in the league since late January.

Manchester United: Leny Yoro (6.42) — When the squad's at full strength, the centre-back isn't guaranteed his spot anymore.

Newcastle United: Anthony Elanga (6.26) — That £55m price tag is looking increasingly questionable.

Nottingham Forest: Dan Ndoye (6.39) — His rating might've been fractionally better without that marginal offside call against Fulham.

Sunderland: Wilson Isidor (6.31) — Started the season brightly but has since slipped down the pecking order behind Brian Brobbey and Eliezer Mayenda. His Villa goal might just keep him in the conversation.

Tottenham: Randal Kolo Muani (6.30) — One goal in 26 matches is rough going. It happened to arrive against Arsenal, mind you—though Spurs lost 4-1 that afternoon.

West Ham: Callum Wilson (6.31) — Bagged the winner at Spurs. Everything else is window dressing.

Wolves: Hwang Hee-chan (6.14) — The club's collective collapse until it was mathematically terminal hardly pins everything on one player, but he's the worst-rated nonetheless.