{"id":11623,"date":"2024-10-07T09:40:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T09:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=11623"},"modified":"2024-10-07T09:40:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T09:40:53","slug":"ben-brereton-diaz-winless-record-premier-league-southampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/ben-brereton-diaz-winless-record-premier-league-southampton\/","title":{"rendered":"Southampton\u2019s Ben Brereton Diaz Breaks Record For Most Premier League Appearances Without A Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week\u2019s defeat to Bournemouth means Ben Brereton Diaz\u2019s winless record in the Premier League is now at 20 appearances, with the Chilean forward yet to win a single game.<\/b><\/p>\n

His unfortunate run makes him the Premier League<\/a> player with the most appearances in history without a victory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Diaz played 14 times for Sheffield United on loan last season, scoring six goals but failing to finish on the winning side.<\/span><\/p>\n

Given that the Blades won just three times as they finished bottom of the Premier League, it\u2019s hard to blame Brereton Diaz for the winless record.<\/span><\/p>\n

And with Southampton<\/a> winless in their first seven matches back in the top flight, the run may extend for some time yet.<\/span><\/p>\n

But while 20 may seem like a high number, several other players went longer before their first win in the Premier League.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gareth Bale failed to win in his first 24 Premier League games for Tottenham<\/a>, though eventually won plenty of times.<\/span><\/p>\n

And the current record for most games before a maiden Premier League win stands at 27.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2020, former West Brom and Sheffield United winger Oliver Burke broke Bale\u2019s unwanted record.<\/span><\/p>\n

Burke did win eventually, though. He played 59 minutes as Sheffield United beat Newcastle<\/a> 1-0 in December 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now at Werder Bremen, the 27-year-old enjoyed far quicker success in the Bundesliga, winning in his third league game for Bremen.<\/span><\/p>\n

With eight games to go before breaking Burke\u2019s record, Brereton Diaz will be hoping to pick up a win before adding another disappointing accolade.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below, we have listed some other players who, like Diaz, never managed to win a Premier League game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jonathan Leko \u2013 14 Games<\/b><\/h2>\n

Former West Brom winger Jonathan Leko broke into the Baggies first team in 2016 as a 17-year-old.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He was given five starts by Tony Pulis at the end of the 2015\/16 campaign, where West Brom failed to win any of their last nine games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Leko even provided an assist as they drew 1-1 with Liverpool, but he never managed to win a game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Falling in and out of the match day squad, Leko was involved in 14 Premier League games across two seasons, but failed to win a single one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Incredibly, he was named on the bench but left unused in ten West Brom victories over that period, but did not set foot on the field in any of those wins.<\/span><\/p>\n

After spending time on loan at Charlton and Birmingham City, the now 25-year-old Leko is currently playing for MK Dons in League One, where has at least won some games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Willo Flood \u2013 14 Games<\/b><\/h2>\n

Irishman Willo Flood made his full Premier League debut as a 19-year-old in 2004, scoring in a 1-1 draw with Norwich for Manchester City<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the time, Kevin Keegan described the youngster as \u2018ferocious\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But the midfielder only started two other games that season for City, a goalless draw with United in the Manchester Derby and a 1-0 loss to Bolton in March 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n

Flood fell out of favour and was loaned out to Coventry, before making a handful of further appearances towards the end of 2005\/06 – all of which ended in defeat.<\/span><\/p>\n

In total, Flood played 14 times in the Premier League before joining Cardiff in 2006, and failed to win any of his top flight matches.<\/span><\/p>\n

He retired in 2019 after spending the remainder of his career in Scotland with Celtic, Aberdeen and Dundee United.<\/span><\/p>\n

Emanuel Villa \u2013 16 Games<\/b><\/h2>\n

While others on this list spread their winless runs over several seasons, Emanuel Villa got his out of the way in one go.<\/span><\/p>\n

Part of the infamous Derby County side that broke the Premier League record for the lowest points tally ever, Villa played 16 times for the Rams without picking up a win.<\/span><\/p>\n

The striker scored three times for Derby, including two in a man-of-the-match performance that saw his side draw with Fulham.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Villa, the draw also confirmed Derby\u2019s relegation to the Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite his best efforts, Villa struggled in what was the only period of his career spent outside of South America.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He later said: \u201cTo be perfectly honest, I couldn\u2019t quite enjoy football in England.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Marvin Sordell \u2013 17 Games<\/b><\/h2>\n

Just ahead of Emanuel Villa is former Bolton and Burnley forward, Marvin Sordell.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sordell came off the bench for Bolton three times in 2012, losing to Norwich and Chelsea<\/a> before playing seven minutes in a 2-2 draw at Stoke City.<\/span><\/p>\n

He then moved to Burnley, where he managed his only two starts in the Premier League.<\/span><\/p>\n

A 0-0 draw with Sunderland and a 3-0 defeat to Arsenal<\/a>, both in 2014, were his only Premier League appearances not from the bench.<\/span><\/p>\n

He left Burnley as a free agent in 2015, and played for Coventry, Colchester and Burton Albion.<\/span><\/p>\n

As well as playing the second most games in Premier League history without a win, Sordell also retired with more yellow cards (two) than shots on target (one) in the top flight.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben Brereton Diaz Winless Record \u2013 20 Games (And Counting)<\/b><\/h2>\n

Diaz started life in the Premier League well last season. Scoring in both of his first two games for Sheffield United, the Chilean probably didn\u2019t expect to be topping this list.<\/span><\/p>\n

But with those games finishing in a 2-2 draw and 3-2 loss, things would only get worse for the striker.<\/span><\/p>\n

After missing the Blades\u2019 3-1 win against Luton, he returned to the side for draws against Bournemouth<\/a> and Fulham, even scoring a brace and providing an assist in the latter.<\/span><\/p>\n

He would also score in losses to Manchester United<\/a> and Nottingham Forest, before joining Southampton over the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Saints have lost all but one game so far in the Premier League, with Diaz featuring in six of their seven games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With Southampton 19th in the table and a long season still to play, we may well this Brereton Diaz winless record extended much further unless things change quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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