Biggest Fails of the Premier League in 2022

Last Updated on December 28, 2022 5:50 pm by Erwin Noguera

To put some seasoning to the end of the year, we bring a recollection of the biggest fails in the best league in the world: the Premier. So, in the most wonderfull week of the year, we are looking back at everything that 2022 has brought upon our way.

From the best matches, the incredible moments that we have witnessed, and some of the best plays that brightened up our year.

BUT, right now is not the time for that, as we are going to focus on all the opposite things just for your enjoyment, as we dive into the BIGGEST FAILS that happened in the Premier League this year, for the 2022-2033 season so far.

We are going to enjoy going back as a little break now that the Premier League has resumed and we dive into a new year with a lot of interesting matches coming our way.

You can check the Premier League bets, the analysis of each squad and the final bet, and its analysis of each match of the tournament.

Biggest Fails of the 2022 Premier League:

AUGUST 13th: Brentford 4 – 0 Manchester United

On the second matchday of the current season, we were treated to an incredible upset, as Brentford came in as a +370 underdog against Manchester United.

And to place things into perspective; what makes this match such a huge fail is not the score, itself, as plenty of teams managed to deal 4-0 shut outs early.

What makes this an outright fail is how fast Brentford managed to slaughter Manchester, and then completelly shut them off during the second half.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who made his first start of the campaign, was at the heart of United’s early bid to get in front.

He tested David Raya with a dipping shot from 30 yards before things started to go wrong for the Reds.

Josh Dasilva and Mathias Jensen both capitalised on defensive mistakes to put the hosts 2-0 up after 20 minutes.

Erik ten Hag watched on as Marcus Rashford looked to stretch play on the left, before Brentford quickly halted any United momentum.

Ben Mee pounced to make it 3-0 on his home debut for the Bees, and Bryan Mbeumo then rounded off the first-half onslaught to send Brentford fans wild in the sweltering West London heat.

There was simply no opportunity for Manchester United to get back, or even score a single goal.

SEPTEMBER 17th: Tottenham 6 – 2 Leicester City

This match seemed like it was just another contested meeting between two teams that should have had a competitive match.

Everything was pretty much normal, as we got into the second half on a 2-2 score, after James Maddison’s fabulous first-time finish briefly drew Leicester level again.

It was Wilfried Ndidi’s mistake that allowed Rodrigo Bentancur to steer Tottenham back in front in the 47th minute, before substitute Son Heung-min decided to just steal the show.

In the last 20 minutes of the match, Son Heung-min ended his goal drought with a scintillating 13-minute hat-trick as Tottenham ruthlessly punished Leicester’s latest defensive horror show.

The South Korea striker responded to Antonio Conte’s decision to drop him to the bench after a barren start to the season by coming into the field and brutally slaughtering Leicester’s defense to finish the match.

OCTOBER 2nd: Manchester City 6 – 3 Manchester United

This match may not be considered as such a fail, but it simply was too much of an insult injury, as Manchester City’s Erling Haaland became the first player to score three successive Premier League home hat-tricks as he and Phil Foden humiliated Manchester United in the derby at Etihad Stadium.

This was a brutal reality check for United after their recent improvement, as the reigning Premier League champions ran riot to illustrate the gulf in class between the teams.

City’s lightning start was rewarded when Foden swept home Bernardo Silva’s cross after eight minutes before Haaland inevitably joined the action with a header from a corner 11 minutes before half-time.

As United subsided, Haaland slid in a third from Kevin de Bruyne’s perfect pass then turned provider to set up a simple finish for Foden before the break.

United’s new signing Antony replied with a superb goal from 25 yards to pull one back but it only provoked City to up the tempo again, Haaland thumping home his third from Sergio Gomez’s cross then again showing he can be a creator by setting up Foden for City’s sixth.

Anthony Martial’s late goal for United was greeted in near silence, as was his added-time penalty, on a day of embarrassment for the visitors and their manager Erik ten Hag and one of elation for City and Pep Guardiola.

OCTOBER 23rd: Aston Villa 4 – 0 Brentford

It was a great moment for Aston Villa, who made the perfect start to life after Steven Gerrard as they beat Brentford at a buoyant Villa Park to record only their third win of the season.

Sadly, it was just the opposite for Brentford, as they found themselves at the bad side of the scoreboard in the 15th minute mark.

Leon Bailey got the ball rolling when he swept in from Douglas Luiz’s pass following a smart corner routine in the second minute.

Danny Ings made it 2-0 five minutes later when he stabbed in from Bailey’s cross before the striker got his second of the game in the 14th minute, converting a penalty after Tyrone Mings had been fouled.

Brentford rarely looked capable of providing a response, with their best chance of the first half an Ethan Pinnock goal-bound volley that was blocked by his team-mate, summing up the Bees’ fortunes.

They were marginally better after the break but could not prevent ex-Bees striker Ollie Watkins adding a fourth when he finished from close range after his initial shot had been pushed on to the post.

The team was totally outclassed by an opponent who was considerably lower on the scoreboard at the time. While on the Villa’s side, suspects that the team put Gerrard to bed increased as this great performance was follewed by a rolling over Manchester United.

The Biggest Fail: AUGUST 27th: Liverpool 9 – 0 Bournermouth

We had to mention this match, as this Liverpool victory equalled the biggest victory in the history of the Premier League.

Some focused on the Liverpool side of the tale, but now we are focusing on the failure that Bournermouth experienced while they were getting trashed.

Liverpool got off to the perfect start as two goals in the opening five minutes against the Cherries set a raucous Anfield rocking.

Luis Diaz rose to powerfully head home the opener and the impressive Harvey Elliott curled in his first top-flight goal with a sublime strike from outside the box.

Full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold thumped a long-range shot into the top corner, with all three goals assisted by Roberto Firmino.

The Brazil forward went from provider to scorer on the half-hour mark when he acrobatically converted from inside the six-yard box and Virgil van Dijk headed in the fifth from a corner – all before half-time.

It went from bad to worse for Scott Parker’s men in the first minute of the second half when Chris Mepham stretched to divert the ball into his own net and Firmino poked home the seventh of the afternoon after a fortunate deflection.

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Summer signing Fabio Carvalho volleyed in with eight minutes left for number eight and Colombia winger Diaz headed in the ninth to complete an incredible, historic win.

For Bournemouth, the rout was their third consecutive league defeat without scoring a goal after beating Aston Villa in their opening game.

Going into the first half at 5-0 was bad enough, but finishing the second down another 4, simply made Bournemouth look like they did not belong in there.

And to make sure that it isn’t easily forgotten, and making it the biggest fail for us, is that this Liverpool victory has it’s own Wikipedia Page. The only thing to point in the Reds was that Salah didn’t took the chance to increase his goal count and raise his spirits, since he has been in a low point after his terrible streak with the national team at the begining of the year.