I Didn't Touch Him Ref! The Worst Diving Teams in the Premier League Since the 2012-13 Season

Published on: 06 December 2016

When it comes to league tables, this is one that most Premier League clubs will want to be firmly at the bottom of.


How a dive is actually measured in modern day footballisn't always clear, butthe Sunhave revealed a list counting each and every one of them since the 2012-13 season.

Joint bottom of the table are the squeaky clean Bournemouth, who have had just one of their players dive (Adam Smith)since their promotion to the Premier League. Likewise, Cardiff were let down by a solitary Jordan Mutch dive in their single season in the top division.


At the other end of the spectrum are Chelsea, with a considerable 21 dives to their name. They're almost as convincing leaders of this table than they are of the actual Premier League table, with only Sunderland coming close.

The Black Cats are perhaps surprisingly the second highest offenders with 19, five more than third placedSpurs who's playershave hit the deck needlessly14 times.


Manchester United have recorded 13 since 2012, 12 of which have probably come courtesy of perennial offenderAshley Young.


Here's the full 'divingtable' of all 26 teams...


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