Maxime Esteve joined an unwanted Premier League club on Saturday afternoon as the defender scored two own goals in Burnley’s heavy defeat to Manchester City.
On just four occasions previously had a player scored two own goals in a Premier League game, with Esteve’s double condemning the Clarets to a 5-1 trouncing at Eastlands.
Here is every Premier League player to achieve the dishonourable double.
The players to score two own goals in a Premier League match
Jamie Carragher (Liverpool 2-3 Man Utd, September 1999)
Jamie Carragher became the first Premier League player to score two own goals in the same fixture during a defensive disasterclass against Manchester United in 1999.
The fixture between English football’s most successful sides was in part decided by Carragher, who twice contrived to steer the ball past teammate Sander Westerveld in goal. First, his fourth-minute header flew past Westerveld when attempting to defend a Ryan Giggs cross, before Andy Cole doubled the visitor’s lead.
Sami Hyypia pulled one back for Liverpool, only for Carragher to notch his second own goal just before half-time. He bundled into the back of his own net for a second time, with Liverpool losing 3-2 to their fierce rivals at Anfield. Only Richard Dunne (10) has scored more Premier League own goals than Carragher (7).
Michael Proctor (Sunderland 1-3 Charlton, February 2003)
Sunderland were the architects of their own downfall during defeat to Charlton Athletic in the 2002/03 season. The struggling Black Cats lost 3-1 to Charlton at the Stadium of Light with all three goals for the Londoners scored by Sunderland players.
The Mackems’ own goal hat-trick came within the space of seven catastrophic first-half minutes. First, Mark Fish’s effort went in off Sunderland defender Stephen Wright, before Proctor scored his first own goal of the game five minutes later. Things went from bad to worse for the latter, who failed to deal with a Charlton corner to steer into his own net again.
3 – In a 1-3 home defeat against Charlton Athletic in February 2003, Sunderland became the first side in Premier League history to score three own goals in a single match (Stephen Wright and two from Michael Proctor). Gaffes. #OptaPLSeasonspic.twitter.com/UsbNjDY6k2
Jonathan Walters (Stoke 0-4 Chelsea, January 2013)
How about this for a terrible trifecta?
Jonathan Walters scored two own goals and missed a penalty as Stoke were thrashed by Chelsea in January 2013. Previously unbeaten in 17 home games, Stoke were humbled 4-0 on home soil with Walters enduring a nightmare.
The forward headed a Cesar Azpilicueta cross into his own net just before half-time, before nodding a Chelsea corner into the Stoke goal just after the hour. When your luck’s out, it’s out, and Walters’ miserable day concluded with a late penalty blasted against the bar.
Wout Faes’ farcical showing saw Liverpool come from behind to beat Leicester City in 2022. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s goal had seen Leicester threaten a shock at Anfield, only for his Belgian teammate’s own-goal double to turn the game around for the home side.
His first was sliced up and over Danny Ward as he attempted to clear a Trent Alexander-Arnold cross, before Darwin Nunez’s shot came back off the post and comically hit the defender to cross the goal-line.
The veteran defender bagged an own goal brace as Wolves were well beaten at Everton in December 2024, a result that contributed to Gary O’Neil’s sacking just 12 days later.
Dawson twice got the killer touch on dangerous Dwight McNeil deliveries when under pressure, as Wolves sank to second from bottom in the table.
Vitor Pereira came in and performed a minor miracle to revive the team’s season, saving them from the drop. But Dawson lost his place in the starting lineup and, ultimately, his job at Molineux. The English centre-back’s contract expired in the summer and he is still without a club.
Maxime Esteve (Man City 5-1 Burnley, September 2025)
City away is a daunting enough task without one of your players putting the ball in your net once, let alone twice.
Burnley’s afternoon got off on the wrong foot when Jeremy Doku danced his way around the defence before his rasping shot was saved by Martin Dubravka, only to be diverted in by Esteve.
The Lancashire outfit bounced back admirably as Jaidon Anthony equalised before the interval. It took City until the hour mark to retake the lead through Matheus Nunes.
Moments later, disaster struck again for Esteve as he swung his right leg at Josko Gvardiol’s low cross, deflecting it past his goalkeeper.
The nightmare was not over for Scott Parker’s men as Erling Haaland popped up twice late on for a brace of his own. Talk about beating a dead horse.
