Oh gee... The Best XI own goals ever!

Published 12:36 23/07/11

Brighton's star-struck defenders outdid themselves at Anfield last Sunday by scoring not one, not two but THREE own goals to ease Liverpool into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

Messrs Bridcutt and Dunk are probably still smarting, but perhaps these clips will make them feel better...

11) Arsenal's summer signing Carl Jenkinson had a pre-season friendly to forget this weekend when he scored this spectacular own goal against Cologne.

10) If the secret of comedy is timing, then this og from flame-headed Norwegian John Arne Riise in the 95th minute of the 2008 Champions League semi-final first leg, must rank as one of the funniest ever. Unless you're a Liverpool fan, of course.

9) In the absence of decent video of Gary Sprake's 'Careless Hands' moment (kids, ask your granddads), this Japanese stopper puts a level of spin on his throw that Muttiah Muralitharan would be proud of:

8) Seeing his goalkeeper make a great one-handed diving penalty save, this player at Hungarian side Fehervar makes sure the stopper has no chance with his curling rebound:

7) Crystal Palace's Tony Popovic displays a Zolaesque backheel touch that's right up there with Ronaldinho in his heyday:

6) Zinedine Zidane couldn't have pulled off something as outrageous as this... but his World Cup final nemesis Marco Materazzi could:

5) Manchester City's Jamie Pollock shows a remarkable touch, control and composure, first with his right foot and then his head in an own goal which all but condemned the Sky Blues to the third tier of English football:

4) Bury's Chris Brass didn't know too much about this double-touch, but that doesn't stop it from being one of the greats:

3) Hajduk Split's Goran Rubi displays a striker's cool touch in front of goal. Unfortunately it was, of course, the wrong goal.

2) You might just have seen this wind-assisted YouTube classic from Germany before, but while familiarity breeds contempt, hilarity seldom does...

1) There's still only really one contender for greatest own goal ever though - Lee Dixon's amazing chip over David Seaman in 1991, which made Nayim, Ronaldinho et al think, "Now there's an idea..."