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Peter Enckelman's lapse in concentration, Gareth Bale's unfortunate whack in the face, Frank Sinclair's 40 yard back pass that went wrong... and the TEN scored by Richard Dunne! The best gaffes as the Premier League approaches its 1000th own goal

The Premier League is just one moment of misfortune away from 1,000 top-flight own goals.

The ignominy of putting the ball past your goalkeeper and into your own net is always a popular moment in England's top-flight, unless you are associated with the team and player committing the blunder of course.

But as we wait for the number of Premier League clangers to enter into a four-digit number, which could even come this weekend, Sportsmail looks at ten of the best own goals in top-flight history...

The Premier League has seen 999 own goals in its history, Sportsmailu00a0lists the best ten ever

The Premier League has seen 999 own goals in its history, Sportsmail lists the best ten ever

PETER ENCKLEMAN: Birmingham 3-0 Aston Villa - September 2002

Goalkeeper Peter Enckelman has had a fairly good career.