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Premier League Set-Piece Goals (2025/2026)
After years of football teams around the world trying to tiki-taka their way to success after the glory enjoyed by Pep Guardiola’s iconic Barcelona side, it now seems set-pieces and long throws are back in vogue. In this 2025/2026 Premier League season, teams are scoring from dead-ball situations at a rate never seen before, with title contenders Arsenal arguably the biggest exponent of it.
Indeed, former Liverpool star and now Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher, expressed his shock at just how dominant the Gunners have been from set-pieces.
“I’m a Liverpool supporter, I’m watching Arsenal and every time they get a corner, my head is in my hands. I’ve never seen anything like this before in football. I think the whole football world feel every time they get a corner, they’re going to score a goal.”
But it’s not just Mikel Arteta’s side who have looked to make their mark with set-pieces this season. Whether it’s through a barrage of corners and free-kicks, or teams channeling their inner Stoke City and finding their best imitation of a Rory Delap, more and more Premier League sides are seeing dead-ball situations as a bigger priority than ever before. But just how many goals have come as a result of it?
Well, below is a look at every Premier League club in this 2025/2026 season, and a breakdown of all the goals they have scored from set-pieces, including from corners, free-kicks and penalties.
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Liverpool
Set-Piece Goals Scored: 4
Liverpool’s first two set-piece goals in the Premier League this season come courtesy of some late drama. First, it was Dominik Szoboszlai’s incredible free-kick against Arsenal in the 82nd minute that secured all three points for the Reds against their title rivals. Then, Mohamed Salah converted a spot-kick deep into injury time to once again claim a victory against Burnley. Given the Reds also have the likes of Virgil van Dijk coming up for corners and free-kicks, you’d be forgiven for expecting Arne Slot’s men to be closer to the top of the list than they currently are.
19
Wolves
Set-Piece Goals Scored: 5
It’s been a difficult first half of the Premier League season to say the least for Wolves, having yet to find their first win of the campaign. Vitor Pereira pulled off the impossible when he rescued the club from what looked to be a certain relegation back to the Championship, but after struggling to replicate that form this time around, saw him part ways. Much will depend on the form and fitness of Jorgen Stand Larsen, who, with his frame of 6 foot 4, will surely be a big target at set-pieces over the course of this season.
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18
Nottingham Forest
Set-Piece Goals Scored: 5
It has been a campaign of real turmoil for Nottingham Forest thus far, with first Nuno Espirito Santo departing, and then Ange Postecoglou being sacked. Evangelos Marinakis decided to turn to Sean Dyche, who has worked wonders before with the likes of Burnley and Everton in the Premier League.
Known for getting teams defensively solid, Dyche will also relish the prospect of working on set-pieces with a number of Forest players who are very good in the air to say the least – the likes of Chris Wood and Nikola Milenkovic, in particular, look set to thrive under their new manager when it comes to corners and free-kicks.
17
Burnley
Set-Piece Goals Scored: 7
When Burnley first made their foray into the Premier League under Sean Dyche, set-pieces and direct play were understandably one of the keys behind the Clarets’ continued survival in the division. Now back in the top-flight under Scott Parker, Burnley could do with being strong at set-pieces again and really making the most out of the fine margins. They haven’t been as effective as they would have liked from set-pieces, though, having scored just seven in the opening half of the campaign.
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16
Everton
Set-Piece Goals Scored: 7
Unsurprisingly, given that David Moyes is back at the helm, Everton are back to being a menace in set-piece situations. Michael Keane was the beneficiary of a delicious delivery from James Garner to net against West Ham in September, and then again in the 2-0 victory over Fulham. The Toffees will no doubt relish the prospect of sending some of their big defenders up for corners on a regular basis.
15
Manchester City
Set-Piece Goals Scored: 7
Erling Haaland, one of the best strikers in the world right now, missed from the spot in the 3-0 victory over title rivals Liverpool in November. That would have made their tally of seven set-piece goals look far more healthy, but alas, Pep Guardiola loves to dominate matches without the need to focus too heavily on corners and free-kicks. Pass them to death, is his mantra, and he continues to live and die by that sword.
14
Fulham
Set-Piece Goals Scored: 8
Marco Silva has quietly built an impressive side at Fulham that has seen the Cottagers target an ambitious European spot for the 2025/2026 Premier League season. While they may no longer have Aleksandr Mitrovic up front, they do have the likes of Raul Jimenez and Rodrigo Muniz, who have both shown real capabilities when balls are delivered into the air. Given they also possess a number of quality dribblers in their ranks – the likes of Kevin and Alex Iwobi, to name a couple – Fulham may also be in the running for the most penalties awarded to them too.
13
West Ham
Set-Piece Goals Scored: 8
In previous seasons, West Ham were considered one of the Premier League’s big threats from set-pieces. While Tomas Soucek remains at the London Stadium, the Hammers haven’t quite been at the same level from corners to start off the 2025/2026 Premier League campaign. However, they scored from a couple in the 3-2 victory at home to newly-promoted Burnley, and Nuno Espirito Santo will be desperately hoping that it is a sign of things to come for the Hammers.
12
Brentford
Set-Piece Goals Scored: 9
In a 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest, Igor Thiago notched Brentford’s only goal of the game via a spot-kick, before Fabio Carvalho scored a vintage Bees goal in the enthralling 2-2 draw against Chelsea. A long throw-in was flicked on, with the Portuguese starlet striking him from close range to secure a miraculous point at the death.
Brentford enjoyed great success from set-pieces under Thomas Frank and that has continued under Keith Andrews. They showed their throw-in process in the win over Newcastle at home, while no team has won more penalties than the Bees’ tally of five.
11
Sunderland
Set-Piece Goals Scored: 9
Without doubt the most impressive team out of the Premier League’s new boys, Sunderland have been making a real competitive go at trying to stay in the division this season. Granit Xhaka’s left-foot has given them a valuable weapon when it comes to taking set-pieces, and he contributed to a massive goal in the victory over Nottingham Forest when his free-kick was headed home by centre-back Omar Alderete. They then scored from a long free-kick taken by Robin Roefs in the 2-2 draw against Arsenal at the Stadium of Light, with former Gunner, Dan Ballard, lashing home from close-range after a scramble in the box.
