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.

But it’s not just Mikel Arteta’s side that have looked to make their mark with set-pieces this season. Whether it’s through a barrage of corners and free-kicks, or teams channelling 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.

20

Wolves

Set-Piece Goals Scored: 7

It’s been a difficult Premier League season to say the least for Wolves, with the club sitting rock bottom and with little hope of staying up. Vitor Pereira pulled off the near-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, the two parties parted ways.

Rob Edwards replaced him and, while they have improved, the damage has already been done. A big reason for their struggles has been their lack of threat from set-pieces, though a recent 2-0 win over Aston Villa has brought some sense of excitement back to Molineux.

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19

Nottingham Forest

Set-Piece Goals Scored: 8

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 typically relishes the prospect of working on set-pieces. A number of Forest players are very good in the air to say the least — the likes of Chris Wood and Nikola Milenkovic, in particular — but Dyche could not get the best out of them. Now Vitor Pereira has the poisoned chalice at the City Ground.

18

Burnley

Set-Piece Goals Scored: 9

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 nine in the campaign so far. Maybe January loanee, and set-piece master, James Ward-Prowse can help on that front.

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17

Manchester City

Set-Piece Goals Scored: 9

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. The club have only added two more set-piece goal since.

16

Sunderland

Set-Piece Goals Scored: 10

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 also notably 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.

15

Brighton and Hove Albion

Set-Piece Goals Scored: 10

Brighton continue to underline their credentials as one of the most exciting teams in the league, and have been richly rewarded for their directness. The Seagulls have converted three spot-kicks this season, first Matt O’Riley netting the club’s first goal of the campaign when he did so against Fulham.

Then, James Milner helped equalise in Brighton’s clash against his former club Manchester City, although the home side would go on to claim all three points in the fixture. Two further set-pieces weren’t enough to secure a result at Old Trafford, even if Danny Welbeck’s free-kick was a beauty.

14

Everton

Set-Piece Goals Scored: 10

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, even if their football this season has been uniquely technical compared to previous seasons.

13

West Ham

Set-Piece Goals Scored: 11

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 they continue to score set-piece goals as they will be vital in their battle against relegation.

12

Aston Villa

Set-Piece Goals Scored: 11

Unai Emery’s side have finally got going with set-pieces after a start to the Premier League season that saw them pose little threat. Their impressive 4-0 victory over Bournemouth just before the November international break saw Emi Buendia score from a free-kick, and then Ross Barkley and Youri Tielemans score off the back of a couple of corners. Aston Villa do have some serious aerial threats in their team, with Amadou Onana, Tyrone Mings and Pau Torres all huge dangers to opposition defences. It’s helped them stay just about in the title race up until the last couple of weeks.

11

Fulham

Set-Piece Goals Scored: 12

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 Harry Wilson and Alex Iwobi, to name a couple – Fulham may also be expect to be in the running for the most penalties awarded, although they have put away just three so far.