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Look, it can be a bit of a task unearthing the necessary set pieces stats and information when approaching betting on goals, results, or whatever takes your fancy in any given weekend Premier League schedule. So, we thought, why not put a selection of set-piece stats in one place and task Sam Ingram to update it weekly as the 2023/24 Premier League season progresses? We’ll also place the microscope over happenings from the previous campaign to provide a bigger set-piece sample size.
In the table below, expect everything from goals scored from corners, general Premier League set piece goals and stats, and the expected goals for (xG) and against (xGA) from set pieces for all 20 teams.
- Premier League Set Piece Stats for 2024/25
- The Set Piece Stats and Data From Last Season: 2023/24
- An Analysis of Premier League Set Pieces Stats in 2022/23
Premier League Set Piece Stats in 2024/25: Goals, Corners, Penalties, Free Kicks
We’ve got you. It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it. Premier League set piece goals scored and conceded, corner stats, penalties, set piece expected goals, etc of the top five most profitable teams.
The data below comes from BETSiE, FBREF, and Opta Analyst – all three of which should be front and centre of one’s betting arsenal. Speaking of Arsenal…
Last Updated: December 16th
| Club | SPG | SP xG | SP GC | SP xGA | CG | CGC | PK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 8 | 9.01 | 5 | 2.68 | |||
| Aston Villa | 6 | 8.19 | 5 | 4.46 | |||
| Nottingham Forest | 7 | 7.30 | 2 | 3.15 | |||
| Man City | 5 | 6.53 | 2 | 2.7 | |||
| Tottenham | 5 | 6.22 | 5 | 6.59 |
Table abbreviations: SPG: Set Piece Goals – SP xG: Set Piece Expected Goals – SP GC: Set Piece Goals Conceded – SP xGA: Set Piece Expected Goals Against – CG: Corner Goals – CGC: Corner Goals Conceded – PK: Penalty Kicks Scored. + Leaders/Worst in bold.
Most Goals scored from Set Pieces in the Premier League in 2024/25
Who has scored the most goals from set pieces in the Premier League this season?
Goals From Corners in the Premier League in 2023/24
Last Season’s Data: Premier League Set Piece Goals in 2023/24
Everything from this point and below analyses set piece data from the last few seasons in the Premier League. Below is the set pieces stats and data from last season in 2023/24.
Last Updated: July 1st, 2024
| Club | SPG | SP xG | SP GC | SP xGA | CG | CGC | PK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 20 | 14.90 | 7 | 6.63 | |||
| Everton | 19 | 17.56 | 11 | 10.61 | |||
| Man City | 16 | 13.52 | 3 | 6.14 | |||
| Luton Town | 15 | 11.72 | 19 | 14.62 | |||
| Newcastle | 15 | 13.53 | 12 | 11.64 | |||
| Liverpool | 15 | 15.22 | 10 | 12.48 | |||
| Wolves | 14 | 11.80 | 10 | 13.37 | |||
| West Ham | 14 | 14.46 | 8 | 12.94 | |||
| Aston Villa | 14 | 13.15 | 16 | 14.21 | |||
| Chelsea | 12 | 10.55 | 11 | 12.45 | |||
| Fulham | 11 | 11.03 | 8 | 13.14 | |||
| Bournemouth | 11 | 12.53 | 10 | 10.08 | |||
| Tottenham | 11 | 9.69 | 14 | 15.21 | |||
| Brentford | 10 | 15.72 | 9 | 8.64 | |||
| Manchester United | 9 | 10.95 | 14 | 16.84 | |||
| Brighton | 8 | 10.11 | 10 | 10.97 | |||
| Nottingham Forest | 7 | 10.49 | 22 | 12.31 | |||
| Sheffield United | 6 | 9.49 | 17 | 14.69 | |||
| Burnley | 5 | 8.17 | 16 | 15.44 | |||
| Crystal Palace | 5 | 11.14 | 10 | 13.31 |
Table abbreviations: SPG: Set Piece Goals – SP xG: Set Piece Expected Goals – SP GC: Set Piece Goals Conceded – SP xGA: Set Piece Expected Goals Against – CG: Corner Goals – CGC: Corner Goals Conceded – PK: Penalty Kicks Scored. + Leaders/Worst in bold.
An Analysis of Last Season: Most Goals scored from Set Pieces in the Premier League in 2023/24
Given their expectations for the title, it may not surprise people that Arsenal (20) and Manchester City (16) were among the leading pack for the most set-piece goals scored in the Premier League. It doesn’t always work out this way, but couple their tall, physical squads with the likelihood of more set pieces in or near the final third, and it’s a good recipe for success from a dead ball situation.
It’s Luton (15), Everton (19) and Newcastle (15) who gave the title-chasers a run for their money. In fact, The Toffees’ Set Piece xG was the best in the entire division. If that kind of underlying process continues into 2024/25, don’t be surprised to see more Premier League goals from set pieces in Everton blue sooner rather than later. Sean Dyche had this Everton side, who are monstrously tall, performing in such a way from set pieces that few sides could halt the steady flow of high quality goalscoring opportunites. The 19 Everton goals from set pieces suggest that Dyche has his squad drilled to within an inch of their life on the training pitch – something paid off on Merseyside last season.
Crystal Palace and Burnley (5) were, statistically, the worst teams from set pieces in the Premier League last season. That is, if the ‘goals scored’ stat is how one judges a top-flight outfit from a dead ball situation.
Goals conceded from a Premier League dead ball
One of the more intriguing set-piece stats in the Premier League when looking to oppose a side on the weekend comes in the shape of goals conceded from set pieces. Is a fragile-looking set-piece team coming up against an Arsenal or an Everton? Two teams bursting with aerial presence.
Whether opting for a defender as an anytime goalscorer or on the nose in the 1X2 markets, it’s handy to know how a team operates numbers-wise when scoring and conceding goals in the Premier League.
In 2023/24, Nottingham Forest (22) have conceded the most Premier League goals from set pieces, just in front of the eventually relegated Luton Town (19).
Burnley (8.17xG) might have had the unwanted record of having the smallest Set Piece xG, but it’s Burnley’s xGA process (15.44xGA) that stands them out from the crowd for all the wrong reasons – potentially a nod towards why they were battling for survival from the off. Only Manchester United (16.84xGA) conceded more Expected Goals Against from set pieces in 2023/24.
Who scored the most Free Kick Goals in the Premier League in 2023/24: 100% and Out for Everton Man
Is there anything more deflating for a free-kick taker than to arrow an attempt from a set piece past the keeper for it to hit the woodwork before taking a slight knick off the keeper and heading over the line for an own goal?
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s thunderous free-kick did just that against Fulham on Match Day 14, with Bernd Leno in the Fulham net officially taking the unwanted plaudits as Liverpool players huddled around their Right-Back (/Central Midfielder?). That means the Scouser in Liverpool’s backline ended the season with just one free-kick goal in the Premier League in 2023/24.
So, who scored the most free-kick goals in the Premier League in 2023/24? Well, only one player managed to score more than one. To the surprise of absolutely no one, he wore a Manchester City jersey. In terms of leading the conversion charts, though, Idrissa Gueye is your man.
“Topping the Free Kick Conversion Rate Individual Player Charts, You’ll Never Sing That…”
| Player | Club | Free-Kick Goals | Free-Kick Attempts | Conversion Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idrissa Gueye | Everton | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Phil Foden | Man City | 2 | 4 | 50% |
| Alfie Doughty | Luton Town | 1 | 2 | 50% |
| Mathias Jensen | Brentford | 1 | 3 | 33.3% |
| John McGinn | Aston Villa | 1 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Raheem Sterling | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Alexander-Arnold | Liverpool | 1 | 5 | 20% |
| Ivan Toney | Brentford | 1 | 8 | 12.5% |
| Eberechi Eze | Crystal Palace | 1 | 12 | 8.33% |
| Julian Alvarez | Man City | 1 | 13 | 7.69% |
Manchester City’s Phil Foden (2/4) scored the most goals from a free-kick last season (2023/24) .
Goals From Corners in the Premier League in 2023/24
Arsenal were the leading sides to watch in terms of corner threat in the division, scoring a league-high of 14 goals. Everton and West Ham (12) were second best from the corner flag, trailing the league-leading Gunners in this metric with two shy.
Manchester City and Fulham (3) shipped the fewest goals from corners last season. At the other end, Sheffield United, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace scored the least (3).
Impressively, Liverpool (5) were the solitary team that didn’t concede from a corner in 2022/23 – they ended up 700% worse off come the end of last season.
In 2022/23, Bournemouth led the way in terms of goals conceded from corners. A sizable 16 goals were shipped at the wrong end for the Cherries, seven more than the next-worst in Aston Villa, Brentford, and Forest (9).
An analysis of set pieces in the Premier League in 2022/23
It’s all well and good being up to date with the latest season trends and stats surrounding set pieces. Yet, a larger sample size is always handy. Let’s dig into the numbers from 2022/23, and unearth some of the more standout set-piece stats.
Who ended the season with the most set-piece goals? Which Premier League players were most successful from the penalty spot? And which top-flight defensive line was breached more than most? These are all intriguing questions that may help to inform future betting decisions.
Premier League Set Piece Goals in 2022/23: Liverpudlian cream
The cream rose to the top in Liverpool (17) in 2022/23 as they surged towards the summit of ‘most goals scored in the Premier League from set pieces’ – not quite the accolade they were hunting at the start of the campaign.
Brentford (16), Tottenham (16), Arsenal (15), and Manchester City and Fulham (14), in that order, made up the top six most fruitful Premier League sides at scoring from set-pieces in 2022/23. After clinching promotion from the Championship in some style, props have to go to fifth-best Fulham, who raced to a tenth-placed finish before Saudi Arabia knocked for Mitrovic and, unsuccessfully, Marco Silva.
Those were the teams frequently scoring from a corner or a free-kick routine, but it’s also worth knowing which sides struggled in that department. Despite their finish (3rd) in the league, Manchester United only scored five goals from set pieces – the fewest in the Premier League in 2022/23. The 4.58xG United had accumulated (four goals) as they passed New Year’s Day this season, the halfway point for most, suggesting their set-piece woes have eased.
Wolves (6) and Brighton (6) joined Manchester United nearer the bottom end of the set-piece scoring charts.
The Worst Team in 2022/23: Conceding at a rate of knots
No team conceded more than Bournemouth in 2022/23. Twenty-one of their 71 goals shipped at the wrong end were set pieces. In the end, though, The Cherries did more than enough to stay up, with five invaluable points the difference between the Championship and the Premier League.
It might be unsurprising that two of the relegated sides made up the top five in this section. Both Leicester City (13) and Southampton (13), who clinched a swift top-flight return at the first time of asking in the Championship in 2023/24, were ranked as two of the worst teams for goals conceded from set pieces in 2022/23.
Interestingly, Aston Villa (14) and Nottingham Forest (16) were third and second worst behind Bournemouth for goals conceded.
Premier League Penalties in 2022/23: A sharp-shooting twenty four
In 2022/23, The Cherries were the only team not to score a penalty. As mentioned above, that barren stretch lasted 609 days. Eventually relegated Leeds United and Crystal Palace were the closest to Bournemouth’s zero-goal total – each side only managed one converted strike from the penalty spot.
Heading into 2024, Crystal Palace had already scored three penalties this season, convincingly blowing their 2022/23 tally out of the water.
Now, to someone who has never been labelled barren in any footballing sense, Erling Haaland completed the season having scored from the spot on seven occasions. The City forward ended the campaign with a 100% conversion rate in a stellar goalscoring season.
Who else joined Haaland with a 100% hit rate from the spot? Twenty-four players finished the Premier League season having dispatched every single penalty. Thirteen of which ended 1/1, stepping up just once and slotting home. Six ended on 2/2: Danny Ings, Demarai Gray, Jorginho, Morgan Gibbs-White, Alexander Isak and Bruno Fernandes.
That leaves five Premier League specialists who took at least three penalties and scored every one. Liverpool’s shiny new recruit from Brighton, Alexis Mac Allister, scored six from the spot, whilst Callum Wilson and Ruben Neves bagged three, and Said Benrahma hit 4/4.
Premier League Free Kick Goals Last Season: No chance of being in the realms of Robert
In 2022/23, it was no surprise to see James Ward-Prowse end the campaign with the most free-kick goals. The former Saints man notched 3/17 attempts, with Ivan Toney (2/9) and James Maddison (2/13) as the only two other players to record more than one successful free-kick effort in 2022/23.
JWP’s 17 free-kick goals in the division put him one behind David Beckham’s 18 – the Premier League record for the most goals scored from direct free-kicks. It took Becks 11 top-flight seasons to hit such a total. James Ward-Prowse is now in his twelfth.
Given we reached the new calendar year this season with not one player on double figures from a direct free-kick, there’s little chance anyone will get anywhere near the record for most free-kicks scored in a single season. Back in 2001/02, Newcastle United’s Robert scored five direct free-kicks for The Toon. The Frenchman with dynamite in his boots matched David Beckham, who managed five the year before (2000/01) – a record that stands 24 years later.
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