There was a time when set pieces were an afterthought, lumped into training drills between five-a-sides and tactical walkthroughs. Not any more. Liverpool knew that. Manchester City now know it too.

The Premier League has become enamoured with set pieces this season, much to the chagrin of spectators. Open play goals are down as coaches increasingly look to dead balls to unlock defences. It’s ...

It started as a trickle, but now it's a flood. Set piece mania has taken over the Premier League, with the past five seasons seeing teams take advantage of these situations for maximum benefit.

Nine match rounds of the Premier League season have taken place and scoring from set-pieces has so far been the name of the game. Free-kicks, long throws and corners are in vogue to such an extent ...

England complete their World Cup 2026 qualifying on Sunday evening when they take on Albania. The Three Lions will look to round off their qualification campaign with a 100% record having won all ...

Virgil van Dijk scores against West Ham from a corner Dan Mullan/Getty Images If somebody had told you that, this season, a team would break a Premier League record by scoring seven successive ...

Soccer can be a cruel sport. Even when all 11 players on a team execute their roles at a high level, they still might fail to score from open play. A high caliber defense, legendary goalkeeper, or ...

Liverpool's Brazilian goalkeeper #01 Alisson Becker sees a shot from Wolverhampton Wanderers' Uruguayan defender #04 Santiago Bueno hit the back of his net during the English Premier League football ...