"Liverpool manager Arne Slot has said it is "actually impossible" to win the Premier League with "a set-piece balance like ours". The Reds took the title in style in Slot's first season in England in 2024/25 but face a challenge to qualify for the Champions League this time around, having faltered badly after winning each of their first seven matches of this campaign in all competitions."
"When the Premier League paused for the latest round of the FA Cup, Liverpool had been outscored at set-pieces by nine teams. Their total of eight league goals via the method puts them level with Fulham. Notably, only bottom side Wolves (4) have scored fewer set-piece goals than second-placed Manchester City, who are challenging leaders Arsenal to succeed Liverpool as champions. Tellingly, Arsenal have scored three more set-piece goals (16) than any other team, with Tottenham, Newcastle and Manchester United their next-nearest competitors."
Liverpool won the Premier League in 2024/25 but currently sit sixth with 12 league games remaining and face an FA Cup fourth-round tie against Brighton & Hove Albion. The team has a weak set-piece record: eight league goals from set-pieces (level with Fulham) and 14 set-piece goals conceded. Liverpool register the lowest percentage of expected goals from set pieces (14.95%), the third-lowest proportion of goals from set pieces (19.51%), and the second-lowest number of goals from dead balls (6.34%). Only Bournemouth have conceded more set-piece goals, and only Crystal Palace have shipped a greater proportion. Arsenal lead Premier League set-piece scoring with 16 goals. Set-piece effectiveness is a key factor in the club's divergent domestic and European form.
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