"Last season 20 goals were scored through throw-in routines. We are only 11 rounds into the 2025-26 season and already we have had 12 goals come about this way. It is also shown in the increase in the average length of a throw. Two seasons ago it was 16.5m, last season it was 16.7, and there has been a leap in this campaign to 18.6."
"Kayode joined the Bees in January with a growing reputation for his throws, having put in 23 at Fiorentina across the 2023-24 season and 24 in the first half of 2024-25. After moving to the Gtech Stadium, Kayode delivered 21 in the second half of the campaign from only six starts and six substitute appearances. It has gone up markedly this season, with Kayode having hurled 54 long throws into the penalty area in 11 starts."
Long throw-ins have become widespread across the Premier League and are producing goals. Last season 20 goals came from throw-in routines, and 12 goals arrived from throw-ins in the first 11 rounds of the 2025-26 season. Average throw length rose from 16.5m two seasons ago to 16.7m last season and has jumped to 18.6m this campaign. Opta defines a long throw as exceeding 20m. Brentford's Michael Kayode has been prolific, hurling 54 long throws in 11 starts this season and averaging the longest distance (33.2m). Other frequent users include Lucas Bergvall, Kyle Walker, Antoine Semenyo, Ethan Ampadu, Jake O'Brien and Vitalii Mykolenko. Sunderland's tactic of moving advertising boards can aid long-throw effectiveness.
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