Spurs lead, Liverpool languish: The definitive Premier League set-piece rankings | OneFootball

Arsenal have earned rave reviews for their set-piece threat in recent seasons, and the Gunners were at it again on Wednesday night.

Ben White opened the scoring in theirCarabao Cup semi-final at Chelsea, as the hosts failed to deal with a dangerous ball into the box.

Arsenal are no doubt excellent at scoring from such situations, but when discussing a team's dead-ball expertise, the focus tends to be on attacking output.

Perhaps a fairer gauge would be set-piece difference; the difference between set-piece goals scored and conceded. After all, defending set-pieces is just as important.

So, who really is thePremier League's best set-piece team?

Unsurprisingly,Arsenal feature highly, but the Premier League leaders are not the set-piece kings when it comes to difference.

Their +7 difference for set-piece goals is the second-highest in the division, behind North London rivalsTottenham Hotspur (+8). Thomas Frank has faced criticism this season, but he has Spurs well-drilled when it comes to set pieces.

At the other end of the scale,Liverpool are by far the league's worst team. The champions have scored the joint-lowest goals from set pieces (3), alongside 20th-placed Wolves, and have conceded the second-highest amount (13), behind Bournemouth.

Those issues have seenLiverpool post a set-piece difference of -10 for the 2025-26 campaign to date.

West Ham (-7), Nottingham Forest (-6), and Crystal Palace (-5) also have plenty of room for improvement.

Brentford's appointment of former set-piece coach Keith Andrews as manager in the summer has paid dividends defensively.

Their three goals conceded from set pieces is the joint-best record in the division. However, the Bees have scored just five goals from set pieces.

Interestingly, two teams have broken even when it comes to set-piece goals for and against:Manchester City and Fulham.

Premier League teams ranked by set-piece difference in 2025-26 (set-piece goals scored vs set-piece goals conceded - excludes penalties)

20.Liverpool: -10 (3/13)

19.West Ham: -7 (6/13)

18.Nottingham Forest: -6 (5/11)

17.Crystal Palace: -5 (7/12)

12.Fulham: 0 (7/7)

4.Chelsea: +3 (12/9)

3. Leeds: +3 (12/9)

2.Arsenal: +7 (12/5)