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

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 their Carabao 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 the Premier 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 rivals Tottenham 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 seen Liverpool 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 .

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)

8. Everton : +2 (7/5)

7. Manchester United : +2 (11/9)

4. Chelsea : +3 (12/9)

3. Leeds: +3 (12/9)

2. Arsenal : +7 (12/5)