There is no doubt that 2025-26 has become the season of the set piece.
Almost 19 percent of all goals in the Premier League so far (45 of 241) have been scored from corners, the highest share in the competition's history, while 35.3 per cent of goals (85) have come from any form of set piece including penalties.
This week, Man City boss Pep Guardiola even described how most away games are now like facing Stoke City under Tony Pulis as an obsession with dead-ball situations engulfs the top flight.