Premier League leader Liverpool achieved a remarkable feat after beating West Ham, moving up to 5th place and closing in on Manchester United.
On 1 Mar 2026 GMT+7, BBC Sport revealed interesting statistics about Liverpool after the 28th Premier League match of the 2025-26 season last night, as they comfortably defeated West Ham United 5-2 at home.
Liverpool scored 3 goals in the first half, all from corner kicks. It started with a sequence that ended with Hugo Ekitéké scoring the first goal at the 5th minute. Then, Dominik Szoboszlai delivered a corner that Virgil van Dijk headed in for the second goal at the 24th minute. The third goal at 43 minutes came from a corner by Mohamed Salah, finished by Alexis Mac Allister.
This gave Liverpool the most goals from set pieces (corners, free kicks, throw-ins), excluding penalties, among Premier League teams since 2026, with a total of 9 goals as follows.
1. Liverpool 9 goals
2. Newcastle 6 goals
= Arsenal 6 goals
4. Bournemouth 5 goals
= Brentford 5 goals
Of Liverpool's last 9 Premier League goals, 7 came from set-piece plays as follows.
5 goals from corner kicks
1 goal from a direct free kick
1 goal from a throw-in
Previously, Liverpool had the fewest set-piece goals in the Premier League this season compared with all teams in 2025 (August to December).
16. Everton 6 goals
= Manchester City 6 goals
18. Nottingham Forest 4 goals
= Wolverhampton 4 goals
20. Liverpool 3 goals
This victory over West Ham moved Liverpool temporarily up to 5th place in the Premier League standings, reaching 48 points, equal with 4th place Manchester United, and ahead of 6th place Chelsea who have 45 points. However, the Reds have played one more match before Manchester United and Chelsea play their games today.