Mikel Arteta's Arsenal are the new set piece masters 🎯

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Alex Mott·15 September 2024

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal are the new set piece masters 🎯

Arsenal just love scoring from corners in the north London derby but that’s only a recent thing.

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The Gunners took the lead in Sunday’s game at Tottenham thanks to Gabriel’s towering header just after the hour mark.

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And as Opta confirmed, that was Arsenal’s third goal in their last four against Spurs that have come from a set piece.

3 - Three of Arsenal's last four Premier League goals against rivals Tottenham have been from corners - only three of their previous 88 north London derby league goals had been from corners before this. Jover.
– Sunday, 15 September 2024

What’s more remarkable though, is before that, the Emirates outfit had only netted three of their previous 88 north London derby goals from corners.

It’s also, as the BBC revealed, their 23rd set piece goal since the start of last season.

🔴💥 Arsenal have scored 23 goals from set pieces since the start of last season in the Premier League. That is the most of any other side in the division. (BBC)
– Sunday, 15 September 2024

Whatever they’re doing on the training ground, it’s working.

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