Liverpool xG set pieces

Journalist reveals how Liverpool fixed their set-piece problems

Liverpool Find Their Edge from Set Pieces Under Slot There was a time this season when a throw-in near Liverpool’s penalty area felt like a storm warning. Chaos loomed. Panic set in. Points slipped away. Yet on a cold afternoon against Nottingham Forest, the script flipped. Joe Gomez went short, patience replaced panic, and Alexis...

Slot: “We hardly gave a chance away but the ball kept going in for the opposition”

Liverpool’s Set Pieces Turn Corner Liverpool’s search for marginal gains under Arne Slot has rarely been more visible than in the scrutiny of their set pieces. From Bournemouth’s chaotic 3–2 to Manchester City’s ruthless transitions, the spotlight has fallen on details, not drama. Corners conceded, second balls lost, routines misfiring. Yet inside Kirkby, the narrative...