Liverpool sets a peculiar record, challenging Arsenal in 'dead ball' weaponry

Liverpool has set a fresh Premier League benchmark after a thrilling 5-2 win against West Ham United.

On the evening of February 28th, manager Arne Slot's side hosted West Ham at Anfield in a match deemed a "must-win." They achieved just that by scoring five goals to secure all three points. The victory keeps Liverpool closely in the race for a Champions League spot next season. They currently sit fifth, level on points with arch-rivals Manchester United in the league standings.

However, three points were not the only thing Liverpool gained from this match. They also set a new Premier League record that will not be easily broken. Liverpool took just five minutes to open the scoring, with Hugo Ekitike finding the net from a corner situation. Minutes later, captain Virgil van Dijk doubled the lead with his 28th club goal, also from a set-piece. Before the first half concluded, Alexis Mac Allister added another goal from yet another corner.

With an explosive performance in the first half, Liverpool set a record by scoring seven straight Premier League goals from non-penalty set-piece situations, the longest such streak in the competition's history. "The Reds" also became the first team since Manchester United (against Leicester City in 2016) to score three goals from corner kicks within just the first 45 minutes of a Premier League match.

It is no surprise that Liverpool now lead the league in goals from set-pieces this year, despite having been joint-bottom in this statistic from the start of the season until the end of 2025.

This impressive run began with Ibrahima Konate's goal in the 4-1 win over Newcastle United back in January, also from a corner. Notably, Florian Wirtz's goal in that match remains Liverpool's most recent goal from open play.

This was followed by a 1-0 win over Sunderland thanks to Van Dijk's headed goal from a corner, and a goal from Dominik Szoboszlai's free-kick in the 1-2 defeat to Manchester City.

In the match immediately preceding the victory over West Ham, Mac Allister scored the decisive goal in the closing minutes. Technically, this goal is also counted as originating from a set-piece, as Nottingham Forest failed to clear the ball from their penalty area, preventing the situation from becoming open play.