In the match against Newcastle last weekend, Arsenal turned defeat into victory after conceding one goal first, defeating his opponent 2-1. Arsenal's final goal was their familiar offensive routine, scoring through corner kicks. OPTA analyzes Arsenal's corner kick tactics.

In the first six rounds of the Premier League this season, Arsenal has scored 6 goals through corner kicks and has almost double the number of all teams except Chelsea (5 goals), which is nothing new. Arsenal is known for scoring with corners. Since the 2023-24 season, they have scored 36 goals in the Premier League through corner kicks, at least 15 more than any other team. Only Chelsea (21 goals), Tottenham Hotspur (21 goals), Liverpool (20 goals) and Everton (20 goals) reached more than 20 goals, while West Ham United (19 goals) was only about half that of Arsenal.

does not include an own goal (because there is no expected goal value), and Arsenal scored 32 goals in this period with an expected goal of 28.1. Looking at this season alone, Arsenal has taken 45 corner kicks in the Premier League, at least 4 more than any other team, of which Rice has taken 24. These corners produced 18 shots, six of which were converted into goals. This means that Arsenal can make shots in more than one-third of the corner offense and one-third of the shots can score successfully.

Now, Arsenal averages to score one goal with a corner kick per game, which is a great way to compete for the championship. As can be seen from the figure below, their corner kick tactics are quite rich, with almost half of the corner kicks passing to the near post or the far post, and another 49% of the corner kicks passing to the central area within 12 yards of the goal, for tall players to compete for the top.

The efficiency of scoring a corner per game may be difficult to sustain, but the threat Arsenal has created through corners in recent years will obviously continue to exist and may even become stronger. On Saturday, they will face West Ham United, which has already lost eight goals for corners in the first six Premier League games, which is already on par with last season.