It has been a common theme this season in the Premier League; has the quality dropped off or do we look back with rosy-tinted glasses? It only seems fitting that the masters of this style are currently leading the Premier League by seven points, with Arsenal's bully boys scraping their way to victory by any means necessary. An astonishing 27 per cent of goals this season in the Premier League have come from set-pieces and it has sparked emergency talks between powermakers over changes to the rules. The Premier League is a globalised product, its images beamed to televisions across the world; there is pressure on the top dogs to ensure that the content is not just 90 minutes of argy-bargy. One thing is for sure; if Arsenal win the Premier League this season, for the first time in over two decades, they won't care one jot how they do it.

Source: BBC March 06, 2026 20:01 UTC