The Best 'Throwing In' Teams in The Premier League Right Now

 

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Throw ins have become a more influential part of the game over the past decade. Various clubs across Europe's top leagues have began bringing in throw in specialists to help their sides gain that extra edge. Premier League sides specifically, have gained praise for their advancements in this form of set piece preparation. In this piece we will look at how well each team in the Premier League has thrown the ball back into play so far this season.

*Data taken from Wyscout*

tpg - Throw ins per game

% - Throw in success rate out of 100% 

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Arsenal : 17.59 tpg - 90.2% 

Aston Villa : 19.8 tpg - 91.3%

Brentford : 21.65 tpg - 85.9%

Brighton : 20.38 tpg - 88.4%

Burnley : 19.44 tpg - 92.8%

Chelsea : 19.94 tpg - 94.6%

Crystal Palace : 20.66 tpg - 91.5%

Everton : 18.59 tpg - 90.5%

Leeds : 20.89 tpg - 93%

Leicester City : 20.27 tpg - 91%

Liverpool : 20.52 tpg - 92.8%

Manchester City : 17.45 tpg - 95%

Manchester United : 19.49 tpg - 91.6%

Newcastle United : 19.55 tpg - 90%

Norwich City : 20.68 tpg - 91.6%

Southampton : 20.49 tpg - 88.6%

Tottenham : 20.11 tpg - 87.9%

Watford : 22.57 tpg - 90%

West Ham : 20.56 tpg - 90.4%

Wolves : 19.49 tpg - 93%

 

Premier League Average: 20 tpg - 91%

 Ranking each club based on throw in % success rate:

1. Manchester City - 95%

2. Chelsea - 94.6%

3. Wolves - 93%

3. Leeds - 93%

5. Liverpool - 92.8%

5. Burnley - 92.8%

7. Manchester United - 91.6%

7. Norwich City - 91.6%

9. Crystal Palace - 91.5%

10. Aston Villa - 91.3%

11. Leicester City - 91%   ----------Premier League Average----------

12. Everton - 90.5%

13. West Ham  - 90.4%

14. Arsenal - 90.2%

15. Newcastle United - 90%

15. Watford - 90%

17. Southampton - 88.6%

18. Brighton - 88.4%

19. Tottenham - 87.9%

20.  Brentford -85.9%

Looking at these numbers and comparing them to the current league table, there is an interesting correlation between the top 3 teams in the league (Chelsea, Liverpool, City) being in the top 5 of % success rate. However, the other 2 teams in this top 5 are Wolves and Leeds who currently sit 10th and 17th, respectively. Manchester City attempt the fewest numbers of throw ins per game, which makes sense given their possession and control based style. On the contrary, Watford lead the league in throw ins with 22.57 per game. 

This early on in the season there isn't yet any correlation between league position compared to throw in success rate %. We will see come May/June if how this list has evolved and if in fact it does have any correlation to a team's overall league finish.