This season, the 11 teams adopted the "grenade" extra-ball tactics, and only four teams in the first round of last season

8:03pm, 21 August 2025 Sports

After the first round of the Premier League, Opta counted the number of teams that issued long-distance outbound balls to the opponent's penalty area. Opta pointed out that in the first round of the Premier League this season, a total of 11 teams...

After the first round of the Premier League, Opta counted the number of teams that issued long-distance outbound balls to the opponent's penalty area.

Opta pointed out that in the first round of the Premier League this season, a total of 11 teams sent long-distance out-of-bounds to the opponent's penalty area at least once, while only 4 teams did this in the first round of last season.

The first round of this season uses "grenade" tactics:

Crystal Palace

Tottenham

Brentford

Everton

Leeds United

Burnley

Arsenal

Boenmouth

Villa

Brighton

Liverpool