"Grenade" tactical expert! Brentford defender Kayode leads the list with 54 hand throws this season

November 22 News Once upon a time, long-distance hand-throwing seemed to belong only to Tony Pulis’ Stoke City, but now almost every Premier League team is using this tactic with remarkable results. Last season, Premier League teams scored 20 goals through hand-throwing tactics. In just 11 rounds this season, 12 goals have come from this method.

In addition, the average distance of a hand-thrown ball is also increasing. It was 16.5 meters two seasons ago, 16.7 meters last season, and jumped to 18.6 meters this season. Opta defines throws over 20 meters as long-distance hand throws, so the current average throw distance is approaching this standard.

Opta took stock of the number of hand-thrown balls thrown by Premier League players this season. Brentford's Kayode ranked first with 54 times, with an average distance of 33.2 meters. Followed by Sunderland's Mukiele (46 times, average distance 28 meters), Crystal Palace's Chris Richards (29 times, average distance 28.3 meters), Burnley's Kyle Walker (26 times, average distance 28.8 meters), Bournemouth's Semenho (26 times, average distance 26.1 meters), Leeds United's Ampadu (21 times, average distance 29.7 meters).