{"id":49888,"date":"2026-03-16T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/?p=49888"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:27:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:27:05","slug":"szoboszlai-nears-premier-league-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/szoboszlai-nears-premier-league-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Szoboszlai nears Premier League history after latest stunner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style='background:#f7fafc;padding:15px;'>\n<p><strong>Quick Read<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dominik Szoboszlai has scored four direct free-kicks in the Premier League this season.<\/li>\n<li>He is one goal away from matching the all-time record of five held by David Beckham and Laurent Robert.<\/li>\n<li>The match highlights Tottenham&#8217;s deepening crisis under interim coach Igor Tudor, who has lost all four games in charge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>LIVERPOOL (Azat TV) \u2013 Dominik Szoboszlai has moved to within one goal of a historic Premier League record after netting his fourth direct free-kick of the season during Liverpool\u2019s clash against Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Sunday. The Hungarian midfielder\u2019s 18th-minute strike gave the hosts an early lead, further cementing his reputation as the league\u2019s most lethal set-piece specialist.<\/p>\n<h2>Chasing the Premier League record<\/h2>\n<p>With four successful direct free-kicks in the current Premier League campaign, Szoboszlai has now surpassed his previous tallies and sits just one goal shy of the all-time record of five, set by David Beckham in 2000-01 and matched by Laurent Robert in 2001-02. According to data from <em>Opta<\/em>, no other player in the English top flight has managed a higher frequency of success from set-piece situations this season, making every foul conceded by opposing teams near the penalty area a high-stakes moment for Liverpool.<\/p>\n<h2>Stakes for Liverpool and struggling Spurs<\/h2>\n<p>The match at Anfield carries significant weight for both clubs, though for vastly different reasons. Liverpool, under manager Arne Slot, are pushing to secure Champions League qualification for the following season. Conversely, Tottenham Hotspur arrived at Merseyside in a state of crisis, with interim head coach Igor Tudor fighting to retain his position after losing all four matches during his tenure. The defeat in the first half left Tottenham, currently battling in the relegation zone, facing further scrutiny as they struggle to find consistency.<\/p>\n<h2>Tactical impact at Anfield<\/h2>\n<p>Despite Liverpool\u2019s lead, the first half saw a tense tactical battle. Tottenham\u2019s goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, who struggled to keep out Szoboszlai\u2019s strike, faced intense pressure throughout the period. While Liverpool maintained 66 percent possession, the team struggled to convert their dominance into additional goals, with Cody Gakpo hitting the post and Richarlison forcing key saves from Alisson Becker at the other end. The performance highlighted the reliance on individual moments of brilliance from players like Szoboszlai when collective attacking patterns have been unconvincing.<\/p>\n<p><em>While the individual milestone for Szoboszlai underscores his evolution into a elite set-piece creator, the match ultimately reveals a wider narrative of two teams at opposite ends of the pressure spectrum: Liverpool attempting to maintain top-four composure while Tottenham\u2019s defensive vulnerabilities continue to exacerbate a deepening institutional crisis.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dominik Szoboszlai has scored his fourth Premier League free-kick of the season, putting him one goal away from matching the all-time single-campaign record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":-1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow5Nm1DA:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[4036,928,249,1204],"class_list":["post-49888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sport","tag-dominik-szoboszlai","tag-liverpool","tag-premier-league","tag-tottenham"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dominik-Szoboszlai.jpg","_embedded":{"wp:featuredmedia":[{"id":-1,"source_url":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dominik-Szoboszlai.jpg","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49888\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}