The long ball game has become a much rarer sight in English football over the last decade.

With more clubs prioritising possession-based football as a way to increase their odds of winning games, managers with a direct style have fallen out of favour.

That doesn’t mean, though, that there are no exponents of the long-ball in the Premier League.

Press the next page as we list the five teams with the most long balls attempted so far this season (based on stats from the official Premier League website).