On this short football language podcast for learners of English we look at the phrase ‘top corner‘ after Arsenal’s opening goal in the [2022-23] North London derby. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions or questions then you can contact us at admin@languagecaster.com.   Learning English Through Football Podcast: Top Corner – Arsenal v Tottenham (2022-23) DF: Hello again everyone and welcome to Languagecaster.com – the football-language podcast for learners of English who love the beautiful game of football. I’m Damian and I am one half of the Languagecaster team and I’m here in a sunny autumnal London and it’s the day after the North London derby, which unfortunately for me Spurs lost 3-1 against Arsenal. The other Langugecaster team member is of course Damon and he is based in Japan and I wonder how he is feeling about the six-goal thriller between his favourite side Liverpool and Brighton who, under their new manager Roberto de Zerbi, earned a good away point. Now, on this very brief football language podcast, I’m going to look back at the phrase ‘top corner‘ which was used to describe the opening goal for Arsenal in their 3-1 win over rivals Tottenham in that North London derby. It’s going to be painful! Stinger: You are listening to languagecaster.com (in Bemba from Zambia) Top Corner Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'gcDxep0TTn1__saaBoqhOw',sig:'2BHAAGLPKDzIJMpkPwrJ7Z1kLUdHgLomUhOBxCVG4NI=',w:'594px',h:'382px',items:'1243636385',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); OK, so the expression top corner describes the top part of the goal – both the left and right sides of the goal at the top are known as the top corners of the net (or the goal). Sometimes we might hear the expression ‘top bins‘ – a phrase that we covered in a previous podcast. If a player shoots or strikes the ball hard into the top corner it is really difficult for the keeper to stop it because it is so hard to reach. But of course, striking the ball into the top corner is a difficult skill because a player needs both accuracy and power. In the North London derby [2022-23], the Ghanaian international Thomas Partey struck a first-time shot into the top corner and this shot gave the Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris absolutely no chance as it was hit with such accuracy and power. This is how Eurosport (Oct 1st 2022) described the goal: ‘Arsenal were deservedly in front in the 20th minute as Thomas Partey bent a side-footed strike from distance past Hugo Lloris and into the top corner.’ The Arsenal player used the side of his foot to shoot the ball – he side-footed the ball – and this technique gives a little more accuracy,