No, that's not a misprint – Maynor Figueroa really did score from 59 yards (video here). But without the element of surprise, shooting range barely extends beyond 30 yards – only 1.4% of all goals were scored from that far out this season:
| First | Last | For | Vs | Distance |
| Maynor | Figueroa | Wigan Athletic | Stoke City | 59.3 |
| Stephen | Hunt | Hull City | Tottenham Hotspur | 43.5 |
| Sebastian | Larsson | Birmingham City | Wigan Athletic | 37.4 |
| Clint | Dempsey | Fulham | Stoke City | 33.6 |
| Cameron | Jerome | Birmingham City | Liverpool | 32.8 |
| Michael | Essien | Chelsea | Blackburn Rovers | 31.8 |
| Ashley | Young | Aston Villa | West Ham United | 31.4 |
| Danny | Rose | Tottenham Hotspur | Arsenal | 30.9 |
| Nenad | Milijas | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bolton Wanderers | 30.8 |
| Sebastian | Larsson | Birmingham City | Burnley | 30.7 |
| Steven | N’Zonzi | Blackburn Rovers | Everton | 30.5 |
| Didier | Drogba | Chelsea | Aston Villa | 30.5 |
| Steven | Gerrard | Liverpool | Hull City | 30.3 |
| Matthew | Taylor | Bolton Wanderers | Burnley | 30.2 |
Indeed, most long shots are hardly laser beams that pick the top corner:
Really, the only way to score from that far out is for the goaltender to make a mistake, whether it's being completely out of position, or misplaying the shot. It's highly unlikely that someone blasts a 30-yard free kick into the back of the net.
