With Gameweek 5 already almost upon us, we take a quick look at which Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players are currently on penalties, corner-kicks and free-kicks for their respective clubs.
Our Set-Piece Takers tab rounds up our estimated pecking order at any given time but these regular shorter-term recaps look at what’s happened in the Gameweek just gone.
How important are dead-ball duties? Not the be-all and end-all but definitely worthy of note: a sizeable 21.8% of all goals scored in the Premier League last season came from set plays, with penalties responsible for a further 7.8%.
Based on the data collection in our Premium Members Area, here is a breakdown from the latest round of matches.
READ MORE: FPL Gameweek 5 team news: Live updates from Monday’s pre-match pressers
GAMEWEEK 4 SET-PIECES
| Corners | Crosses from free-kicks | Shots from direct free-kicks | Penalties | |
| Arsenal | Martinelli (7) Saka (2) | Odegaard (1) | Martinelli (1) | |
| Aston Villa | Digne (1) Buendia (1) Luiz (1) | Coutinho (1) Luiz (1) | ||
| Bournemouth | Anthony (1) | Tavernier (2) | ||
| Brentford | Jensen (7) Mbeumo (1) | |||
| Brighton and Hove Albion | March (3) Gross (2) | Gross (3) | ||
| Chelsea | Cucurella (3) | James (1) Mount (1) | ||
| Crystal Palace | Eze (1) | Eze (1) | ||
| Everton | McNeil (3) Gray (2) | |||
| Fulham | Pereira (2) | Reed (1) | ||
| Leeds United | Harrison (1) Aaronson (1) Forshaw (1) | Forshaw (2) Aaronson (1) | Rodrigo (1) | |
| Leicester City | Dewsbury-Hall (7) Tielemans (3) Perez (1) | Dewsbury-Hall (2) | ||
| Liverpool | Robertson (3) Alexander-Arnold (3) Tsimikas (2) | |||
| Manchester City | Mahrez (2) Bernardo (2) Foden (1) De Bruyne (1) | De Bruyne (1) Mahrez (1) | ||
| Manchester United | Eriksen (3) | Fernandes (1) | ||
| Newcastle United | Trippier (7) Targett (6) | Trippier (2) | Schar (1) | |
| Nott’m Forest | Gibbs-White (6) | Gibbs-White (1) | Dennis (1) | |
| Southampton | Ward-Prowse (5) | Ward-Prowse (4) | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | Son (1) | Kane (1) | ||
| West Ham United | Bowen (1) Fornals (1) | Cresswell (1) | ||
| Wolves | Neto (2) Nunes (2) | Nunes (1) | Neves (1) |
GAMEWEEK 4: KEY OBSERVATIONS AND NOTEWORTHY CHANGES
- Having been heavily involved at set plays for Nottingham Forest in the opening three Gameweeks, Neco Williams (£4.1m) didn’t play a part at any free-kick or corner on Sunday. New signing Morgan Gibbs-White (£5.5m) was responsible for all indirect duties, with fellow summer recruit Emmanuel Dennis (£6.0m) taking Forest’s one and only direct free-kick.
- Chelsea had a penalty award overturned after VAR intervention but Raheem Sterling (£9.9m) was seen keenly lingering with the ball in hand before the off-field officials had their say, with regular taker Jorginho (£6.0m) also in the vicinity.
- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (£5.0m) was heavily involved at corners for Leicester in the absence of James Maddison (£8.0m), although the fact that the latter was only absent from Gameweek 4 with a “twinge” suggests he won’t be sidelined for too long.
- New Wolves signing Mathias Nunes (£5.0m) didn’t arrive in the West Midlands with a strong goalscoring record but he has been playing quite advanced so far, registering six shots in his first two appearances. He was also on a share of set plays at the weekend, taking two corners and an indirect free-kick.
- Marc Cucurella (£5.1m) took all three of Chelsea’s corners on Saturday, having previously taken five across Gameweeks 1 and 2. Reece James (£6.1m) hasn’t taken a corner since he delivered 13 on the opening weekend but remains on indirect free-kick duties.
