Which FPL players are taking penalties and set pieces?

It’s been a month since we had a look at which Fantasy Premier League (FPL) assets are taking penalties and set pieces at their respective clubs.

Based on the official Opta data in our Premium Members Area, here is a breakdown of the latest four rounds of matches.

For a general overview and estimated set-play pecking order at all 20 clubs, check out our Set Pieces tab.

FPL GAMEWEEKS 6-9: WHO WAS ON PENALTIES AND SET PIECES

OBSERVATIONS AND NOTES

• Arsenal have been awarded more penalties (five) than any other team this season, with three different players – Bukayo Saka (£8.5m), Martin Odegaard (£8.5m) and Kai Havertz (£7.1m) – taking them. Mikel Arteta had previously gone on record to say that Saka was his preferred taker and seemed reiterate to that point ahead of Gameweek 9 but admitted that his players are now making a collective on-field decision.
  

“Well, there is one but then they’ve surprised me this season! I don’t really know who is going to take it. And sometimes, when I see someone is on the ball, I’m still doubting [whether they will actually take it or pass the ball to someone else]. They have the freedom to do it, they practise a lot, and it’s what they decide on the day is the best thing to do.

“It’s a very particular moment and is very related to game-state and what you’ve been doing, how you’re feeling emotionally and confidence wise. I don’t like to get too involved in that. There is some preparation, there are certain players who, if they’re in contention to take the penalty, the practise has to be there – that’s the only thing I demand them to do. After that, it’s their decision.” – Mikel Arteta on whether Arsenal have a penalty-taking pecking order

• Kostas Tsimikas (£4.5m) replaced the injured Andrew Robertson (£6.5m) at left-back in Gameweek 9, also assuming the Scot’s set-piece duties in the Merseyside derby. Tsimikas took three corners from Liverpool’s left in the 1-0 win over Everton, with Dominik Szoboszlai (£7.0m) stepping up from that same side after the Greek was taken off. Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.9m) delivered all five corner kicks from the opposite flank.
• Crystal Palace’s big-money summer signing, teenage winger Matheus Franca (£4.9m), made his belated debut as a 70th-minute substitute in Saturday’s loss to Newcastle United. The Brazilian, who missed the first two months with injury, took four corners in his brief cameo.
• Mohamed Salah (£12.7m) has scored more penalties in the last four Gameweeks (three) than he did in all of last season (two).
• Julian Alvarez (£7.1m) has had more shots from direct free-kicks (seven) than any other Premier League player this season. They account for over 25% of his overall goal attempt count.
• Cole Palmer (£5.0m) had never taken a penalty in a senior competitive match before Gameweek 8’s successful attempt. He then followed that up with another converted spot-kick for Chelsea on Saturday.
• Five of the nine Premier League goals that Everton have scored this season have come from set plays. No other club has scored more from dead-ball situations. The Toffees are also ranked second for both shots from set plays (46) and attempts from crossed corners (30).