It’s time for our semi-regular look at the takers of set pieces and penalties in Fantasy Premier League (FPL).
Based on the official Opta data in our Premium Members Area, here is a breakdown of the latest four Gameweeks. This takes us back almost exactly a month.
A few new arrivals in the January transfer window have already muscled in on the dead-ball action, while injuries have affected the pecking order elsewhere.
Our Set-Pieces tab has also been updated in the process.
GAMEWEEKS 22-25: PENALTY AND SET PIECE TAKERS
| Corners | Crosses from free-kicks | Shots from direct free-kicks | Penalties | |
| Arsenal | Rice (10) Odegaard (8) Nwaneri (6) Trossard (3) | Rice (6) Odegaard (3) | Nwaneri (1) | |
| Aston Villa | Digne (9) Rashford (7) Tielemans (6) Asensio (5) Bailey (2) | Tielemans (5) McGinn (2) | Rashford (1) Digne (1) McGinn (1) | |
| Bournemouth | Kluivert (12) Brooks (5) Tavernier (1) | Brooks (2) Tavernier (1) | Tavernier (1) | |
| Brentford | Mbeumo (10) Damsgaard (9) Jensen (2) | Mbeumo (7) | Mbeumo (3) | Mbeumo (1) |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | O’Riley (8) Ayari (5) Minteh (3) March (2) Lamptey (1) | Ayari (1) Minteh (1) | O’Riley (1) | |
| Chelsea | Palmer (6) James (5) Enzo (4) Neto (4) | James (2) Palmer (1) Enzo (1) | Palmer (1) | |
| Crystal Palace | Hughes (7) Eze (6) Devenny (1) | Eze (6) Devenny (2) Hughes (1) Kamada (1) | Eze (2) | Mateta (1) |
| Everton | Garner (7) Lindstrom (4) Harrison (2) | Lindstrom (4) Mykolenko (3) Harrison (2) Garner (1) | Ndiaye (1) | |
| Fulham | Lukic (15) Pereira (3) Wilson (2) | Lukic (3) Pereira (1) | Cairney (1) | |
| Ipswich Town | Enciso (3) Davis (3) Johnson (2) Phillips (1) Townsend (1) | Enciso (1) Johnson (1) | Enciso (1) Phillips (1) Davis (1) | |
| Leicester City | Ayew (8) Kristiansen (5) El Khannouss (3) Mavididi (1) Buonanotte (1) | Kristiansen (3) El Khannouss (2) | Ayew (1) | |
| Liverpool | Alexander-Arnold (8) Tsimikas (7) Mac Allister (6) Robertson (5) Szoboszlai (2) | Robertson (2) Mac Allister (1) Alexander-Arnold (1) | Salah (2) | |
| Manchester City | Marmoush (6) Foden (5) De Bruyne (5) Gundogan (1) McAtee (1) | Marmoush (2) Foden (1) | Marmoush (1) | |
| Manchester United | Fernandes (14) Amad (5) Eriksen (1) | Fernandes (6) | Fernandes (1) | Fernandes (1) |
| Newcastle United | Hall (12) Gordon (6) Trippier (2) Murphy (1) Guimaraes (1) | Gordon (5) Hall (4) Tonali (1) Trippier (1) | Isak (1) | Isak (1) |
| Nottingham Forest | Elanga (14) Anderson (5) | Elanga (5) Murillo (1) | Elanga (2) Gibbs-White (1) | Wood (1) |
| Southampton | Fernandes (14) Manning (1) Smallbone (1) Walker-Peters (1) | Smallbone (2) Fernandes (1) Welington (1) | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | Son (12) Porro (9) Kulusevski (3) Moore (2) Reguilon (1) | Son (4) Porro (1) | Porro (1) | |
| West Ham United | Ward-Prowse (7) Cresswell (6) Soler (3) Emerson (1) | Cresswell (4) Soler (2) | Ward-Prowse (1) Paqueta (1) Cresswell (1) | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cunha (8) Sarabia (5) Ait-Nouri (1) Doyle (1) | Sarabia (4) Cunha (1) | Cunha (2) Doyle (1) |
GAMEWEEKS 22-25: KEY TALKING POINTS
- Marcus Rashford (£6.6m) and Marco Asensio (£6.0m) have been straight into the thick of the action at Villa. They took a combined 12 corners after their second-half introductions against Ipswich Town on Saturday, although a regular taker in Lucas Digne (£4.6m) had been hooked at the break. Four of Asensio’s five corners were also of the ‘short’ variety. Rashford even jumped to the front of the queue at direct free-kicks, hitting the bar with his effort – and claiming the assist when Ollie Watkins (£8.9m) tucked in the rebound.
- Similarly, Omar Marmoush (£7.1m) has gone immediately into set-piece contention at Manchester City. He took a direct free-kick on his debut against Chelsea, going on to deliver six corners in the subsequent two Gameweeks.
- Ethan Nwaneri (£4.5m) is not just catching the eye from open play at Arsenal. He and Declan Rice (£6.2m) shared corner-taking duties in the win over Leicester City, while the teenage midfielder also registered a direct free-kick attempt in his previous start against Wolverhampton Wanderers in Gameweek 23.
- Sasa Lukic (£4.8m), not a name to interest too many FPL managers, has been more involved with Fulham’s set plays recently. In the last two Gameweeks, the Serbian midfielder has delivered 14 corners. Harry Wilson‘s (£5.2m) injury and Andreas Pereira‘s (£4.9m) omission have opened up a void at set pieces for the Cottagers.
- Justin Kluivert (£6.0m) has started taking corners regularly for Bournemouth over the last four Gameweeks. The winger has delivered 12 corner-kicks in that time – before that point, he’d taken just four all season. This has had nothing to do with the Cherries’ injury list; hitherto takers Lewis Cook (£5.0m) and Ryan Christie (£4.9m) are both fit.
- Reece James (£4.8m) may not be the open-play threat he once was but at least he’s on a share of set plays. Since his return to the Chelsea starting XI in Gameweek 22, he’s taken five corners and two crossed free-kicks.
- We’ve not seen too many new penalty-takers over the last four Gameweeks but Iliman Ndiaye (£5.5m) was one of them. The Everton forward was deputising for the injured Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.4m) when he converted in Gameweek 23, having also done so in the FA Cup earlier in January. Ndiaye is injured himself now, of course.
