It’s time for our monthly check-in of each club’s set-piece takers to see if much has changed on the dead-ball front.
Here, we summarise the takers of penalties and set-pieces in Gameweeks 28-31 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) 2025/26.
This is based on the official Opta data in our Members Area.
Our Set-Piece Takers tab has been updated in the process.
GAMEWEEKS 28-31: PENALTY AND SET PIECE TAKERS
| Corners | Crosses from free-kicks | Shots from direct free-kicks | Penalties taken | |
| Arsenal | Rice (10) Saka (5) Martinelli (1) | Rice (3) | Rice (1) | |
| Aston Villa | Luiz (6) Digne (5) Cash (4) Bailey (2) Sancho (1) McGinn (1) Buendia (1) | McGinn (1) | Rogers (1) Buendia (1) | |
| Bournemouth | Tavernier (10) Scott (9) Christie (2) Brooks (2) Kroupi (1) Rayan (1) | Truffert (2) Brooks (1) | Tavernier (2) | Kroupi (1) |
| Brentford | Jensen (11) Ouattara (3) | Jensen (2) Ouattara (1) | Lewis-Potter (1) Jensen (1) | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Gross (11) Boscagli (2) Hinshelwood (1) Minteh (1) | Gomez (1) | ||
| Burnley | Ward-Prowse (16) Anthony (1) Edwards (1) | Ward-Prowse (4) | ||
| Chelsea | James (24) Enzo (4) Estevao (3) Neto (3) Palmer (1) | Estevao (1) Neto (1) | James (2) | |
| Crystal Palace | Johnson (5) Wharton (4) Kamada (2) Hughes (1) | Wharton (3) Johnson (2) Kamada (1) Hughes (1) | Johnson (1) | Sarr (1) |
| Everton | Garner (12) McNeil (2) | Garner (5) McNeil (1) Mykolenko (1) | ||
| Fulham | Iwobi (9) Wilson (7) Bobb (2) Cairney (2) Sessegnon (1) | Iwobi (3) | Jimenez (1) Wilson (1) | Jimenez (1) |
| Leeds United | Stach (23) | Stach (8) | Stach (2) | Calvert-Lewin (1) |
| Liverpool | Szoboszlai (16) Salah (15) Wirtz (1) | Szoboszlai (7) Salah (2) | Szoboszlai (2) | |
| Manchester City | Bernardo (6) Cherki (6) Marmoush (5) Reijnders (4) Foden (1) Nunes (1) Ait-Nouri (1) | Bernardo (1) Cherki (1) | Reijnders (1) Marmoush (1) Semenyo (1) | |
| Manchester United | Fernandes (16) Mbeumo (8) Amad (1) | Fernandes (2) | Fernandes (1) | Fernandes (2) |
| Newcastle United | Trippier (8) Tonali (4) Hall (4) Elanga (1) Murphy (1) Gordon (1) | Trippier (3) Hall (2) Tonali (2) | Hall (2) Trippier (1) | Gordon (1) |
| Nottingham Forest | Anderson (5) Hutchinson (5) Williams (3) | Anderson (4) Hutchinson (1) | Gibbs-White (1) | |
| Sunderland | Xhaka (9) Hume (5) Le Fee (3) | Hume (4) Xhaka (3) Le Fee (3) | Xhaka (1) | Diarra (1) |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Tel (20) Simons (5) Porro (5) Souza (1) | Porro (2) Simons (1) | Simons (1) | |
| West Ham United | Bowen (11) Summerville (5) Fernandes (1) | Fernandes (1) | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | H Bueno (4) Mane (2) A Gomes (1) | Mane (3) | Mane (1) |
NOTES
- As expected, James Ward-Prowse (£5.6m) has very much assumed control at set plays at Burnley, taking almost every set piece over the last four Gameweeks.
- Lewis Hall (£5.4m) has now added direct set-piece-taking duties to his repertoire, as well as being a semi-frequent taker of corners and crossed free-kicks.
- After taking just four corners in Gameweeks 1-30, Neco Williams (£4.7m) took three of them in Gameweek 31.
- Full-backs Lucas Digne (£4.5m) and Matty Cash (£4.7m) both took three corners in Gameweek 31, although no club had more corner takers than Aston Villa (seven) over the last four Gameweeks – and now Youri Tielemans (£5.9m) is back fit.
- Having not taken a single set piece in the preceding five Gameweeks, Mathys Tel (£6.2m) took a huge 20 corners in Gameweeks 28-31. However, it remains to be seen if he’ll still be favoured at dead-ball situations following the change in manager.
- Eli Junior Kroupi (£4.7m) unexpectedly took a penalty with Marcus Tavernier (£5.4m) on the pitch in Gameweek 31. You can read what Andoni Iraola had to say about the spot-kick pecking order here.
- Tavernier has at least returned to corner-taking and direct free-kick duties since his comeback from injury in Gameweek 27.
- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (£5.1m) has lost his share of set-piece duties in the last four Gameweeks. The recalled Dwight McNeil (£5.5m) is now second in command behind James Garner (£5.3m).
