It’s time for our semi-regular look at which Fantasy Premier League (FPL) players are on penalties, corner-kicks and free-kicks for their respective clubs.
Our Set-Piece Takers tab rounds up our estimated pecking order but these shorter-term recaps look at what’s happened in the Gameweeks just gone.
Our last such article came in the New Year, so here we focus on Gameweeks 20-22.
GAMEWEEK 20-22 SET-PIECE TAKERS
Based on the data collection in our Premium Members Area, here is a breakdown from the last three rounds of matches.
| Corners | Crosses from free-kicks | Shots from direct free-kicks | Penalties | |
| Arsenal | Martinelli (9) Saka (8) Trossard (3) | Odegaard (3) Martinelli (1) | Xhaka (1) Odegaard (1) | |
| Aston Villa | Luiz (11) Bailey (1) Young (1) | Luiz (5) | Bailey (1) | |
| Bournemouth | Rothwell (4) Christie (3) Anthony (2) Traore (1) | Rothwell (1) Anthony (1) | ||
| Brentford | Jensen (8) Mbeumo (4) | Jensen (1) | Toney (1) | |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | Gross (14) March (6) | Gross (3) | ||
| Chelsea | Ziyech (10) Gallagher (10) Chilwell (1) Madueke (1) | Ziyech (3) | ||
| Crystal Palace | Olise (15) Eze (3) | Olise (5) Eze (1) | Olise (1) Eze (1) | |
| Everton | Gray (14) McNeil (4) Iwobi (4) | Gray (3) McNeil (2) | ||
| Fulham | Pereira (10) | Pereira (6) | Pereira (1) | Mitrovic (1) |
| Leeds United | Harrison (8) Roca (4) Greenwood (2) Rodrigo (1) | Roca (3) Greenwood (2) Harrison (2) | Wober (1) | |
| Leicester City | Albrighton (7) Tielemans (3) Kristiansen (3) | Albrighton (1) | Maddison (1) | |
| Liverpool | Alexander-Arnold (6) Robertson (3) Milner (3) Tsimikas (1) | Robertson (5) | Alexander-Arnold (1) | |
| Manchester City | Mahrez (13) De Bruyne (4) Grealish (4) | De Bruyne (4) Mahrez (1) | Mahrez (1) De Bruyne (1) | Haaland (1) |
| Manchester United | Shaw (6) Fernandes (4) Eriksen (3) | Fernandes (2) Eriksen (1) | Rashford (1) | Fernandes (1) |
| Newcastle United | Trippier (22) Almiron (5) Joelinton (1) Guimaraes (1) | Trippier (9) | Trippier (1) Schar (1) | |
| Nottingham Forest | Gibbs-White (8) Scarpa (1) | Gibbs-White (5) Lodi (3) | Gibbs-White (1) Lodi (1) | |
| Southampton | Ward-Prowse (8) Lavia (1) Perraud (1) | Ward-Prowse (7) | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | Perisic (10) Son (6) Kulusevski (3) | Son (1) Perisic (1) | Son (1) Kane (1) | |
| West Ham United | Bowen (6) Rice (3) | Rice (2) Cresswell (2) Coufal (1) | ||
| Wolves | Sarabia (6) Moutinho (3) Podence (2) Bueno (1) Nunes (1) | Neves (1) |
KEY OBSERVATIONS AND NOTEWORTHY CHANGES
- Christian Eriksen‘s (£6.3m) injury alerted us to the possibility of Bruno Fernandes (£9.9m) getting a bigger share of corners and free-kicks but don’t forget Luke Shaw (£5.3m), either: the Manchester United left-back took two of the Red Devils’ five corners against Crystal Palace on Saturday (Fernandes delivered the other three), having taken another four in Gameweeks 20-21 before Eriksen’s injury.
- Fernandes scored from the spot in that win over the Eagles, with Rashford on the pitch – you can read more about the (confusing) United penalty-taking pecking order in our Scout Notes here.
- The previously uninvolved Declan Rice (£4.7m) has taken five corners or indirect free-kicks and corners in the last three Gameweeks, assisting from a corner in West Ham United’s draw with Newcastle United.
- Defender Victor Kristiansen (£4.5m) made his Premier League debut in Gameweek 22 and was immediately on dead-ball duties, taking all three of Leicester City’s corners in their win over Aston Villa.
- Demarai Gray (£5.3m) has taken the lion’s share of Everton’s set plays this season but wasn’t part of Sean Dyche’s first line-up as Toffees boss. Instead, Dyche turned to wide-midfielders Dwight McNeil (£5.1m) and Alex Iwobi (£5.4m) for dead-ball duties – and the former duly delivered an assist from a corner.
- Aleksandar Mitrovic‘s (£7.0m) blunder from 12 yards in Gameweek 20 was his third miss from the spot of the season, with Marco Silva saying afterwards that he may reassess who was on penalty-taking duty for Fulham going forward.
- Douglas Luiz (£4.8m) delivered nine corners in Gameweek 22 alone. He’s joint-10th among midfielders for chances created over the last 10 Gameweeks and joint-second for assists.
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