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 soon-to-be-refreshed 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 out at the turn of March, so here we focus on Gameweeks 26-30.
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GAMEWEEK 26-30 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 | Saka (16) Trossard (11) Odegaard (5) Smith Rowe (2) Martinelli, Vieira, Nelson, Zinchenko (1) | Odegaard (6) Saka (1) Vieira (1) | Odegaard (2) Nelson (1) | Jesus (1) |
| Aston Villa | Luiz (18) McGinn, Bailey (2) Traore, Young (1) | Luiz (4) McGinn (3) | Luiz (1) | |
| Bournemouth | Rothwell (10) Traore, Billing (7) Tavernier (1) | Rothwell (3) Traore (2) Billing, Cook (1) | Billing (2) | |
| Brentford | Mbeumo (13) Jensen (12) Ghoddos, Dasilva (2) Baptiste (1) | Mbeumo (7) Jensen (5) Ghoddos (1) | Toney (2) Mbeumo, Jensen (1) | Toney (3) |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | Gross (23) March (17) Estupinan (1) | Gross (2) March (1) | Mac Allister (1) Dunk (1) | Mac Allister (2) |
| Chelsea | Chilwell (30) James (8) Felix, Mudryk (2) | James (6) Chilwell (4) Felix (1) | Enzo (1) | Havertz (1) |
| Crystal Palace | Olise (24) Milivojevic (2) Eze, Hughes (1) | Olise (4) Eze (3) Hughes (1) | Olise (3) Eze, Andersen (1) | |
| Everton | McNeil (9) Gray (7) Iwobi (1) | Gray (7) McNeil (5) Garner (1) | Gray (2) | Gray (1) |
| Fulham | Pereira (16) Wilson (3) Willian (2) | Pereira (7) | Pereira (1) | |
| Leeds United | Roca (16) Aaronson (7) Greenwood, Summerville (3) Harrison, Gnonto (1) | Aaronson (6) Roca (4) Harrison (1) | Harrison (2) Roca, Bamford (1) | |
| Leicester City | Maddison (17) Kristiansen (3) Tete (1) | Maddison (9) Pereira (1) | Maddison (2) | |
| Liverpool | Alexander-Arnold, Robertson (8) Tsimikas (4) Gakpo (3) | Robertson (5) Alexander-Arnold (4) | Salah (2) | |
| Manchester City | De Bruyne (9) Mahrez (8) Grealish (7) Foden (4) Gundogan (3) | Gundogan (2) Mahrez (1) | Mahrez, Foden, Gundogan, De Bruyne (1) | Haaland, Alvarez (1) |
| Manchester United | Fernandes (18) Shaw (14) Sancho (2) Fred, Sabitzer (1) | Fernandes (4) Shaw (2) | Sabitzer (1) | |
| Newcastle United | Trippier (35) Almiron, Murphy, Saint-Maximin, Longstaff (1) | Trippier (9) | Trippier (3) | Isak (1) |
| Nottingham Forest | Gibbs-White (30) Ayew, Scarpa (1) | Shelvey (7) Gibbs-White (4) | Ayew (1) | |
| Southampton | Ward-Prowse (24) Lavia (3) | Ward-Prowse (3) | Ward-Prowse (5) | Ward-Prowse (2) |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Son (9) Perisic (8) Kulusevski (2) | Perisic (4) Son (2) | Kane, Porro (1) | Kane (2) |
| West Ham United | Bowen (15) Emerson (9) Rice (3) Cresswell, Benrahma (2) | Emerson, Cresswell (2) Bowen, Rice, Kehrer (1) | Benrahma, Paqueta (1) | Benrahma (1) |
| Wolves | Moutinho (7) Sarabia, Podence (6) Neto, Nunes (2) | Podence (3) Moutinho, Neves (2) Gomes (1) | Sarabia, Neto (1) |
KEY OBSERVATIONS AND NOTEWORTHY CHANGES
- Gabriel Jesus (£8.0m) scored a penalty in Gameweek 29 with Bukayo Saka (£8.6m) off the pitch but Gabriel Martinelli (£6.7m) on it. Saka had taken Arsenal’s only two previous penalties this season.
- Julian Alvarez (£6.0m) scored a penalty in Gameweek 30 with Erling Haaland (£12.2m) and Riyad Mahrez (£7.3m) off the pitch but Kevin De Bruyne (£12.1m) on it. Mahrez previously scored a penalty with Haaland on the field in Gameweek 23 but Pep Guardiola said after the game that the Norwegian striker is “normally… the first taker”.
- Frank Lampard’s first match back as Chelsea caretaker in Gameweek 30 saw Reece James (£5.8m) take all eight of the Blues’ corners and their only indirect free-kick. James hadn’t previously taken a corner since Gameweek 1. Ben Chilwell (£6.0m), prominent at set plays under Graham Potter, only played the last 22 minutes of Saturday’s defeat to Wolves, however.
- Michael Olise (£5.4m) has taken all 14 of Crystal Palace’s corners and two of their three crossed indirect free-kicks since Roy Hodgson was re-appointed Palace boss ahead of Gameweek 29. There was more of a job share with Eberechi Eze (£5.4m) under the previous regime but Olise has the upper hand for now.
- Bruno Fernandes (£9.6m) has featured a lot more at set plays over the last couple of months, firstly thanks to the medium-term injury sustained by Christian Eriksen (£6.2m) and then the more recent issue picked up by Luke Shaw (£5.1m). Eriksen is now fit again, however, returning as a substitute in Gameweek 30.
- Brennan Johnson (£5.7m) had taken all of Nottingham Forest’s penalties in 2022/23 up until Gameweek 27, when Andre Ayew (£5.0m) deputised – and missed – in Johnson’s absence.
- Alexander Isak (£6.7m) has scored two penalties for Newcastle United in the current campaign, in Gameweeks 8 and 28 – but hitherto first choice Callum Wilson (£6.9m) was off the pitch in both instances and we’ve yet to see Newcastle win a spot-kick when both players were on the field.
- Mohamed Salah‘s (£12.8m) status as Liverpool’s first-choice penalty taker could be under threat after he missed his second spot-kick in four matches. After the latest miss in Gameweek 30, Jurgen Klopp said:
“That’s something we will talk about but not here.” – Jurgen Klopp on Mohamed Salah remaining on penalties
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