As we wait for the launch of Fantasy Premier League (FPL), we’ve had our first summer refresh of every club’s set-piece and penalty takers.
We’ve included the table below for illustrative purposes but the Penalty and Set-Piece Takers tab will be the place to go for this information throughout 2025/26.
| Club | Penalties | Direct Free Kicks | Corners & Indirect Free Kicks |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Saka, Gyokeres, Odegaard, Trossard | Rice | Rice, Saka, Madueke, Odegaard |
 | Malen, BuendÃa, Watkins | Digne, BuendÃa | Cash, Digne, Tielemans, McGinn, Maatsen |
 | Kluivert, Semenyo, Tavernier | Tavernier, Kluivert, Brooks, Semenyo, Adli | Scott, Tavernier, Kluivert, Brooks |
 | Thiago, Schade, Carvalho | Damsgaard | Damsgaard, Dango Ouattara, Jensen, Carvalho, Janelt |
 | Milner, Welbeck | Dunk, Welbeck, Gómez, Ayari, De Cuyper | Minteh, Kadioglu, De Cuyper, Ayari, Milner |
 | Flemming, Barnes, Bruun Larsen | Bruun Larsen, Tchaouna, Marcus Edwards, Mejbri | Hartman, Anthony, Bruun Larsen |
 | Palmer, Fernández, Estêvão | Palmer, James, Fernández, Neto | Neto, James, Fernández, Estêvão |
 | Mateta | Pino, Devenny | Pino, Kamada, Wharton, Hughes |
 | Ndiaye, Beto | Garner | Dewsbury-Hall, Garner |
 | Raúl Jiménez, Wilson | Raúl Jiménez, Wilson | Lukic, Wilson, Kevin, Iwobi |
 | Nmecha, Piroe, Struijk | Stach, Longstaff (Sean) | Longstaff (Sean), Stach, Harrison |
 | Salah, Gakpo, Mac Allister | Szoboszlai, Salah | Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Wirtz |
 | Haaland, Omar Marmoush, Doku, Matheus Nunes | Omar Marmoush, Foden, Cherki | Foden, Cherki, Reijnders, Bernardo Silva |
 | Bruno Fernandes | Bruno Fernandes, Mbeumo | Bruno Fernandes, Mbeumo, Mount |
 | Gordon, Woltemade, Schär | Tonali, Trippier, Schär | Tonali, Trippier, Lewis Hall |
 | Wood, Gibbs-White, Igor Jesus, Anderson | Gibbs-White, Murillo | Douglas Luiz, Anderson, Nicolás DomÃnguez, Williams |
 | Diarra, Le Fée, Mayenda | Xhaka, Le Fée, Mundle | Xhaka, Hume, Le Fée |
 | Solanke, Richarlison, Tel | Kudus, Porro | Kudus, Porro, Tel, Simons |
 | Lucas Paquetá, Bowen, Ward-Prowse | Bowen, Lucas Paquetá, Ward-Prowse | Potts, Summerville, Irving, Lucas Paquetá, Mateus Fernandes |
 | Strand Larsen, Hwang Hee-Chan | Arias, Arokodare, Bellegarde, Agbadou | Arias, Bueno (Hugo), Bellegarde |
HOW WE COMPILE THIS LIST
The table is based on a mix of information gathered from last season’s matches (with extra weight given to the most recent fixtures), the FIFA Club World Cup and what we see in this summer’s pre-season friendlies.
This last line is key, as more and more new information will become apparent as the warm-up games go on. Already, for instance, we’ve seen new Crystal Palace signing Borna Sosa taking corners in a friendly.
We’ve listed the players in an approximate order of prominence at dead-ball situations.
For example, at Leeds United, Pascal Struijk took four of Leeds’ five penalties in 2024/25 and was off the field when Joel Piroe scored the other in February.
Manor Solomon and Joe Rothwell took the bulk of Leeds’ corners but are no longer at the club. Of the remaining players, Illan Gruev was by far the most active at dead-ball situations.
Struijk, Piroe and Gruev may all be warming the bench next season, of course, but we’re sticking with known information as it stands.
We try to avoid speculating in this table. For instance, Habib Diarra could be the answer to Sunderland’s penalty-taking woes, but until we see him take one, or Regis Le Bris confirms he’s on spot-kicks, we won’t pre-empt it by adding him.
Luke O’Nien, Wilson Isidor and Patrick Roberts are names to very much be taken with a pinch of salt in the time being – they all missed from 12 yards in 2024/25!
What we will do in another piece coming up later is look at clubs where penalty-taking duties may be up for grabs. That’ll be the place for speculation but the table will, where possible, try and remain data-based.
