Set pieces + penalties: All 20 Premier League clubs’ takers – updated

We had our first proper look at each team’s main set-piece takers in Gameweek 1 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

Since then, however, we’ve seen new signings arrive, players return from injury and new set-play pretenders come to the fore.

So, in this piece, we look back on who was on dead-ball duties in Gameweeks 2-5.

As well as providing a table of all 20 Premier League clubs’ corner, free-kick and penalty takers, we’ll discuss any notable changes from our last article.

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GAMEWEEKS 2-5: PENALTY AND SET PIECE TAKERS

Based on the official Opta data in our Members Area, here is a breakdown of the latest round of matches.

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USUAL SUSPECTS ON PENALTIES

There weren’t any real shocks from the spot, with the likes of Bruno Fernandes (£11.9m) and Bukayo Saka (£9.5m) continuing where they left off in 2025/26. Saka’s penalty-taking prospects are boosted by the lack of game-time given to Viktor Gyokeres (£7.1m), with whom he job-shared last season.

Also staying on penalties is Enzo Le Fee (£5.7m). Despite a miss from 12 yards in Gameweek 4, he was back successfully converting spot-kicks in the subsequent UEFA Europa League win over AZ Alkmaar.

As pretty much expected, Yoane Wissa (£6.2m) and Pascal Gross (£5.8m) stepped up after the summer exits of last season’s penalty takers. Wissa missed his effort in Gameweek 5, of course.

Morgan Gibbs-White (£8.0m) got the nod over Liam Delap (£5.6m) and Igor Jesus (£5.8m) when Nottingham Forest were awarded a penalty in Gameweek 2, although Chris Wood (£5.8m) was off the field at the time.

In the cups, Jorgen Strand Larsen (£6.0m) and Victor Torp (£5.3m) took spot-kicks for Crystal Palace and Coventry City. With Ismaila Sarr (£6.2m), Jean-Philippe Mateta (£6.3m) and Haji Wright (£5.4m) all absent, however, those two may still be far from first choices.

ENZO INTO THE EQUATION AT CITY

Enzo Fernandez (£6.9m) got off the mark for Manchester City with a well-taken direct free-kick in Gameweek 5.

It marked a busy afternoon of set-piece duties for the Argentine international, who was on corner-taking duties from both sides against Sunderland. Those were the first corners he’d taken in a City shirt since his move.

Elliot Anderson (£6.3m), who’d taken at least one corner in all four preceding Gameweeks, took a backseat at dead-ball situations.

DEFENDERS ON DUTY

Lewis Hall (£5.3m), Maxim De Cuyper (£5.0m) and Reece James (£5.4m) are the only defenders who have taken corners in all of their 2026/27 appearances to date, although Neco Williams (£5.0m) has also been a regular for Nottingham Forest.

Hull City’s bargain-bin buy, Ryan Giles (£4.0m), is another name to mention. He wasn’t involved with set plays until Gameweek 5, when he replaced budget midfielder Regan Slater (£4.5m) on left-sided corners.

Despite not being involved with corner kicks, Adrien Truffert (£5.4m), Oliver Boscagli (£4.5m) and Luke Shaw (£4.3m) have taken more than one crossed free-kick for their respective sides.

SPURS MESS

The mess at Tottenham Hotspur is encapsulated by their chaotic set-piece pecking order. We’re only five Gameweeks in but nine different Spurs players have taken a corner or crossed free-kick this season, with Roberto De Zerbi still trying to find the right starting XI blend.

Savio (£6.5m) was most heavily involved in Gameweek 5, taking a whopping eight corners.

PALMER AND ROGERS NOT TOO HEAVILY INVOLVED

Cole Palmer (£9.7m) and Morgan Rogers (£7.7m) both took a corner in Gameweek 1 but neither player has done since. Palmer, indeed, hasn’t been involved with any indirect set piece since Gameweek 2, although Rogers did take a crossed free-kick in Chelsea’s most recent game.

Each of them has taken one direct free-kick, with Reece James on three.

SOME OTHER DEVELOPMENTS SINCE GAMEWEEK 1

In terms of any other notable developments since our last article, John McGinn (£5.4m) has returned to the set-piece fold at Villa, taking corners in each of the last four Gameweeks.

We’ve already mentioned the Giles/Slater switcheroo at Hull but the in-form Mohamed Belloumi (£5.1m) has begun taking corners from the other flank over the last four Gameweeks.

Another budget midfielder from another newly promoted side, Jack Rudoni (£4.9m), has similarly wrested control of (some) corners over the last three Gameweeks.

As we expected would happen when he was fit to start, James Garner (£6.0m) has resumed set-piece duties for Everton. He was only available for bench duty in Gameweek 1.

Harry Wilson (£6.2m) dropping out of the side/squad due to form/fitness has helped Anton Stach (£6.0m) reassert almost total control at Leeds.

Dominik Szoboszlai (£7.0m) meanwhile continues to hog all manner of dead-ball duties at Liverpool, although we did see his monopoly broken slightly by Kostas Tsimikas (£4.9m) and Alexis Mac Allister (£5.4m) in the last two Gameweeks.

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