🎯 PL SET PIECE TAKERS 2026/27
Penalty takers, corner takers and free kick takers for all 20 Premier League clubs. Updated every gameweek after confirmed team news.
Last updated: 2026-08-13 · GW1 data
| Club | Formation | Penalties | Backup | Corners | Free Kicks | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔴Arsenal | 4-3-3 | Bukayo Saka | Martin Ødegaard | Saka (R), Eze (L) | Ødegaard | Saka hits from the right; Trossard from the left. Ødegaard is the creative free kick threat. |
| 🩵Man City | 4-3-3 | Erling Haaland | Phil Foden | Foden (R), Reijnders (L) | Reijnders | Foden takes corners from both sides in City's system. Haaland has taken over penalty duties from Mahrez. |
| ❤️Liverpool | 4-3-3 | Mohamed Salah | Alexis Mac Allister | Salah (R), Mac Allister (L) | Mac Allister | Salah's penalty record is excellent: 15 scored from 17. Mac Allister delivers corners with quality. |
| 💙Chelsea | 4-2-3-1 | Cole Palmer | João Pedro | Palmer (R), Neto (L) | Palmer | Palmer took 8 penalties in 24/25 PL: all scored. He's the undisputed spot-kick king. |
| 💜Aston Villa | 4-3-3 | Ollie Watkins | Amadou Onana | McGinn (R), Bailey (L) | McGinn | Tielemans was Villa's set-piece architect last season, ranking top-5 in the PL for corner deliveries. |
| 🔴Man United | 4-3-3 | Bruno Fernandes | Benjamin Sesko | Fernandes (R), Mainoo (L) | Fernandes | Bruno Fernandes hits everything: penalties, corners, free kicks. He's the complete set-piece operator. |
| ⚪Spurs | 4-3-3 | Dominic Solanke | James Maddison | Maddison (R/L) | Maddison | Maddison ranked top-3 in PL for chances created from set pieces in 24/25. The Spurs dead-ball king. |
| ⚫Newcastle | 4-3-3 | Yoane Wissa | Harvey Barnes | Murphy (R), Elanga (L) | Murphy | Trippier's corners have generated more open-play xG than any other right-back in PL history over 3 seasons. |
| 🔵Brighton | 4-2-3-1 | Pascal Groß | Kaoru Mitoma | Groß (R/L) | Groß / Dunk (aerial) | Groß is Brighton's calm penalty taker: no misses in PL from the spot in 25/26. |
| 🔴Sunderland | 4-2-3-1 | Granit Xhaka | Brian Brobbey | Le Fée (R), Rigg (L) | Xhaka | Xhaka and Le Fée are both confident from dead balls; Xhaka takes the majority. |
| 🐝Brentford | 4-3-3 | Igor Thiago | Callum Wilson | Damsgaard (R), Carvalho (L) | Damsgaard | Mbeumo is composed from the spot. Damsgaard delivers dangerous corners from the right. |
| ⚫Fulham | 4-2-3-1 | Rodrigo Muniz | Emile Smith Rowe | Smith Rowe (R), Iwobi (L) | Smith Rowe | Willian's set-piece delivery remains elite. He's a bonus/assist machine from corners. |
| 🦅Palace | 4-3-3 | Jean-Philippe Mateta | Ismaïla Sarr | Sarr (R), McNeil (L) | McNeil | Eze is the clear penalty taker ahead of Mateta. Olise and Eze share corner duties. |
| ⚪Leeds | 4-2-3-1 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | Harry Wilson | Wilson (R), Gnonto (L) | Wilson | Wilson has free-kick expertise: scored 3 direct FKs in Championship; no PL track record yet. |
| 🔵Everton | 4-2-3-1 | Beto | Brennan Johnson | Dewsbury-Hall (R), Ndiaye (L) | Dewsbury-Hall | Danjuma confirmed in pre-season as the corner taker. Beto takes penalties with McNeil as backup. |
| 🔵Ipswich | 4-3-3 | Sammie Szmodics | George Hirst | Davis (L), Burns (R) | Szmodics | Davis is Ipswich's main delivery threat from the left. Chaplin takes penalties. |
| ☁️Coventry | 3-5-2 | Haji Wright | Ellis Simms | Grimes (R/L) | Grimes | O'Hare takes almost everything: confirms penalty and set-piece responsibility. |
| 🐅Hull | 4-3-3 | Oliver McBurnie | Kieran Dowell | Dowell (R), Millar (L) | Dowell | Tufan is the free kick taker; Delap has taken penalties in pre-season. |
| 🍒Bournemouth | 4-2-3-1 | Evanilson | Justin Kluivert | Christie (R), Adams (L) | Christie | Christie was Bournemouth's primary corner taker in 24/25. Solanke takes penalties after Billing stepped back. |
| 🌲Nottm Forest | 3-4-3 | Igor Jesus | Taiwo Awoniyi | Gibbs-White (R), Aina (L) | Gibbs-White | Anderson's delivery from set pieces has been highlighted in Glasner's system. Jesus takes penalties. |
PENALTY TAKERS: QUICK ANSWERS
🔴Who takes penalties for Arsenal?
Bukayo Saka is Arsenal's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: Martin Ødegaard.
Saka hits from the right; Trossard from the left. Ødegaard is the creative free kick threat.
Full Arsenal lineup →🩵Who takes penalties for Man City?
Erling Haaland is Man City's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: Phil Foden.
Foden takes corners from both sides in City's system. Haaland has taken over penalty duties from Mahrez.
Full Man City lineup →❤️Who takes penalties for Liverpool?
Mohamed Salah is Liverpool's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: Alexis Mac Allister.
Salah's penalty record is excellent: 15 scored from 17. Mac Allister delivers corners with quality.
Full Liverpool lineup →💙Who takes penalties for Chelsea?
Cole Palmer is Chelsea's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: João Pedro.
Palmer took 8 penalties in 24/25 PL: all scored. He's the undisputed spot-kick king.
Full Chelsea lineup →💜Who takes penalties for Aston Villa?
Ollie Watkins is Aston Villa's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: Amadou Onana.
Tielemans was Villa's set-piece architect last season, ranking top-5 in the PL for corner deliveries.
Full Aston Villa lineup →🔴Who takes penalties for Man United?
Bruno Fernandes is Man United's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: Benjamin Sesko.
Bruno Fernandes hits everything: penalties, corners, free kicks. He's the complete set-piece operator.
Full Man United lineup →⚪Who takes penalties for Spurs?
Dominic Solanke is Spurs's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: James Maddison.
Maddison ranked top-3 in PL for chances created from set pieces in 24/25. The Spurs dead-ball king.
Full Spurs lineup →⚫Who takes penalties for Newcastle?
Yoane Wissa is Newcastle's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: Harvey Barnes.
Trippier's corners have generated more open-play xG than any other right-back in PL history over 3 seasons.
Full Newcastle lineup →🔵Who takes penalties for Brighton?
Pascal Groß is Brighton's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: Kaoru Mitoma.
Groß is Brighton's calm penalty taker: no misses in PL from the spot in 25/26.
Full Brighton lineup →🔴Who takes penalties for Sunderland?
Granit Xhaka is Sunderland's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: Brian Brobbey.
Xhaka and Le Fée are both confident from dead balls; Xhaka takes the majority.
Full Sunderland lineup →🐝Who takes penalties for Brentford?
Igor Thiago is Brentford's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: Callum Wilson.
Mbeumo is composed from the spot. Damsgaard delivers dangerous corners from the right.
Full Brentford lineup →⚫Who takes penalties for Fulham?
Rodrigo Muniz is Fulham's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: Emile Smith Rowe.
Willian's set-piece delivery remains elite. He's a bonus/assist machine from corners.
Full Fulham lineup →🦅Who takes penalties for Palace?
Jean-Philippe Mateta is Palace's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: Ismaïla Sarr.
Eze is the clear penalty taker ahead of Mateta. Olise and Eze share corner duties.
Full Palace lineup →⚪Who takes penalties for Leeds?
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is Leeds's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: Harry Wilson.
Wilson has free-kick expertise: scored 3 direct FKs in Championship; no PL track record yet.
Full Leeds lineup →🔵Who takes penalties for Everton?
Beto is Everton's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: Brennan Johnson.
Danjuma confirmed in pre-season as the corner taker. Beto takes penalties with McNeil as backup.
Full Everton lineup →🔵Who takes penalties for Ipswich?
Sammie Szmodics is Ipswich's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: George Hirst.
Davis is Ipswich's main delivery threat from the left. Chaplin takes penalties.
Full Ipswich lineup →☁️Who takes penalties for Coventry?
Haji Wright is Coventry's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: Ellis Simms.
O'Hare takes almost everything: confirms penalty and set-piece responsibility.
Full Coventry lineup →🐅Who takes penalties for Hull?
Oliver McBurnie is Hull's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: Kieran Dowell.
Tufan is the free kick taker; Delap has taken penalties in pre-season.
Full Hull lineup →🍒Who takes penalties for Bournemouth?
Evanilson is Bournemouth's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: Justin Kluivert.
Christie was Bournemouth's primary corner taker in 24/25. Solanke takes penalties after Billing stepped back.
Full Bournemouth lineup →🌲Who takes penalties for Nottm Forest?
Igor Jesus is Nottm Forest's first-choice penalty taker in 2026/27. Backup: Taiwo Awoniyi.
Anderson's delivery from set pieces has been highlighted in Glasner's system. Jesus takes penalties.
Full Nottm Forest lineup →↗️ CORNER TAKERS: QUICK REFERENCE
SET PIECES: FREQUENTLY ASKED
Why do set pieces matter so much for FPL? +
Set piece takers are the highest-scoring FPL assets because they get multiple opportunities per game: corners, free kicks and penalties. A penalty taker scores on around 80% of spot kicks in the PL. A corner/free kick taker with a big physical CF in the box generates bonus points and assists without extra creative workload.
Which PL clubs have the most reliable penalty takers in 2026/27? +
Cole Palmer (Chelsea) and Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) have the best recent penalty conversion records in the top-6. Erling Haaland and Bruno Fernandes are the highest-volume penalty earners per 90 minutes. For budget options, Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) and Igor Jesus (Nottm Forest) take penalties for their clubs.
How often does a PL team earn a penalty per game? +
In 2024/25, the average Premier League team earned 0.36 penalties per game, roughly 1 every 3 matches. High-tempo, direct teams like Brentford and Man City earn penalties more frequently (0.5+ per game) due to direct running.
Who are the best corner takers for FPL assists? +
The best corner takers for FPL assist potential are: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), James Maddison (Spurs), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) and Willian (Fulham). Players who deliver from corners into headed-goal zones generate the most assist returns.
Does a penalty miss hurt FPL points? +
Yes. In FPL, a penalty miss costs 2 points (deducted automatically), on top of the missed opportunity for 5 goal points. This is why backup penalty takers matter, if the first-choice misses, the backup takes over, potentially saving your FPL points across the season.