Check out the Premier League set piece takers for the 2026/27 season, with information on penalty takers, free-kick takers and corner takerss for the 20 clubs.
Set-pieces win titles now, just ask Arsenal. Dead balls are no longer an afterthought bolted onto “real” football; they’re coached, drilled and, increasingly, decisive. So as the 2026/27 season kicks off, we’ve gone through all 20 clubs to tell you exactly who’s stepping up.
A quick word on method, because a lot has changed this summer: this is based on each side’s most recent, established set-piece hierarchy, updated for confirmed transfers. Where a new signing, new manager or injury has thrown things open, we’ve said so rather than pretending otherwise. Hierarchies move, but this is the lay of the land as the season starts.
Arsenal
- Penalties: Bukayo Saka (then Gyökeres)
- Direct free-kicks: Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka
- Corners: Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka
Aston Villa
- Penalties: Emi Buendía (then Watkins)
- Direct free-kicks: Emi Buendía
- Corners: Matty Cash, John McGinn
Bournemouth
- Penalties: Éli Junior Kroupi (then Kluivert)
- Direct free-kicks: Marcus Tavernier
- Corners: Marcus Tavernier, Alex Scott
Brentford
- Penalties: Igor Thiago (then Schade)
- Direct free-kicks: Keane Lewis-Potter, Mathias Jensen
- Corners: Mathias Jensen, Mikkel Damsgaard
Brighton & Hove Albion
- Penalties: Pascal Gross (then O’Riley)
- Direct free-kicks: Yasin Ayari, Lewis Dunk
- Corners: Pascal Gross, Ferdi Kadıoğlu
Chelsea
- Penalties: Cole Palmer (then Enzo Fernández)
- Direct free-kicks: Reece James, Enzo Fernández
- Corners: Reece James, Enzo Fernández
Coventry City (promoted)
- Penalties: Haji Wright (then Torp)
- Direct free-kicks: Jack Rudoni
- Corners: Matt Grimes, Victor Torp
Crystal Palace
- Penalties: Jean-Philippe Mateta (then Sarr)
- Direct free-kicks: Yéremy Pino
- Corners: Adam Wharton, Yéremy Pino
Everton
- Penalties: Iliman Ndiaye
- Direct free-kicks: James Garner
- Corners: James Garner, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Fulham
- Penalties: Antonee Robinson
- Direct free-kicks: Alex Iwobi
- Corners: Alex Iwobi, Oscar Bobb
Hull City (promoted)
- Penalties: Matt Crooks (then McBurnie)
- Direct free-kicks: Ryan Giles
- Corners: Ryan Giles, Regan Slater
Ipswich Town (promoted)
- Penalties: George Hirst (then Clarke)
- Direct free-kicks: Marcelino Núñez, Leif Davis
- Corners: Marcelino Núñez, Leif Davis
Leeds United
- Penalties: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (then Nmecha)
- Direct free-kicks: Anton Stach, Sean Longstaff
- Corners: Anton Stach, Harry Wilson
Liverpool
- Penalties: Alexander Isak (then Szoboszlai)
- Direct free-kicks: Dominik Szoboszlai, Florian Wirtz
- Corners: Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo
Manchester City
- Penalties: Erling Haaland (then Marmoush)
- Direct free-kicks: Rayan Cherki
- Corners: Rayan Cherki, Phil Foden
Manchester United
- Penalties: Bruno Fernandes (then Mbeumo)
- Direct free-kicks: Bruno Fernandes, Bryan Mbeumo
- Corners: Bruno Fernandes, Bryan Mbeumo
Newcastle United
- Penalties: Nick Woltemade (then Osula)
- Direct free-kicks: Lewis Hall, Fabian Schär
- Corners: Lewis Hall, Jacob Murphy
Nottingham Forest
- Penalties: Chris Wood (then Gibbs-White)
- Direct free-kicks: Morgan Gibbs-White
- Corners: Neco Williams, Omari Hutchinson
Sunderland
- Penalties: Habib Diarra (then Le Fée)
- Direct free-kicks: Granit Xhaka
- Corners: Enzo Le Fée, Granit Xhaka
Tottenham Hotspur
- Penalties: Dominic Solanke (then Kudus)
- Direct free-kicks: Pedro Porro, Xavi Simons
- Corners: Pedro Porro, Mohammed Kudus
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