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Fantasy Premier League tips: Best set-piece takers – Penalties, free-kicks, corners
FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE managers are looking to pack their teams full of set-piece takers ahead of the introduction of VAR this season, so who are the best dead-ball specialists to sign?
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Set-pieces have always been an important part of fantasy football with the opportunity for extra points on offer if the right players have been selected.
Goals and assists are the order of the day from free-kicks and corners, while otherwise overlooked players such as spot-kick specialist Luka Milivojevic suddenly become hot property after a run of successful strikes.
The Crystal Palace ace scored 10 out of 11 penalties last season and is sure to be in demand again, although the departures of dead-ball experts such as Eden Hazard, Kieran Trippier and Marko Arnautovic have opened up options elsewhere.
Jorginho is most likely to take over penalty duties at Stamford Bridge while new West Ham signing Sebastien Haller has scored plenty from 12 yards in his career – but who will take corners for Spurs and where are the bargain alternatives in the rest of the top flight?
Premier League set-piece takers 2019/20
*2018/19 penalty record in brackets
Arsenal
Penalties - Pierre-Emetick Aubameyang (4/5), Alexandre Lacazette
Free-kicks – Granit Xhaka, Mesut Ozil
Corners/indirect free-kicks – Granit Xhaka, Mesut Ozil, Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Aston Villa
Penalties – Jonathan Kodjia (1/1)
Free-kicks – Conor Hourihane, Jack Grealish
Corners/indirect free-kicks – Conor Hourihane, Jack Grealish
Bournemouth
Penalties - Josh King (5/6), Callum Wilson (1/2), Junior Stanislas (1/1)
Free-kicks – Ryan Fraser, Junior Stanislas, David Brooks
Corners/indirect free-kicks – Ryan Fraser, Junior Stanislas, David Brooks
Brighton & Hove Albion
Penalties – Glenn Murray (4/4), Pascal Gross (1/2)
Free-kicks – Yves Bissouma, Solly March, Anthony Knockhaert
Corners/indirect free-kicks – Pascal Gross, Anthony Knockhaert, Solly March
Burnley
Penalties – Ashley Barnes (2/2), Chris Wood
Free-kicks – Johan Berg Gudmundsson, Dwight McNeil, Robbie Brady
Corners/indirect free-kicks – Ashley Westwood, Dwight McNeil, Johan Berg Gudmundsson, Robbie Brady
Chelsea
Penalties – Jorginho (1/1), Willian
Free-kicks – David Luiz, Willian, Marcos Alonso
Corners/indirect free-kicks – Willian, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Pedro
Crystal Palace
Penalties – Luka Milivojevic (10/11), Christian Benteke, Andros Townsend
Free-kicks – Luka Milivojevic, Andros Townsend, Max Meyer
Corners/indirect free-kicks – Luka Milivojevic, Andros Townsend, Max Meyer
Everton
Penalties – Gylfi Sigurdsson (2/5), Cenk Tosun, Leighton Baines
Free-kicks – Lucas Digne, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Leighton Baines
Corners/indirect free-kicks – Gylfi Sigurdsson, Lucas Digne, Leighton Baines, Ademola Lookman
Leicester City
Penalties – Jamie Vardy (4/5), James Maddison (1/2)
Free-kicks – James Maddison, Demarai Gray
Corners/indirect free-kicks – James Maddison, Demarai Gray, Rachid Ghezzal, Marc Albrighton
Liverpool
Penalties – James Milner (3/3), Mohamed Salah (3/3), Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino (1/1)
Free-kicks – Trent Alexander-Arnold, Xherdan Shaqiri, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk
Corners/indirect free-kicks – Trent Alexander-Arnold, James Milner, Xherdan Shaqiri, Mohamed Salah
Manchester City
Penalties – Sergio Aguero (2/2), Gabriel Jesus (1/1), Riyad Mahrez (0/1)
Free-kicks – Kevin de Bruyne, David Silva, Leroy Sane, Sergio Aguero, Ilkay Gundogan
Corners/indirect free-kicks – Kevin de Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, Leroy Sane, Riyad Marrez, Bernardo Silva
Manchester United
Penalties – Paul Pogba (7/10), Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial (1/1), Jesse Lingard (1/1)
Free-kicks – Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba, Juan Mata, Ashley Young
Corners/indirect free-kicks – Ashley Young, Juan Mata, Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw
Newcastle United
Penalties – Matt Ritchie (1/2)
Free-kicks – Jonjo Shelvey, Fabian Schar
Corners/indirect free-kicks – Matt Ritchie, Ki Sung-yueng, Jonjo Shelvey
Norwich City
Penalties – Mario Vrancic (1/2), Teemu Pukki, Kenny McLean, Marco Stieperman
Free-kicks – Mario Vrancic, Emi Buendia, Marco Stiepermann
Corners/indirect free-kicks – Emi Buendia, Mortiz Leitner, Mario Vrancic
Sheffield United
Penalties – David McGoldrick (3/4), Billy Sharp (1/2), Oliver Norwood (1/1)
Free-kicks – Oliver Norwood, John Fleck
Corners/indirect free-kicks – Oliver Norwood, John Fleck
Southampton
Penalties – Danny Ings (3/3), James Ward-Prowse (1/1), Charlie Austin (0/1)
Free-kicks – James Ward-Prowse, Ryan Bertrand, Nathan Redmond
Corners/indirect free-kicks – James Ward-Prowse, Ryan Bertrand, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Nathan Redmond
Tottenham Hotspur
Penalties – Harry Kane (4/4), Dele Alli
Free-kicks – Christian Eriksen, Harry kane
Corners/indirect free-kicks – Christian Eriksen, Erik Lamela, Danny Rose
Watford
Penalties – Troy Deeney (1/1), Tom Cleverley
Free-kicks – Gerard Deulofeu, Roberto Pereyra, Etienne, Capoue, Jose Holebas
Corners/indirect free-kicks – Jose Holebas, Adam Masina, Roberto Pereyra, Gerard Deulofeu
West Ham United
Penalties – Mark Noble (4/4), Sebastien Haller
Free-kicks – Manuel Lanzini, Felipe Anderson, Robert Snodgrass
Corners/indirect free-kicks – Robert Snodgrass, Felipe Anderson, Manuel Lanini, Aaron Cresswell
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Penalties – Ruben Neves (2/2), Raul Jimenez (2/2)
Free-kicks – Ruben Neves, Joao Moutinho
Corners/indirect free-kicks – Joao Moutinho, Morgan Gibbs-White