Free-Kick Takers Premier League: Identifying freekick takers is a high-leverage move for fantasy football managers and football punters alike. A well-placed dead ball can swing matches, FPL scores, or outright league standings. James Ward-Prowse has set the benchmark for direct free-kick value in recent years, but every club has its go-to specialist. This guide tracks each Premier League team’s primary free-kick taker, updated for the 2025/26 season.
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Free-Kick Takers Premier League
As we delve into the 2025/26 Premier League season, each club possesses designated free-kick takers. Let’s take a closer look at the men behind the magic.
Table: Free-Kick Takers Premier League 2025/26 Season
Here’s a list of the direct free-kick takers Premier League for all sides in the 25/26 season.
Our Premier League free-kick takers list results from research, not guesswork. It draws from a wealth of data sources, including insights from previous season matches, statistics, observations from pre-season friendlies, the player’s role in prior clubs, and their anticipated role at new clubs.
| Premier League | Total | 2311 | 4.7% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Player | Free Kicks | % of Team |
| Everton | Jordan Pickford | 50 | 40.7% |
| Manchester Utd | Bruno Fernandes | 44 | 33.8% |
| Crystal Palace | Dean Henderson | 42 | 36.5% |
| Sunderland | Robin Roefs | 42 | 40.0% |
| Brentford | Caoimhín Kelleher | 40 | 41.2% |
| Aston Villa | Ezri Konsa | 38 | 23.3% |
| Sunderland | Granit Xhaka | 35 | 33.3% |
| Burnley | Martin Dúbravka | 34 | 33.7% |
| Fulham | Joachim Andersen | 31 | 24.4% |
| Arsenal | David Raya | 29 | 27.4% |
| Newcastle Utd | Kieran Trippier | 29 | 23.8% |
| Brighton | Lewis Dunk | 28 | 25.7% |
| Newcastle Utd | Nick Pope | 27 | 22.1% |
| Arsenal | Declan Rice | 24 | 22.6% |
| Liverpool | Dominik Szoboszlai | 24 | 21.1% |
| Leeds United | Ethan Ampadu | 23 | 18.5% |
| Aston Villa | Emiliano Martínez | 22 | 13.5% |
| Everton | James Garner | 22 | 17.9% |
| Burnley | Kyle Walker | 22 | 21.8% |
| Chelsea | Reece James | 22 | 16.3% |
| Aston Villa | Tyrone Mings | 22 | 13.5% |
| Tottenham | Guglielmo Vicario | 21 | 20.6% |
| Bournemouth | Marcos Senesi | 21 | 21.2% |
| Liverpool | Virgil van Dijk | 21 | 18.4% |
| Fulham | Bernd Leno | 20 | 15.7% |
| Fulham | Calvin Bassey | 19 | 15.0% |
| Tottenham | Cristian Romero | 19 | 18.6% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Elliot Anderson | 19 | 15.3% |
| Burnley | Josh Cullen | 19 | 18.8% |
| Everton | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | 19 | 15.4% |
| Wolves | Sam Johnstone | 19 | 18.4% |
| Chelsea | Trevoh Chalobah | 19 | 14.1% |
| Leeds United | Karl Darlow | 18 | 14.5% |
| Crystal Palace | Marc Guéhi | 18 | 15.7% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Matz Sels | 18 | 14.5% |
| Manchester City | Nicolás González | 18 | 15.7% |
| Aston Villa | Pau Torres | 18 | 11.0% |
| Chelsea | Enzo Fernández | 17 | 12.6% |
| Brighton | Jan Paul van Hecke | 17 | 15.6% |
| West Ham | Lucas Paquetá | 17 | 17.5% |
| Chelsea | Robert Sánchez | 17 | 12.6% |
| Manchester Utd | Altay Bayındır | 16 | 12.3% |
| Brighton | Bart Verbruggen | 16 | 14.7% |
| Brentford | Jordan Henderson | 16 | 16.5% |
| Aston Villa | Matty Cash | 16 | 9.8% |
| Tottenham | Pedro Porro | 16 | 15.7% |
| Manchester Utd | Senne Lammens | 16 | 12.3% |
| Bournemouth | Tyler Adams | 16 | 16.2% |
| Manchester City | Gianluigi Donnarumma | 15 | 13.0% |
| Newcastle Utd | Sandro Tonali | 15 | 12.3% |
| Bournemouth | Đorđe Petrović | 15 | 15.2% |
| Liverpool | Alisson | 14 | 12.3% |
| Bournemouth | Bafodé Diakité | 14 | 14.1% |
| Burnley | Quilindschy Hartman | 14 | 13.9% |
| Wolves | Emmanuel Agbadou | 13 | 12.6% |
| Leeds United | Pascal Struijk | 13 | 10.5% |
| Leeds United | Sean Longstaff | 13 | 10.5% |
| West Ham | Alphonse Areola | 12 | 12.4% |
| Fulham | Harry Wilson | 12 | 9.4% |
| Leeds United | Joe Rodon | 12 | 9.7% |
| Tottenham | João Palhinha | 12 | 11.8% |
| Chelsea | Moisés Caicedo | 12 | 8.9% |
| Fulham | Saša Lukić | 12 | 9.4% |
| Wolves | Toti Gomes | 12 | 11.7% |
| Crystal Palace | Adam Wharton | 11 | 9.6% |
| Manchester Utd | Casemiro | 11 | 8.5% |
| Arsenal | Gabriel Magalhães | 11 | 10.4% |
| Wolves | Hugo Bueno | 11 | 10.7% |
| West Ham | James Ward-Prowse | 11 | 11.3% |
| Leeds United | Lucas Perri | 11 | 8.9% |
| West Ham | Mads Hermansen | 11 | 11.3% |
| Brighton | Maxim De Cuyper | 11 | 10.1% |
| Tottenham | Micky van de Ven | 11 | 10.8% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Murillo | 11 | 8.9% |
| Chelsea | Pedro Neto | 11 | 8.1% |
| Everton | James Tarkowski | 10 | 8.1% |
| Brentford | Nathan Collins | 10 | 10.3% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Nikola Milenković | 10 | 8.1% |
| Manchester City | Rúben Dias | 10 | 8.7% |
| Brighton | Yasin Ayari | 10 | 9.2% |
| Aston Villa | Youri Tielemans | 10 | 6.1% |
| Aston Villa | Boubacar Kamara | 9 | 5.5% |
| Manchester Utd | Bryan Mbeumo | 9 | 6.9% |
| Liverpool | Conor Bradley | 9 | 7.9% |
| Crystal Palace | Daichi Kamada | 9 | 7.8% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Douglas Luiz | 9 | 7.3% |
| Liverpool | Ibrahima Konaté | 9 | 7.9% |
| Leeds United | Jayden Bogle | 9 | 7.3% |
| Brentford | Mikkel Damsgaard | 9 | 9.3% |
| Liverpool | Milos Kerkez | 9 | 7.9% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Morato | 9 | 7.3% |
| Manchester City | Rodri | 9 | 7.8% |
| Manchester City | Tijjani Reijnders | 9 | 7.8% |
| Newcastle Utd | Fabian Schär | 8 | 6.6% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Ibrahim Sangaré | 8 | 6.5% |
| Wolves | José Sá | 8 | 7.8% |
| Arsenal | Jurriën Timber | 8 | 7.5% |
| Wolves | Ladislav Krejčí | 8 | 7.8% |
| Manchester Utd | Leny Yoro | 8 | 6.2% |
| Aston Villa | Lucas Digne | 8 | 4.9% |
| Manchester Utd | Luke Shaw | 8 | 6.2% |
| Crystal Palace | Maxence Lacroix | 8 | 7.0% |
| Newcastle Utd | Sven Botman | 8 | 6.6% |
| Chelsea | Tosin Adarabioyo | 8 | 5.9% |
| Crystal Palace | Will Hughes | 8 | 7.0% |
| Bournemouth | Alex Scott | 7 | 7.1% |
| Newcastle Utd | Bruno Guimarães | 7 | 5.7% |
| Crystal Palace | Chris Richards | 7 | 6.1% |
| Newcastle Utd | Dan Burn | 7 | 5.7% |
| Brighton | James Milner | 7 | 6.4% |
| Chelsea | Joshua Acheampong | 7 | 5.2% |
| Manchester City | Joško Gvardiol | 7 | 6.1% |
| West Ham | Konstantinos Mavropanos | 7 | 7.2% |
| Arsenal | Martín Zubimendi | 7 | 6.6% |
| Brighton | Mats Wieffer | 7 | 6.4% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Neco Williams | 7 | 5.6% |
| Arsenal | Riccardo Calafiori | 7 | 6.6% |
| Wolves | Santiago Bueno | 7 | 6.8% |
| Sunderland | Trai Hume | 7 | 6.7% |
| Arsenal | William Saliba | 7 | 6.6% |
| Liverpool | Andrew Robertson | 6 | 5.3% |
| Leeds United | Anton Stach | 6 | 4.8% |
| Liverpool | Florian Wirtz | 6 | 5.3% |
| Liverpool | Giorgi Mamardashvili | 6 | 5.3% |
| Wolves | Jean-Ricner Bellegarde | 6 | 5.8% |
| Newcastle Utd | Joelinton | 6 | 4.9% |
| Wolves | João Gomes | 6 | 5.8% |
| Fulham | Kenny Tete | 6 | 4.7% |
| Chelsea | Malo Gusto | 6 | 4.4% |
| Chelsea | Marc Cucurella | 6 | 4.4% |
| West Ham | Mateus Fernandes | 6 | 6.2% |
| West Ham | Max Kilman | 6 | 6.2% |
| Manchester City | Nathan Aké | 6 | 5.2% |
| Manchester City | Nico O’Reilly | 6 | 5.2% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Nicolò Savona | 6 | 4.8% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Oleksandr Zinchenko | 6 | 4.8% |
| Sunderland | Omar Alderete | 6 | 5.7% |
| Fulham | Sander Berge | 6 | 4.7% |
| Everton | Vitaliy Mykolenko | 6 | 4.9% |
| Bournemouth | Adrien Truffert | 5 | 5.1% |
| Liverpool | Alexis Mac Allister | 5 | 4.4% |
| Aston Villa | Amadou Onana | 5 | 3.1% |
| West Ham | Andy Irving | 5 | 5.2% |
| Manchester City | Bernardo Silva | 5 | 4.3% |
| West Ham | Jean-Clair Todibo | 5 | 5.2% |
| Aston Villa | John McGinn | 5 | 3.1% |
| Manchester Utd | Matthijs de Ligt | 5 | 3.8% |
| Burnley | Maxime Estève | 5 | 5.0% |
| Everton | Michael Keane | 5 | 4.1% |
| Tottenham | Mohammed Kudus | 5 | 4.9% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Morgan Gibbs-White | 5 | 4.0% |
| Sunderland | Nordi Mukiele | 5 | 4.8% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Ola Aina | 5 | 4.0% |
| Manchester City | Phil Foden | 5 | 4.3% |
| Tottenham | Xavi Simons | 5 | 4.9% |
| Manchester City | Abdukodir Khusanov | 4 | 3.5% |
| Bournemouth | Adam Smith | 4 | 4.0% |
| Chelsea | Andrey Santos | 4 | 3.0% |
| Leeds United | Ao Tanaka | 4 | 3.2% |
| West Ham | Crysencio Summerville | 4 | 4.1% |
| Crystal Palace | Daniel Muñoz | 4 | 3.5% |
| Tottenham | Destiny Udogie | 4 | 3.9% |
| Sunderland | Enzo Le Fée | 4 | 3.8% |
| Leeds United | Ilia Gruev | 4 | 3.2% |
| Everton | Iliman Ndiaye | 4 | 3.3% |
| Fulham | Issa Diop | 4 | 3.1% |
| Wolves | Jhon Arias | 4 | 3.9% |
| Manchester City | John Stones | 4 | 3.5% |
| Brighton | Joël Veltman | 4 | 3.7% |
| Manchester Utd | Kobbie Mainoo | 4 | 3.1% |
| Newcastle Utd | Lewis Hall | 4 | 3.3% |
| Newcastle Utd | Malick Thiaw | 4 | 3.3% |
| Manchester City | Matheus Nunes | 4 | 3.5% |
| Tottenham | Rodrigo Bentancur | 4 | 3.9% |
| Fulham | Ryan Sessegnon | 4 | 3.1% |
| Brentford | Sepp van den Berg | 4 | 4.1% |
| Fulham | Tom Cairney | 4 | 3.1% |
| Brentford | Vitaly Janelt | 4 | 4.1% |
| Brentford | Yehor Yarmoliuk | 4 | 4.1% |
| Bournemouth | Álex Jiménez | 4 | 4.0% |
| Brighton | Brajan Gruda | 3 | 2.8% |
| Liverpool | Curtis Jones | 3 | 2.6% |
| Bournemouth | David Brooks | 3 | 3.0% |
| Crystal Palace | Eberechi Eze | 3 | 2.6% |
| Arsenal | Ethan Nwaneri | 3 | 2.8% |
| Chelsea | Filip Jørgensen | 3 | 2.2% |
| Leeds United | Gabriel Gudmundsson | 3 | 2.4% |
| Everton | Jack Grealish | 3 | 2.4% |
| Leeds United | Jack Harrison | 3 | 2.4% |
| Manchester City | James Trafford | 3 | 2.6% |
| Bournemouth | Justin Kluivert | 3 | 3.0% |
| Brentford | Keane Lewis-Potter | 3 | 3.1% |
| West Ham | Kyle Walker-Peters | 3 | 3.1% |
| Aston Villa | Lamare Bogarde | 3 | 1.8% |
| Manchester Utd | Manuel Ugarte | 3 | 2.3% |
| Aston Villa | Marco Bizot | 3 | 1.8% |
| Arsenal | Martin Ødegaard | 3 | 2.8% |
| Wolves | Matt Doherty | 3 | 2.9% |
| Sunderland | Noah Sadiki | 3 | 2.9% |
| Bournemouth | Ryan Christie | 3 | 3.0% |
| West Ham | Tomáš Souček | 3 | 3.1% |
| Brentford | Aaron Hickey | 2 | 2.1% |
| Fulham | Alex Iwobi | 2 | 1.6% |
| Wolves | André | 2 | 1.9% |
| Leeds United | Brenden Aaronson | 2 | 1.6% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Callum Hudson-Odoi | 2 | 1.6% |
| Everton | Carlos Alcaraz | 2 | 1.6% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Dilane Bakwa | 2 | 1.6% |
| Tottenham | Djed Spence | 2 | 2.0% |
| Arsenal | Eberechi Eze | 2 | 1.9% |
| West Ham | El Hadji Malick Diouf | 2 | 2.1% |
| Fulham | Emile Smith Rowe | 2 | 1.6% |
| Arsenal | Gabriel Martinelli | 2 | 1.9% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Jair Cunha | 2 | 1.6% |
| Leeds United | Jaka Bijol | 2 | 1.6% |
| Fulham | Jorge Cuenca | 2 | 1.6% |
| Chelsea | Jorrel Hato | 2 | 1.5% |
| Burnley | Josh Laurent | 2 | 2.0% |
| Newcastle Utd | Lewis Miley | 2 | 1.6% |
| Manchester Utd | Matheus Cunha | 2 | 1.5% |
| Brentford | Mathias Jensen | 2 | 2.1% |
| Brentford | Michael Kayode | 2 | 2.1% |
| Liverpool | Mohamed Salah | 2 | 1.8% |
| Aston Villa | Morgan Rogers | 2 | 1.2% |
| Arsenal | Myles Lewis-Skelly | 2 | 1.9% |
| West Ham | Nayef Aguerd | 2 | 2.1% |
| Manchester City | Oscar Bobb | 2 | 1.7% |
| Tottenham | Pape Matar Sarr | 2 | 2.0% |
| Manchester City | Rayan Aït-Nouri | 2 | 1.7% |
| Manchester City | Rayan Cherki | 2 | 1.7% |
| Fulham | Raúl Jiménez | 2 | 1.6% |
| Manchester City | Rico Lewis | 2 | 1.7% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Ryan Yates | 2 | 1.6% |
| Newcastle Utd | Valentino Livramento | 2 | 1.6% |
| Bournemouth | Veljko Milosavljević | 2 | 2.0% |
| Crystal Palace | Yeremi Pino | 2 | 1.7% |
| West Ham | Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 1 | 1.0% |
| Manchester Utd | Amad Diallo | 1 | 0.8% |
| Newcastle Utd | Anthony Gordon | 1 | 0.8% |
| Sunderland | Arthur Masuaku | 1 | 1.0% |
| Burnley | Axel Tuanzebe | 1 | 1.0% |
| Manchester Utd | Ayden Heaven | 1 | 0.8% |
| Chelsea | Benoît Badiashile | 1 | 0.7% |
| Tottenham | Brennan Johnson | 1 | 1.0% |
| Brighton | Carlos Baleba | 1 | 0.9% |
| Arsenal | Cristhian Mosquera | 1 | 0.9% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Dan Ndoye | 1 | 0.8% |
| Sunderland | Daniel Ballard | 1 | 1.0% |
| Brighton | Diego Gómez | 1 | 0.9% |
| Manchester Utd | Diogo Dalot | 1 | 0.8% |
| Manchester City | Erling Haaland | 1 | 0.9% |
| Brentford | Fabio Carvalho | 1 | 1.0% |
| Wolves | Fer López | 1 | 1.0% |
| Brighton | Ferdi Kadioglu | 1 | 0.9% |
| Burnley | Florentino Luís | 1 | 1.0% |
| West Ham | Freddie Potts | 1 | 1.0% |
| Brighton | Georginio Rutter | 1 | 0.9% |
| Burnley | Hannibal Mejbri | 1 | 1.0% |
| Manchester Utd | Harry Maguire | 1 | 0.8% |
| Newcastle Utd | Harvey Barnes | 1 | 0.8% |
| Burnley | Hjalmar Ekdal | 1 | 1.0% |
| Wolves | Hwang Hee-chan | 1 | 1.0% |
| Aston Villa | Ian Maatsen | 1 | 0.6% |
| Everton | Idrissa Gana Gueye | 1 | 0.8% |
| Brighton | Jack Hinshelwood | 1 | 0.9% |
| Burnley | Jaidon Anthony | 1 | 1.0% |
| Everton | Jake O'Brien | 1 | 0.8% |
| Bournemouth | James Hill | 1 | 1.0% |
| Leeds United | James Justin | 1 | 0.8% |
| Crystal Palace | Jefferson Lerma | 1 | 0.9% |
| Sunderland | Jenson Seelt | 1 | 1.0% |
| Fulham | Joshua King | 1 | 0.8% |
| Crystal Palace | Justin Devenny | 1 | 0.9% |
| Wolves | Ki-Jana Hoever | 1 | 1.0% |
| Bournemouth | Marcus Tavernier | 1 | 1.0% |
| Newcastle Utd | Nick Woltemade | 1 | 0.8% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Nicolás Domínguez | 1 | 0.8% |
| West Ham | Oliver Scarles | 1 | 1.0% |
| Manchester City | Omar Marmoush | 1 | 0.9% |
| Nott'ham Forest | Omari Hutchinson | 1 | 0.8% |
| Aston Villa | Ross Barkley | 1 | 0.6% |
| Crystal Palace | Tyrick Mitchell | 1 | 0.9% |
| Brighton | Yankuba Minteh | 1 | 0.9% |
| Wolves | Yerson Mosquera | 1 | 1.0% |
| Last Updated: | 30/11/2025 |
Our list is not static; it evolves as the season unfolds. Any changes in set-piece responsibilities or shifts in the pecking order within teams will be promptly reflected in this list, ensuring you have the most up-to-date information.
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FAQ – Who takes free-kicks per club?
Who takes Arsenal free-kicks?
Declan Rice is first-choice for direct free-kicks. Martin Ødegaard and Bukayo Saka also contribute.
Who takes Aston Villa free-kicks?
Lucas Digne takes most direct free-kicks. John McGinn is the backup option.
Who takes Bournemouth free-kicks?
Marcus Tavernier is the main taker. Enes Ünal and Justin Kluivert are likely deputies.
Who takes Brentford free-kicks?
Bryan Mbeumo took direct free-kicks, but moved to ManU. Mikkel Damsgaard and Yoane Wissa will step in.
Who takes Brighton free-kicks?
Danny Welbeck is first-choice. Matt O’Riley and Pervis Estupiñán are options.
Who takes Burnley free-kicks?
Anthony is the designated taker. Zian Flemming and Hannibal Mejbri may also be involved.
Who takes Chelsea free-kicks?
Cole Palmer takes most free-kicks. Reece James and Enzo Fernández are backups.
Who takes Crystal Palace free-kicks?
Eberechi Eze is the club’s free-kick specialist.
Who takes Everton free-kicks?
Carlos Alcaraz is first-choice. James Garner covers when needed.
Who takes Fulham free-kicks?
Andreas Pereira takes direct free-kicks. Tom Cairney and Harry Wilson offer depth.
Who takes Leeds United free-kicks?
Ilia Gruev is first in line. Joel Piroe and Brenden Aaronson provide alternatives.
Who takes Liverpool free-kicks?
Florian Wirtz is first-choice. Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai support.
Who takes Manchester City free-kicks?
Omar Marmoush impressed in pre-season. Cherki and Phil Foden remain options.
Who takes Manchester United free-kicks?
Bruno Fernandes takes direct free-kicks. Luke Shaw provides a left-footed option.
Who takes Newcastle free-kicks?
Kieran Trippier is first-choice. Fabian Schär and Alexander Isak support.
Who takes Nottingham Forest free-kicks?
Morgan Gibbs-White is first-choice. Murillo may attempt long-range efforts.
Who takes Sunderland free-kicks?
Enzo Le Fée leads duties. Patrick Roberts and Romaine Mundle are likely backups.
Who takes Tottenham free-kicks?
James Maddison takes most direct free-kicks, Pedro Porro rotates.
Who takes West Ham free-kicks?
James Ward-Prowse remains first-choice. Lucas Paquetá covers during his absence.
Who takes Wolves free-kicks?
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde leads. Odilon Agbadou provides power from distance.
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