Aston Villa Set Piece Takers

Watkins is Aston Villa's primary penalty taker in FPL 2025/26 (88% confidence). Cool from the spot. Confidence high after recent form.

Bailey is Aston Villa's primary free kick taker in FPL 2025/26 (65% confidence). Sharing duties with McGinn from central positions.

McGinn is Aston Villa's primary corner taker in FPL 2025/26 (75% confidence). Lefty from right side. Bailey covers right side.

Penalty takers add direct goal threat worth 6 FPL points per spot kick. Corner and free kick takers accumulate 0.10–0.18 expected assists per GW from routine delivery — invisible in basic FPL stats but significant over a season. When two Aston Villa players at the same price have similar form, the set-piece taker almost always edges ahead on expected returns. Onside tracks curated taker confidence scores updated weekly.

McGinn take corners for Aston Villa. Check back weekly as set-piece roles can change with injuries or transfers.

Watkins is Aston Villa's designated penalty taker. Penalty takers are among the most valuable FPL assets — penalties convert ~75% of the time, making them a near-guaranteed 5-6 point return each time one is awarded.

Set-piece takers generate assist and goal opportunities that non-takers miss entirely. Players who take both corners AND penalties from a team with good fixtures are among the safest FPL picks. Onside tracks confidence scores for all 20 clubs so you can compare taker quality across teams before transferring.

The Onside set-piece hub at /set-pieces lists all 20 Premier League clubs' takers, updated weekly from FBRef data and curated editorial.

Set-piece roles for Aston Villa in 2026-27 are confirmed pre-season and updated as the squad evolves. The current penalty taker is Watkins. Corner duties are shared by McGinn. Onside refreshes all set-piece data weekly from FBRef season-to-date counts and curated press conference notes. Check back as 2026/27 pre-season begins for the latest confirmed roles.

Aston Villa set pieces in FPL cover three roles: (1) Penalty taker — the player who takes spot kicks, worth 6 FPL points per goal scored (~75% conversion rate). (2) Free kick taker — the primary dead-ball specialist outside the box, generating assist opportunities from direct deliveries. (3) Corner taker — the player delivering corners from wide, producing expected assists of 0.10–0.18 per game. Identifying Aston Villa's set-piece takers before buying their players is one of the highest-ROI research tasks in FPL — it can separate similarly-priced players by 15–30 points over a season.