CRY · 2025/26

Crystal Palace Set Piece Takers

FPL 2025/26 — penalties, free kicks & corners

Quick answer: For Crystal Palace in FPL 2025/26: Mateta takes penalties, Eze takes free kicks, Eze takes corners. Data curated from press conferences and auto-updated weekly from FBRef.

Crystal Palace's primary penalty taker is Mateta (80% confidence). Set-piece data is curated from press conferences and auto-updated weekly from FBRef season-to-date counts.

Penalty Takers

PlayerStatusConfidence
Mateta
Took the role after Olise's departure. Powerful and direct.
Curated editorial
Primary80%
confidence

Free Kick Takers

PlayerStatusConfidence
Eze
Dead-ball specialist; both feet, all distances.
Curated editorial
Primary82%
confidence

Corner Takers

PlayerStatusConfidence
Eze
Outswingers from right; Mitchell delivers from left.
Curated editorial
Primary78%
confidence

FPL impact

Penalty takers add ~0.35 expected goals per GW via spot kicks. Corner specialists accumulate 0.10–0.18 expected assists per GW from routine delivery — invisible in the FPL stats but captured in Onside's v5 engine. When two players at the same price have similar form, the set-piece taker almost always wins on xA.

Crystal Palace Set Pieces — FAQ

Answered by Onside data engine

Who takes Crystal Palace penalties in FPL 2025/26?

Mateta is Crystal Palace's primary penalty taker in FPL 2025/26 (80% confidence). Took the role after Olise's departure. Powerful and direct.

Who takes Crystal Palace free kicks in FPL 2025/26?

Eze is Crystal Palace's primary free kick taker in FPL 2025/26 (82% confidence). Dead-ball specialist; both feet, all distances.

Who takes Crystal Palace corners in FPL 2025/26?

Eze is Crystal Palace's primary corner taker in FPL 2025/26 (78% confidence). Outswingers from right; Mitchell delivers from left.

Why does Crystal Palace's set-piece taker matter for FPL?

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 Crystal Palace 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.

Curated data: 2026-05-08 · FBRef auto-derived: 2026-05-09. Curated editorial wins per (team, role) cell where available. Refreshed weekly by setpiece-scrape workflow.