Sunderland Set Piece Takers

Diarra is Sunderland's primary penalty taker in FPL 2026/27 (85% confidence). FPL official designation: #1 for penalties. Backup: E.Le Fée.

Xhaka is Sunderland's primary free kick taker in FPL 2026/27 (85% confidence). FPL official designation: #1 for direct free-kicks. Backups: E.Le Fée, N.Angulo.

E.Le Fée is Sunderland's primary corner taker in FPL 2026/27 (85% confidence). FPL official designation: #1 for corners. Backups: Xhaka, Hume.

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 Sunderland 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.

E.Le Fée and Xhaka take corners for Sunderland. Check back weekly as set-piece roles can change with injuries or transfers.

Diarra is Sunderland'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 Sunderland in 2026/27 are confirmed pre-season and updated as the squad evolves. The current penalty taker is Diarra. Corner duties are shared by E.Le Fée and Xhaka. 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.

Sunderland 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 Sunderland'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.