Ranking the top 5 greatest free-kick takers in the history of the Premier League

Chronicling a list of the greatest free-kick takers in the history of the Premier League
Chronicling a list of the greatest free-kick takers in the history of the Premier League

#4 Ian Harte/ Morten Gamst Pedersen (10 goals)

Ian Harte was a member of the Leeds side in the 1990s
Ian Harte was a member of the Leeds side in the 1990s

Two players share the number four spot when it comes to the list of greatest free-kick takers to ever play in the Premier League. First is Blackburn Rovers legend Morten Gamst Pedersen, who made over 280 appearances for the club.

Pederson often played as a winger, but was deadly when it came to set-pieces. Before he departed Blackburn Rovers in 2013, the Norwegian had scored an astonishing ten goals from free-kicks alone. That was how good he was.

But he shares this record with former Leeds United and Sunderland defender, Ian Harte. Despite being a left-back, the Irishman was one of the best during his heydays when it came to free-kicks in the Premier League.

Both Harte and Pederson had the ability to curl the ball past any wall, irrespective of how tall and how well it was constructed, and that’s how come they scored ten goals apiece from free-kicks.

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