The guides on this list consist of the movement, attacking, defending, corner and throw-in, set piece, and penalties guide. These guides may not be easy to master, but they aid better gameplay in EA Sports FC 25, as they are known to be essential.
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Movement Guide
Player movements
Movement is bound to be the most important and basic thing you need to know as without movement attacking, defending, and counter can be performed. Here are the most important control that permits you to move around the pitch with the ball on your feet.
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Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
|
Move player |
LS + direction |
LS + direction |
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Sprint |
R2 (hold down) + direction |
RT (hold down) + direction |
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Shield/Jockey |
L2 (hold down) + direction |
LT (hold down) + direction |
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First touch/Knock on |
R2 + R3 + Flick twice and hold direction |
RT + RS + Flick twice and hold direction |
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Controlled first touch/Effort touch |
R1 + R3 (Flick in any direction) or R + direction (hold) |
RB + RS (Flick in any direction) or R + direction (hold) |
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Stop and face goal |
LS + no direction + L1 |
LS + no direction + LB |
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Strafe dribble |
L1 + LS |
LB + LS |
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Agile dribble |
L2 + R2 |
LT + RT |
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Controlled sprint |
R1 |
RB |
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Stop ball |
LS + no direction + R2 |
LS + no direction + RT |
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Jostle (Ball in air) |
L2 |
LT |
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Skill moves |
RS |
RS |
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Orbit dribble |
L2 + L1 + LS + direction |
LT + LB + LS + direction |
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Controlled sprint |
R1 (hold) |
RB (hold) |
Attacking Guide
Players attacking
When it’s come to the basic way of producing the final pass and goal, knowing how to attack with precision can give you an aid in finding that final pass.
|
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
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Ground pass/Header |
X |
A |
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Lob pass/Cross/Header |
Square |
X |
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Through pass |
∆ |
Y |
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Shoot/Volley/Header |
O |
B |
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Time your shot |
O + O (timed) |
B + B (timed) |
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Chip shot |
L1 + O |
LB + B |
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Finesse shot |
R1 + O |
RB + B |
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Power shot |
L1 + R1 + O |
LB + RB + B |
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Fake shot |
O then X + direction |
B then A + direction |
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Fake pass |
Square then X + direction |
X then A + direction |
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Fake shot to shot |
Square + O + X then L3 + no direction |
X + B + A then LS + no direction |
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Driven through pass |
L1 + R1 + ∆ |
LB + RB + Y |
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Rewind and try again |
L2 + R2 |
LT + RT |
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Protect ball |
L2 (hold) |
RT (hold) |
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Driven ground pass |
R1 + X |
RB + A |
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Lofted ground pass |
X + X |
A + A |
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Lofted through pass |
∆ + ∆ |
Y + Y |
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Lobbed through pass |
L1 + ∆ |
LB + Y |
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Driven lob pass/Cross |
R1 + Square |
RB + X |
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High lob/Cross |
L1 + Square |
LB + X |
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Ground pass |
Square + Square |
X + X |
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Driven ground pass |
R1 + Square + Square |
RB + X + X |
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Trigger run |
L1 |
LB |
|
Call for support |
R1 |
RB |
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Double team mate support |
R1 + R1 |
RB + RB |
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Dummy a pass |
LS (release) + R1 (hold) |
LS (release) + RB (hold) |
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Flair pass/Outside the foot |
L2 + X |
LT + A |
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Flair shot |
L2 + O |
LT + B |
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Flair lob/Cross |
L2 + Square |
LT + X |
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Flair through pass |
L2 + ∆ |
LT + Y |
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Let ball run |
R1 (hold) + LS (away from ball) |
RB (hold) + LS (away from ball) |
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Flick up for volley |
R3 |
RS |
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Disguised first touch |
L1 + R1 + LS (towards ball) |
LB + RB + LS (towards ball) |
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Set up touch |
R1 (hold) + RS (hold in direction) |
RB (hold) + RS (hold in direction) |
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Pass and go |
L1 + X |
LB + A |
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Player lock |
LS + RS |
LS + RS |
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Directional runs |
L1 + R1 (tap) + RS (flick) |
LB + RB (tap) + RS (flick) |
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Switching (player lock) |
RS (flick) |
RS (flick) |
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Hard super cancel |
L1 + R1 + L2 + R2 |
LB + RB + LT + RT |
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Cancel foul advantage |
L2 + R2 |
LT + RT |
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Shield step in/Push back |
L2 |
LT |
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Precision pass |
R1 + ∆ |
RB + Y |
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Precision swerve ground pass |
L2 + R1 + ∆ |
LT + RB + Y |
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Precision lob pass |
R1 + Square |
RB + X |
Defending Guide
Player defending
Defending in EA Sports FC 25 is not easy so knowing how to defend your yard and goal post from opponents would give you an edge over your rival team.
|
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
|
Change player |
L1 |
LB |
|
Manual change player |
RS direction |
RS direction |
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Icon switching |
R3 |
RS |
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Tackle/Push or pull (when chasing) |
O |
B |
|
Hard tackle |
O (hold) |
B (hold) |
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Tactical foul |
Hold R1 + X |
Hold RB + A |
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Slide tackle |
Square |
X |
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Quick get up (after a slide tackle) |
Square |
X |
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Clearance |
O |
B |
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Technical clearance |
R1 + O |
RB + B |
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Contain |
O |
B |
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Teammate contain |
R1 (hold) |
RB (hold) |
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Shield/Jockey |
L2 (hold) |
LT (hold) |
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Running Jockey |
L2 (hold) + R2 (hold) |
LT (hold) + RT (hold) |
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Shoulder challenge |
O |
B |
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Engage shielding opponent |
L2 + LS (towards shielding dribbler) |
LT + LS (towards shielding dribbler) |
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Pull and hold (when chasing) |
O (hold) |
B (hold) |
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Rush Goalkeeper out |
∆ |
Y |
|
Goalkeeper cross intercept |
∆ + ∆ (hold) |
Y + Y (hold) |
Goalkeeping Guide
Goalkeeping
Your Goalkeeper is the last man with the defense line, as knowing how to use him quickly at the right time can stop rivals from scoring against your team.
|
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
|
Drop kick |
O or Square |
B or X |
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Throw/Pass |
X |
A |
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Drop ball |
∆ |
Y |
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Pick up ball |
R1 |
RB |
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Driven throw |
R1 + X |
RB + A |
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Move goalkeeper |
R3 (hold) + RS direction |
RS (hold) + direction |
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Cover far post |
R3 (hold) |
RS (hold) |
|
Switch camera |
Touchpad button |
Menu button |
Corner and Throw-in Guide
Corner kick
Goals can be scored not only from attacking, counters, free kicks, and penalties. But even from the corners and throwing, having the right person to take a corner or throw in with the right direction can help greatly in also scoring goals.
|
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
|
Lob Cross (corner) |
Square |
X |
|
Pass (corner) |
X |
A |
|
Aim kick |
LS |
LS |
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Apply kick power |
Square |
X |
|
Aim indicator on/off |
D-Pad (up) |
D-Pad (up) |
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Display corner tactics |
D-Pad (down) |
D-Pad (down) |
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Run far post |
D-Pad (down then up) |
D-Pad (down then up) |
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Edge of box run |
D-Pad (down then right) |
D-Pad (down then right) |
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Crowd the goalkeeper |
D-Pad (down then left) |
D-Pad (down then left) |
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Run near post |
D-Pad (down then down) |
D-Pad (down then down) |
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Move along the line (Throw-ins) |
LS |
LS |
|
Short throw-ins |
X |
A |
|
Manual short throw-in |
∆ |
Y |
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Long throw-in |
Square or X (hold) |
X or A (hold) |
|
Fake throw |
Square + X or X + Square |
X + A or A + X |
Set Piece/ Free-Kick Guide
Set Piece taking
Learning and knowing how to take free kicks from the right position with certain plays are very vital to be thought of as goals can be scored from wide ranges, mid ranges and close ranges by different players.
|
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
|
Aim |
LS |
LS |
|
Reticle aim |
RS |
RS |
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Timing shot |
O + O (timed) |
B + B (hold) |
|
Ground pass |
X |
A |
|
Lob pass/Cross |
Square |
X |
|
Wall jump |
∆ |
Y |
|
Wall charge |
X |
A |
|
Move wall |
L2 + R2 |
LT + RT |
|
Select kick taker |
R2 |
RT |
|
Add kick taker |
R1 + L2 |
RB + LT |
|
Move goalkeeper |
Square or O |
X or B |
|
Call 2nd kick taker |
L2 |
LT |
|
2nd kick taker curled shot |
L2 + O |
LT + B |
|
2nd kick taker layoff pass |
L2 + X |
LT + A |
Penalty Guide
Penalty kick
Everyone knows what a penalty is but are also fun at missing big goal scoring chances. With these guides you wouldn’t be missing penalties again.
|
Action |
PlayStation Controls |
Xbox Controls |
|
Aim |
LS |
LS |
|
Shoot |
O |
B |
|
Move kick taker |
R3 |
RS |
|
Stutter |
L2 |
LT |
|
Sprint |
R2 |
RT |
|
Finesse shot |
R1 + O |
RB + B |
|
Chip shot |
L1 + O |
LB + B |
|
Select Kick Taker |
R2 |
RT |
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Turn Aim Indicator On/Off |
D-Pad (up) |
D-Pad (up) |
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Goalkeeper Move Side to Side |
LS (direction) |
LS (direction) |
|
Goalkeeper Dive |
RS (direction) |
RS (direction) |
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Goalkeeper Gestures |
X/O/Square/∆ |
A/B/X/Y |
Final Thoughts
Learning how to use these various guides and at the right time should improve your set-piece taking, corner and throw-in, attacking, and defending gameplay in EA Sports FC 25.
