EA Sports FC 27 controls & keybinds

1. Move player
   1 input
2. Sprint
   Hold + direction
   hold + press
3. Controlled sprint Keeps the ball closer than a full sprint, which is what makes it the one to hold in a crowded box.
   1 input
4. Shield / jockey
   Hold + direction
   hold + press
5. Sprint jockey
   + Hold
   hold + press
6. Strafe dribble Faces the defender while moving sideways; the base every skill move is launched from.
   +
   2 at once
7. Stop ball
   +
   2 at once
8. Stop and face goal
   +
   2 at once
9. First touch / knock-on
   + Flick twice and hold
   hold + press
10. Controlled first touch
    + Flick
    2 at once
11. Jostle for a ball in the air
    1 input
12. Skill moves The full move list is on the skill moves page.
    1 input

1. Ground pass / header
   1 input
2. Lob pass / cross / header
   1 input
3. Through pass
   1 input
4. Shoot / volley / header
   1 input
5. Low driven shot The second press lands after the power bar has started, not with the first.
   +
   2 at once
6. Chip shot
   +
   2 at once
7. Finesse shot
   +
   2 at once
8. Low driven finesse shot
   + +
   3 at once
9. Power shot Three buttons plus aim: the heaviest simultaneous input in the outfield scheme.
   + +
   3 at once
10. Low driven power shot
    + + +
    4 at once
11. Fake shot
    then + direction
    3 at once
12. Fake pass
    then + direction
    3 at once
13. Fake shot to stop
    then then
    3 in order
14. Driven through pass
    + +
    3 at once

1. Protect ball
   Hold
   1 input
2. Driven ground pass
   +
   2 at once
3. Lofted ground pass
   +
   2 at once
4. Lofted through pass
   +
   2 at once
5. Lobbed through pass
   +
   2 at once
6. High lob / cross
   +
   2 at once
7. Driven lob pass / driven cross
   + +
   3 at once
8. Ground cross
   +
   2 at once
9. Driven ground cross
   + + +
   4 at once
10. Trigger run
    1 input
11. Call for support
    1 input
12. Double teammate support
    +
    2 at once
13. Dummy a pass
    + Hold
    hold + press
14. Flair pass
    +
    2 at once
15. Flair shot / outside of the foot
    +
    2 at once
16. Flair lob / cross
    +
    2 at once
17. Flair through pass
    +
    2 at once
18. Let the ball run
    Hold + L3 away from the ball
    hold + press
19. Disguised first touch
    Hold + L3 towards the ball
    hold + press
20. Flick up for a volley
    1 input
21. Pass and go
    +
    2 at once
22. Pass and follow Also works after a through pass or a cross.
    + Hold direction
    hold + press
23. Directional run
    Tap + Flick
    2 at once
24. Player lock
    +
    2 at once
25. Switch player while locked
    Flick
    1 input
26. Precision pass
    +
    2 at once
27. Precision swerve ground pass
    + +
    3 at once
28. Precision lob pass
    +
    2 at once
29. Cancel foul advantage
    +
    2 at once
30. Hard super cancel Four shoulders at once — worth knowing which fingers you will use before you need it.
    + + +
    4 at once

1. Change player
   1 input
2. Change player (manual)
   direction
   1 input
3. Icon switching
   1 input
4. Tackle / push or pull while chasing
   1 input
5. Hard tackle
   +
   2 at once
6. Professional foul
   +
   2 at once
7. Sliding tackle
   1 input
8. Hard slide tackle
   +
   2 at once
9. Quick get up after a slide
   1 input
10. Clearance
    1 input
11. Technical clearance
    +
    2 at once
12. Shoulder challenge / sealout
    1 input
13. Contain
    Hold
    1 input
14. Teammate contain
    Hold
    1 input
15. Partial team press
    Hold
    1 input
16. Engage a shielding dribbler
    + L3 towards them
    2 at once
17. Rush the goalkeeper out
    Hold
    1 input
18. Goalkeeper rush to contain
    + Hold
    hold + press
19. Goalkeeper rush to centre
    +
    2 at once
20. Cancel the goalkeeper rush
    1 input

1. Drop kick
   or
   2 in order
2. Throw / pass
   1 input
3. Drop the ball
   1 input
4. Pick the ball up
   1 input
5. Driven throw
   +
   2 at once
6. Driven kick
   +
   2 at once
7. Move the goalkeeper manually Releasing hands positioning back to the assisted keeper.
   Hold + direction
   hold + press
8. Cover the far post
   Hold
   1 input
9. Switch camera (goalkeeper only)
   Touchpad
   1 input

1. Aim
   1 input
2. Reticle aim
   1 input
3. Ground pass
   1 input
4. Lob pass / cross
   1 input
5. Shoot
   1 input
6. Select the kick taker
   1 input
7. Add a kick taker
   or
   2 in order
8. Call the second kick taker
   1 input
9. Second taker: layoff pass
   +
   2 at once
10. Second taker: lob
    +
    2 at once
11. Second taker: shot
    +
    2 at once
12. Second taker: run over the ball
    + then
    3 at once
13. Call the third kick taker
    1 input
14. Third taker: shot
    +
    2 at once
15. Third taker: run over the ball
    + then
    3 at once
16. Wall jump (defending)
    1 input
17. Wall charge (defending)
    1 input
18. Move the wall (defending)
    or
    2 in order
19. Move the goalkeeper (defending)
    or
    2 in order
20. Co-op: change set piece user
    +
    2 at once

1. Corner: lob cross
   1 input
2. Corner: pass
   1 input
3. Aim the kick
   1 input
4. Reticle aim
   1 input
5. Show corner tactics
   1 input
6. Run to the far post
   then up
   2 in order
7. Run to the near post
   then down
   2 in order
8. Edge of the box run
   then left
   2 in order
9. Crowd the goalkeeper
   then right
   2 in order
10. Throw-in: move along the line
    1 input
11. Throw-in: short throw
    1 input
12. Throw-in: manual short throw
    1 input
13. Throw-in: long throw
    Hold or Hold
    2 in order
14. Throw-in: fake throw
    +
    2 at once

1. Aim
   1 input
2. Shoot
   1 input
3. Finesse shot
   +
   2 at once
4. Chip shot
   +
   2 at once
5. Select the kick taker
   1 input
6. Goalkeeper: move side to side
   direction
   1 input
7. Goalkeeper: dive
   direction
   1 input
8. Goalkeeper: gestures
   or or or
   4 in order

1. Quick tactics
   1 input
2. Offside trap
   then up
   2 in order
3. Team press
   then left
   2 in order
4. Extra striker
   then right
   2 in order
5. Get in the box
   then down
   2 in order
6. Tactical focus
   1 input
7. Focus: default
   then up
   2 in order
8. Focus: defending
   then left
   2 in order
9. Focus: attacking
   then right
   2 in order
10. My tactics
    1 input
11. Custom tactic 1
    then up
    2 in order
12. Custom tactic 2
    then left
    2 in order
13. Custom tactic 3
    then right
    2 in order
14. Custom tactic 4
    then down
    2 in order
15. Tactical suggestions
    1 input
16. Substitution
    then down
    2 in order

1. Call for a pass
   1 input
2. Call for or suggest a through pass
   1 input
3. Suggest a shot
   1 input
4. Call for a driven ground pass
   +
   2 at once
5. Call for a threaded through pass
   +
   2 at once
6. Call for a lobbed through pass
   +
   2 at once
7. Call for a far lobbed through pass
   + +
   3 at once
8. Goalkeeper: suggest a cross
   1 input
9. Goalkeeper: outfielder controls
   +
   2 at once
10. Goalkeeper: autopositioning
    Hold
    1 input
11. Goalkeeper: dive
    Hold direction
    1 input
12. Goalkeeper: punch / reaction save
    Tap
    1 input
13. Goalkeeper: grab the ball
    Tap
    1 input
14. Goalkeeper: reaction dive on demand
    Hold + Hold direction
    2 at once
15. Goalkeeper: jockey
    Hold
    1 input
16. Goalkeeper: rush
    Hold
    1 input
17. Goalkeeper: second defender contain
    Hold
    1 input
18. Goalkeeper: camera pan
    Hold +
    hold + press
19. Toggle the camera target
    Touchpad
    1 input

1. Pause / menu
   Options
   1 input
2. Rewind and try again (kick-off only)
   + + Options
   3 at once
3. Skip the celebration
   +
   2 at once

EA ships a full keyboard layout and almost nobody prints it. Two things matter here that never come up on a pad: whether your hand reaches the combination without leaving WASD, and whether your keyboard reports all of those keys at once — cheaper boards drop the third one silently.

Pass & shoot

1. Move player
   W Z or or S or D
   1 key
2. Sprint
   E
   1 key
3. Short pass / header EA's keyboard layout has not changed since FC 24; confirm against the in-game diagram after the 25 September update.
   1 key
4. Through ball
   W Z
   1 key
5. Shoot / volley
   D
   1 key
6. Lob / cross
   S
   1 key
7. Skill moves Arrow keys stand in for the right stick.
   ↑ ↓ ← →
   1 key
8. Player run (trigger)
   Q A
   1 key
9. Pace control / shield
   C
   1 key

Winning it back

1. Tackle / contain
   1 key
2. Slide tackle
   S
   1 key
3. Press / switch player
   D or Q A
   1 key
4. Jockey
   Hold E
   1 key
5. Goalkeeper rush
   1 key

Match & menu

1. Pause / menu
   Esc
   1 key
2. Tactics (D-pad)
   1 – 4
   1 key