PES 2020 Controls

Controls and buttons for PES 2020 on the PS4 and Xbox One gamepad controllers. In PES 2020 control settings, the controls in this guide refer to the Standard & Alternative configuration.

SIMPLE ATTACKING

Action	PS4 (Standard)	PS4 (Alternate)	Xbox One (Standard)	Xbox One (Alternate)
Move player	LS	LS	LS	LS
Cursor change (change player)	L1	L1	LB	LB
Dash (sprint)	R1	R2	RB	RT
Shoot	▢	O	X	B
Low pass	X	X	A	A
Lofted pass/cross	O	▢	B	X
Through ball	△	△	Y	Y
Special controls	R2	R1	RT	RB
Manual controls	L2	L2	LT	LT
Super cancel (cancel action)	R1 + R2	R1 + R2	RB + RT	RB + RT

SIMPLE DEFENSIVE

Action	PS4 (Standard)	PS4 (Alternate)	Xbox One (Standard)	Xbox One (Alternate)
Pressure (press the ball)	X	X	A	A
Standing tackle	Double tap X	Double tap X	Double tap A	Double tap A
Sliding tackle	O	▢	B	X
COM teammates pressure (teammates press ball)	Hold ▢	Hold O	Hold X	Hold B
Bring out goalkeeper	△	△	Y	Y

DRIBBLING

Action	PS4 (Standard)	PS4 (Alternate)	Xbox One (Standard)	Xbox One (Alternate)
Close control	R2 + LS	R1 + LS	RT + LS	RB + LS
Dash dribble	LS + R1	LS + RT	LS + RB	LS + RT
Speed burst	Double tap R1 + LS	Double tap R2 + L2	Double tap RB + LS	Double tap RT + LS
Knock on (when stationary)	R2 + RS in any direction	R1 + RS in any direction	RT + RS in any direction	RB + RS in any direction
Quick stop	Release LS + R1	Release LS + R2	Release LS + RB	Release LS + RT
Quick stop then face opposition goal	Release LS + R2	Release LS + R1	Release LS + RT	Release LS + RB
Dive	Click L3 + Click R3 + L1 + L2	Click L3 + Click R3 + L1 + L2	Click LS + Click RS + LB + LT	Click LS + Click RS + LB + LT

TRAP CONTROLS

Action	PS4 (Standard)	PS4 (Alternate)	Xbox One (Standard)	Xbox One (Alternate)
Flick	Click and hold R3 as you receive the ball	Click and hold R3 as you receive the ball	Click and hold RS as you receive the ball	Click and hold RS as you receive the ball
Control and face opposition goal	Push then release LS + start holding R2 before player controls ball	Push then release LS + start holding R1 before player controls ball	Push then release LS + start holding RT before player controls ball	Push then release LS + start holding RB before player controls ball
Through feint	Let go LS and before trapping the ball hold R1	Let go LS and before trapping the ball hold R2	Let go LS and before trapping the ball hold RB	Let go LS and before trapping the ball hold RT
Trap feint	Let go LS and before trapping the ball hold R1	Let go LS and before trapping the ball hold R2	Let go LS and before trapping the ball hold RB	Let go LS and before trapping the ball hold RT

ADVANCED MOVEMENT

Action	PS4 (Standard)	PS4 (Alternate)	Xbox One (Standard)	Xbox One (Alternate)
Jockey (in defence)	R2 + LS	R1 + LS	RT + LS	RB + LS
Manual cursor change (change player)	RS	RS	RS	RS
Positioning for high balls	R2 + LS	R1 + LS	RT + LS	RB + LS

ADVANCED PASSING

Action	PS4 (Standard)	PS4 (Alternate)	Xbox One (Standard)	Xbox One (Alternate)
High pass	RB + O	RB + ▢	RB + B	RB + X
Chipped through ball	LB + △	LB + △	LB + Y	LB + Y
Low cross	Double tap O	Double tap ▢	Double tap B	Double tap X
Early cross	L1 + any type of cross	L1 + any type of cross	LB + any type of cross	LB + any type of cross
One-two pass	LB + X then △	LB + X then △	LB + A then Y	LB + A then Y
Dynamic one-two	LB + X then hold LB + RS in direction you want player to make run	LB + X then hold LB + RS in direction you want player to make run	LB + A then hold LB + RS in direction you want player to make run	LB + A then hold LB + RS in direction you want player to make run
Pass and move	X or △ then R2 before player kicks ball	X or △ then R1 before player kicks ball	A or Y then RT before player kicks ball	A or Y then RB before player kicks ball
Call for the ball (co-op match an fixed only)	Double tap R2	Double tap R1	Double tap RT	Double tap RB
Teammate forward run	L1 + RS then release RS	L1 + RS then release RS	LB + RS then release RS	LB + RS then release RS

ADVANCED SHOOTING

Action	PS4 (Standard)	PS4 (Alternate)	Xbox One (Standard)	Xbox One (Alternate)
Controlled shot	R2 + ▢	R1 + O	RT + X	RB + B
Chip shot	LB + X	LB + O	LB + X	LB + B

SET-PIECES

Action	PS4 (Standard)	PS4 (Alternate)	Xbox One (Standard)	Xbox One (Alternate)
Select set piece taker	Select	Select	View button	View button
Pass/shot direction	LS ←/→	LS ←/→	LS ←/→	LS ←/→
Adjust trajectory (whilst shooting or crossing)	LS ↑/↓/←/→	LS ↑/↓/←/→	LS ↑/↓/←/→	LS ↑/↓ /←/→
Position second free kick taker	L1 + D-pad ↑	L1 + D-pad ↑	LB + D-pad ↑	LB + D-pad ↑
Line up both takers	L1 + D-pad ↓	L1 + D-pad ↓	LB + D-pad ↓	LB + D-pad ↓
Pass/shoot with second taker	Hold L2	Hold L2	Hold LT	Hold LT
Trick free kick	O then X	▢ then X	B then A	X then A
Short knock-on	L1 + X	L1 + X	LB + A	LB + A
Fix pass/shot direction and trajectory (offline only)	R1	R2	RB	RT
Dash/ touchline strategy	D-pad ↑	D-pad ↑	D-pad ↑	D-pad ↑
Far target/6-yard box/ runner from deep strategy	D-pad ↓	D-pad ↓	D-pad ↓	D-pad ↓
Dash and hold/ two options strategy	D-pad ←	D-pad ←	D-pad ←	D-pad ←
Target man strategy	D-pad →	D-pad →	D-pad →	D-pad →
Switch camera angle	Click R3	Click R3	Click RS	Click RS
Wall jump (when defending)	▢	O	X	B
Prevent wall jump (when defending)	Keep holding A	Keep holding A	Keep holding A	Keep holding A
Charge down (when defending)	O as opponent strikes ball	▢ as opponent strikes ball	B as opponent strikes ball	X as opponent strikes ball
Goalkeeper near positioning (when defending)	Keep holding △ until opponent takes kick	Keep holding △ until opponent takes kick	Keep holding Y until opponent takes kick	Keep holding Y until opponent takes kick
Mixed strategy (when defending)	D-pad ← then ↑	D-pad ← then ↑	D-pad ← then ↑	D-pad ← then ↑
Man-to-man strategy	D-pad ← then ←	D-pad ← then ←	D-pad ← then ←	D-pad ← then ←
Zonal strategy	D-pad ← then →	D-pad ← then →	D-pad ← then →	D-pad ← then →

PENALTY

Action	PS4 (Standard)	PS4 (Alternate)	Xbox One (Standard)	Xbox One (Alternate)
Shoot	▢	O	X	B
Chipped penalty	L1 + ▢	L1 + O	LB + X	LB + B
Display aiming guide	R1	R2	RB	RT

GOALKEEPER (ON THE BALL)

Action	PS4 (Standard)	PS4 (Alternate)	Xbox One (Standard)	Xbox One (Alternate)
Put ball down/ pick up ball	Release LS then R1	Release LS then R2	Release LS then RB	Release LS then RT
Throw	X	X	A	A
Throw into space	△	△	Y	Y
Drop kick	O	▢	B	X
High punt kick	R1 + O	R2 + ▢	RB + B	RT + X
Pass feint	Any pass command then X	Any pass command then X	Any pass command then A	Any pass command then A

STRATEGY CONTROLS

Action	PS4 (Standard)	PS4 (Alternate)	Xbox One (Standard)	Xbox One (Alternate)
Switch preset tactics	Hold D-pad ↑ or ↓	Hold D-pad ↑ or ↓	Hold D-pad ↑ or ↓	Hold D-pad ↑ or ↓
Switch Attack1 strategy on/off	L2 + D-pad ↑	L2 + D-pad ↑	LT + D-pad ↑	LT + D-pad ↑
Switch Attack2 strategy on/off	L2 + D-pad ↓	L2 + D-pad ↓	LT + D-pad ↓	LT + D-pad ↓
Switch Defence1 strategy on/off	L2 + D-pad ←	L2 + D-pad ←	LT + D-pad ←	LT + D-pad ←
Switch Defence1 strategy on/off	L2 + D-pad →	L2 + D-pad →	LT + D-pad →	LT + D-pad →
Increase attack/defence level	Double tap D-pad ↑	Double tap D-pad ↑	Double tap D-pad ↑	Double tap D-pad ↑
Decrease attack/defence level	Double tap D-pad ↓	Double tap D-pad ↓	Double tap D-pad ↓	Double tap D-pad ↓
Quick substitution (when ball out of play)	Select button	Select button	View button	View button