Penalty king Jimenez equals record – who are the Premier League’s best?

Fulham won 1-0 against Nottingham Forest to move within two spot kicks of breaking a Premier League record with Raul Jimenez in the closing moments of the Cottagers’ first penalty since the 2-2 draw with Ipswich in January 2025.

The Mexican has since joined Yaya Toure as the only player to have converted all of them, excluding those who have taken 10 or more. The pair has now received 11 from 11.

Chelsea’s Cole Palmer outscored Toure in December of that year, scoring two penalties against Tottenham, which resulted in him receiving 12 from 12. A penalty was saved against Leicester in March, which put an end to his 100% strike rate.

Jimenez now needs two more successful penalties before going missing to become the Premier League player with the most spot kicks.

He said, “It’s always what I do, waiting for the goalkeeper to move before striking the ball.” I’ve trained for my entire career to do it well. With these penalties, I prefer to be under such pressure. I’m pleased to have won.

In the Premier League, I have never missed a penalty. I want to keep doing it like that because I’m really happy about that. I’ll be there, there will be more penalties.

Bryan Mbeumo made his debut for Brentford against Fulham in April when he placed in the top 10 from 10 in April, but that flawless run was ended with a penalty saved.

Alan Shearer, the record-setting goalscorer in the Premier League, has scored the most penalties overall and has also taken the most penalties (677).

Matt le Tissier, a former Southampton player, has the third-best conversation rate among those who have converted 24 of their 25 attempts, trailing only Toure and Jimenez.

In March 1993, Nottingham Forest’s Mark Crossley saved his spot kick, which was only his third Premier League penalty at the time. In his top-flight career, it was the only one he would miss.

James Beattie (17/18) and Julian Dicks (15/16) both managed just one penalty, while Danny Murphy scored 18 of his 19 in fourth place on the Premier League’s most effective penalty takers list.

List of players who have received 10 plus Premier League penalties provided by data analysts Opta.