In an era where Premier League matches are becoming increasingly intense, penalties can often decide the outcome of a team's game or even their entire season.
Recently,A data organization recently compiled statistics on all Premier League players who have taken more than 10 penalties, thus sorting out some of the best and worst penalty takers in Premier League history. Among them, Manchester City legend Yaya Toure and current Fulham striker Raul Jimenez share the top spot with a 100% scoring rate. The specific rankings are as follows:
Premier League All-Time Best Penalty Takers Ranking
| Rank | Player | Success Rate | Penalties Taken | Penalties Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yaya Toure | 100% | 11 | 11 |
| 1 | Raul Jimenez | 100% | 11 | 11 |
| 3 | Matt Le Tissier | 96.2% | 26 | 25 |
| 4 | Danny Murphy | 94.7% | 19 | 18 |
| 5 | Callum Wilson | 94.1% | 17 | 16 |
| 5 | James Beattie | 94.1% | 17 | 16 |
| 7 | Julian Dicks | 93.8% | 16 | 15 |
| 8 | Cole Palmer | 92.9% | 14 | 13 |
| 9 | Bukayo Saka | 92.3% | 13 | 12 |
| 10 | Thierry Henry | 92.0% | 25 | 23 |
| 11 | Ivan Toney | 91.7% | 12 | 11 |
| 11 | Alexander Isak | 91.7% | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Bryan Mbeumo | 90.9% | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | Leighton Baines | 90.9% | 22 | 20 |
| 13 | Danny Ings | 90.9% | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | Gary Speed | 90.9% | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | Frank Leboeuf | 90.9% | 11 | 10 |
| 18 | James Milner | 90.0% | 20 | 18 |
| 18 | Peter Beardsley | 90.0% | 20 | 18 |
| 18 | Alexis Mac Allister | 90.0% | 10 | 9 |
| 18 | Joao Pedro | 90.0% | 10 | 9 |
| 22 | Mikel Arteta | 89.5% | 19 | 17 |
| 22 | Eden Hazard | 89.5 | 19 | 17 |
| 24 | Harry Kane | 89.2% | 37 | 33 |
Premier League All-Time Worst Penalty Takers Ranking
| Rank | Player | Success Rate | Penalties Taken | Penalties Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Pablo Angel | 50.0% | 10 | 5 |
| 2 | Steed Malbranque | 60.0% | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Dwight Yorke | 60.0% | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Kevin Phillips | 61.1% | 18 | 11 |
| 5 | Aleksandar Mitrovic | 61.5% | 13 | 8 |
| 6 | Wilfried Zaha | 63.6% | 11 | 7 |
| 6 | Paul Pogba | 63.6% | 11 | 7 |
| 8 | Michael Owen | 66.7% | 21 | 14 |
| 8 | Christian Benteke | 66.7% | 15 | 10 |
| 10 | Wayne Rooney | 67.6% | 34 | 23 |
| 11 | Teddy Sheringham | 67.7% | 31 | 21 |
| 12 | Riyad Mahrez | 68.4% | 19 | 13 |
| 13 | Jonathan Walters | 68.8% | 16 | 11 |
| 14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 69.2% | 13 | 9 |
| 15 | Jermain Defoe | 70.0% | 20 | 14 |
| 15 | Romelu Lukaku | 70.0% | 10 | 7 |
Note: Only players who have taken at least 10 penalties in the Premier League are included.
Two 100% Penalty Takers
The honor of being the player with the most successful penalties without a miss in Premier League history was once held solely by former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure. The Ivorian star always maintained an excellent mentality from the penalty spot, scoring all 11 penalties he took in the Premier League. Among them, 7 penalties helped the team win the game, and 5 penalties put Manchester City ahead.
Chelsea star Cole Palmer once surpassed Toure to take the sole lead in December 2024. He scored two penalties against Tottenham, making his Premier League penalty record 12 out of 12. However, Palmer's penalty against Leicester City in March 2025 was saved, ending his 100% record.
Fulham striker Raul Jimenez equaled Toure's 100% success rate with 11 goals from 11 penalties after scoring a penalty against Nottingham Forest in December 2025.
Mbeumo, during his time at Brentford, also joined the camp of "100% success rate with more than 10 penalties taken" after scoring a penalty against Newcastle in April 2025. However, his perfect record was ended by Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno on May 18, 2025.
Mbeumo's former teammate Ivan Toney also maintained a 100% record of 10 out of 10 penalties in March 2023, and had the opportunity to equal Toure's record a month later. However, in the home loss to Newcastle on April 8, 2023, he missed his 11th Premier League penalty attempt.
Other Excellent Penalty Takers
Danny Murphy took 19 penalties in the Premier League and scored 18 (a success rate of 95%). His only miss came in April 2008 when he played for Fulham against Manchester City, as Joe Hart saved his 9th Premier League penalty attempt, thus ruining his 100% record.
Among current Premier League players who have taken at least 10 penalties, West Ham United striker Callum Wilson (94.1%) ranks high, having missed only 1 of his 17 Premier League penalty attempts.
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry was never saved from the penalty spot in the Premier League, but he failed to score 2 out of his 25 attempts. Both misses hit the post, and the opposing goalkeepers happened to be two of the only three Finnish goalkeepers to have played in the Premier League (Jussi Jaaskelainen and Antti Niemi).
The Worst Penalty Takers
Among players who have taken at least 10 penalties in the Premier League, Juan Pablo Angel has the lowest all-time penalty success rate. During his time at Aston Villa from October 2001 to October 2006, he scored only 5 out of 10 penalties. The Colombian striker scored 4 of his first 5 attempts but missed 4 of his last 5—two of which came in the same game against Fulham in February 2005, when Edwin van der Sar saved two of his penalties in just 5 minutes and 44 seconds.
Interesting Facts About Penalty Records
Alan Shearer, the all-time leading scorer in the Premier League, is the player with the most penalty goals in the competition (56), and he also took the most penalties (67). Following Shearer are: Frank Lampard (43), Mohamed Salah (35), Harry Kane (33), Steven Gerrard (32), Mark Noble (28), Sergio Aguero (27), and Jamie Vardy (27).
Only three players have missed at least 10 penalties in the Premier League: Shearer (11), Rooney (11), and Sheringham (10).
Against Wolves on November 30, 2024, Bournemouth's Justin Kluivert became the first player in Premier League history to complete a penalty hat-trick in a single game, while his teammate Ewoynilson also became the first player in the competition to win three penalties in the same game.
Mitrovic missed 4 out of 8 penalties he took for Fulham in the 2022-23 Premier League season, becoming the first player in Premier League history to miss 4 penalties in a single season.
Middlesbrough's diminutive Brazilian Juninho is perhaps one of the most popular players in the club's history, but he was not good at taking penalties. He could compete for one of the worst penalty takers in Premier League history—no player has taken as many as 4 penalties without scoring a single one.
This ranking list is updated with each season of the Premier League. Let's look forward to seeing whether any new players will be able to break these records in the future.
