Oulala
have gathered the names of top five Premier League Penalty takers of all time
which are given below.
Matt Le Tissier
Former
Southampton midfielder Matt Le Tissier tops the list in terms of the conversion-rate.
Le Tissier who was named as ‘Le God’ scored 25 of 26 penalties during his ten
season with the Saints in the Premier League. Overall record, 47 penalties
have been converted into goals out of 48. An exceptional 96.2% record.
Danny Murphy
Former
Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy enjoyed his time in Premier League with four
different clubs Liverpool, Charlton, Tottenham and Fulham. He had 19 penalties
in the Premier League and 18 of them were scored. Conversion rate of 94.7%.
James Beattie
James
Beattie also missed only a penalty is his entire career in the Premier League.
He scored 16 of his 17 penalties for Blackburn Rovers, Southampton, Everton,
Stoke City and Blackpool, making a 94.1% conversion rate.
Julian Dicks and Leighton Baines
Julian
Dicks and
Leighton Baines shares the same record of 15/16 penalties which makes a 93.8%
conversion-rate.
Julian
Dicks played for West Ham United and Liverpool. While left-back Leighton Baines
has scored all his 15 goals from the sport for Everton.
Honorary
mentions:
Eden Hazard and Yaya Toure
Hazard
and Toure have a 100% record however they have taken less than ten penalties
for their respective clubs, Chelsea and Manchester City.
Hazard
has scored 8 while Toure has scored 7 goals from the spot.
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