{"id":415,"date":"2025-12-23T09:54:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T09:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/?p=415"},"modified":"2025-12-24T10:05:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T10:05:19","slug":"raul-jimenez-joins-elite-list-of-premier-leagues-most-clinical-penalty-takers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/?p=415","title":{"rendered":"Raul Jimenez Joins Elite List of Premier League\u2019s Most Clinical Penalty Takers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Raul Jimenez<\/strong> has made history by joining an exclusive group of players with a perfect record from the penalty spot in the Premier League<\/strong>. In Fulham\u2019s 1-0 win<\/strong> over Nottingham Forest<\/strong> on December 21, 2025<\/strong>, Jimenez converted his 11th consecutive penalty<\/strong>, moving just two successful kicks away<\/strong> from breaking a significant record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jimenez Joins the 100% Club<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Mexican forward\u2019s penalty<\/strong> in the first half<\/strong> was his 11th successful spot-kick<\/strong> in as many attempts, tying him with Yaya Tour\u00e9<\/strong> for the best-ever penalty conversion rate<\/strong> in the Premier League among players with at least 10 attempts<\/strong>. Jimenez\u2019s flawless record has turned heads, and with just two more successful penalties, he could become the player to score the most penalties without ever missing<\/strong> in Premier League history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jimenez reflected on his success, saying: \u201cIt\u2019s always what I do. I\u2019ve been training this technique my whole career. I like having the pressure and executing penalties with that focus. I\u2019m happy to score and keep my record intact.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Other Notable Penalty Takers in Premier League History<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

While Jimenez<\/strong>\u2019s perfect record is impressive, the Premier League\u2019s history<\/strong> includes several other players who are also renowned for their clinical finishing from the spot. Matt le Tissier<\/strong>, with a remarkable 96.2% success rate<\/strong>, ranks third for the most clinical penalty takers, converting 25 out of 26<\/strong> attempts. Danny Murphy<\/strong> follows closely behind with 94.7%<\/strong>, scoring 18 out of 19<\/strong> penalties, making them both two of the most efficient penalty takers the league has ever seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to Jimenez<\/strong> and Tour\u00e9<\/strong>, players like Callum Wilson<\/strong> and James Beattie<\/strong> have maintained high success rates, both converting 94.1%<\/strong> of their penalties, with Julian Dicks<\/strong> following closely with 93.8%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Historic Comparison<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In terms of total penalties scored, Alan Shearer<\/strong>, the Premier League’s record goalscorer, leads the pack with 56 penalties<\/strong>, having taken 67<\/strong> in total. Frank Lampard<\/strong>, Mohamed Salah<\/strong>, and Harry Kane<\/strong> round out the top six for most penalties scored but are not as clinical in terms of conversion rate compared to Jimenez<\/strong> and le Tissier<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking Ahead: Jimenez\u2019s Record-Breaking Ambitions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As Jimenez looks to break the record for the most successful penalties without missing, he continues to provide Fulham<\/strong> with crucial moments of composure under pressure. His consistency from the spot has not only boosted his team\u2019s performance but has also placed him among the Premier League\u2019s best-ever penalty takers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Raul Jimenez has made history by joining an exclusive group of players with a perfect record from the penalty spot in the Premier League. In Fulham\u2019s 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest on December 21, 2025, Jimenez converted his 11th consecutive penalty, moving just two successful kicks away from breaking a significant record. Jimenez Joins the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":416,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-415","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=415"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":419,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415\/revisions\/419"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}