’s good penalty file – 12 spot-kicks taken, 12 scored – backed up his “chilly” picture as a person who delivers below strain, however that run lastly got here to an finish at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Chelsea have been awarded a penalty within the first half when defender Rasmus Kristensen dived in on a jinking Jadon Sancho within the field. Sancho fell theatrically however there was clear contact and referee Tim Robinson pointed to the spot.
The Leicester gamers did their finest to delay the kick and postpone Palmer. When he ultimately stepped up, the Chelsea ahead’s strike was effectively hit and aimed in direction of the bottom-right nook, however Mads Hermansen obtained down brilliantly to push the ball safely across the submit and maintain the sport goalless.
Most Premier League penalties scored with out ever lacking
Yaya Toure 11
Dimitar Berbatov 9
Raul Jimenez 8
Ruben Neves 8
It was the primary time Palmer has missed a penalty in his profession, having scored 12 for Chelsea and one for England in a pleasant final June. The sport was 0-0 at half-time.
He held the file for probably the most Premier League penalties scored with out ever lacking from the spot, however that file is now returned to Yaya Toure, whose 100 per cent file got here from 11 makes an attempt.
Matt Le Tissier might declare to be one of the best penalty taker in Premier League historical past, having scored 25 of his 26 makes an attempt. Danny Murphy (18 scored), Callum Wilson (16), James Beattie (16), Julian Dicks (15) and Erling Haaland (15) all have just one miss on their file.
Thierry Henry has one of the best tally amongst those that have missed twice, with 23 scored, whereas Alan Shearer (56) and Frank Lampard (43) are the one Premier League gamers to have scored greater than 40 penalties.
Of these gamers to have taken at the very least 20 penalties within the Premier League, Michael Owen (missed seven out of 21), Teddy Sheringham (missed 10 out of 31) and Wayne Rooney (missed 11 out of 34) have the worst information.
