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Yaya Toure tops list of best penalty takers in Premier League history

August 20, 2019 4:01 PM

Yaya Toure has a 100% penalty conversion rate in the English Premier League.

Yaya Toure

The former Ivory Coast international managed to score all of his 11 spot-kicks taken in the English Premier League, which is indeed an enviable feat by the midfielder.

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Yaya Toure who leads the pack in the list of top five penalty takers in the Premier League played for Manchester City.

He is followed by Matt Le Tissier, a Southampton legend. The attacking midfielder boast of a penalty conversion rate of 25 out of 26 spot-kicks taken, representing 96.2%.

Danny Murphy, a former Liverpool and Tottenham midfielder scored 18 of the 19 spot-kicks he stepped forward to take, which is 94.7% conversion rate.

James Beattie of Southampton fame occupies the fourth spot with an incredible conversion rate of 16 of his 17 penalty kicks. This represents 94.7%.

Ex-West Ham United defender Julian Dicks was impressive In front of the spot-kick, having scored 15 of the 16 times he was presented with such an opportunity in the Premier League. He is the defender with the best scoring rate from the spot-kick in the annals of the English Premier League.

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