Ivan Toney: How many penalties has the Brentford star ever scored and missed?

Ivan Toney might just be the world’s best penalty taker right now.

The Brentford striker has taken to life in the Premier League like a duck to water and his match-winning performance against Brighton & Hove Albion on Friday night was a perfect example of that.

In what proved to be a vitally important result in the context of Brentford’s season, Toney scored twice on the banks of the Thames to wrap up a 2-0 victory over Roberto De Zerbi’s visitors.

The opening strike saw Toney channel his inner Nwankwo Kanu with a smart back-heeled finish, whereas the sophomore effort underlined his remarkable calmness from the penalty spot.

Having won the spot-kick himself by forcing a foul from Joël Veltman, the England striker was coolness personified from 12 yards as he sent Robert Sánchez the wrong way and found the back of the net.

All in all, it made for a stunningly relaxed execution with Toney going through his usual routine of a short run-up, nonchalant approach and impetus on reading the body language of the goalkeeper.

And it's a procedure which has worked an absolute treat for the 26-year-old because his penalty record for Brentford now reads as a barely believable 20 conversions from 20 attempts.

Overall, according to Transfermarkt, Toney's career statistics stand at 26 penalties scored and just a single effort missed, which came during a Peterborough United vs Barnsley clash in the 2018/19 season.

Pretty crazy, right? So although the likes of Neymar, Harry Kane, Robert Lewandowski and perhaps even Lyle Taylor might argue their case for the title, there's good reason to believe that Toney is the premier penalty taker in the men's game right now.

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