Most Penalties Missed In Premier League History

Who has missed the most penalties in Premier League history?

Penalty takers are historically your team’s most reliable goalscorers or top strikers – and as a result, there’s a significant overlap between the list of players who have missed the most penalties in the Premier League and the league’s all-time top goalscorers list.

Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard, Sergio Aguero and Mohamed Salah all make the top six in both lists, with another player, Jermaine Defoe, making the top 10 in both lists.

Then you also have your specialist set-piece takers – your Bruno Fernandes, your Steven Gerrard, your James Ward-Prowse – players who take the corners, the free kicks, the penalties for your team since they are the most reliable and trusted technicians on the pitch.

Most Penalties Missed In Premier League

The penalties missed stat needs to be balanced with another stat – how many penalties each player has taken. And this is where the comparison gets interesting:

Most Penalties Taken In Premier League

Wayne Rooney is clearly an outlier with the sheer number of penalties missed and also taken, but stats from the top penalty takers suggest that the best Premier League penalty takers generally score 84-89 per cent of their penalties, 8 or 9 times out of 10.

A stat that only makes each penalty miss all the more heartbreaking.