How Danny Welbeck joined Steven Gerrard, Harry Kane and Wayne Rooney in unfortunate Premier League penalty takers club with missed Panenka

The Brighton & Hove Albion striker equalised against West Ham in the 32nd minute from the spot after Jarred Bowen’s opener for the hosts.

Welbeck had a chance to give the visitors the lead just a few minutes later with a second penalty, but the former Manchester United and Arsenal forward hit the bar with a Panenka attempt.

The two teams eventually settled for a 2-2 draw at the London Stadium, as Lucas Paqueta’s penalty on the stroke of half-time was cancelled out by Joel Veltman’s second-half goal.

Scoring and missing penalties are a common occurrence in almost every round of Premier League fixtures, but rarely does a game feature a player doing both in the same 90 minutes.

Welbeck is the second player to score and miss a penalty in the same game this season, with Brentford striker Igor Thiago doing so against Brighton in November.

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He now has eight league goals this season, level with Hugo Ekitike and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who are both in action against one another on New Year’s Day.

Who has scored and missed a penalty in the same game?

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Welbeck’s feat was worsened by the fact that both penalties came within the same half, making him only the ninth player in Premier League history to miss and score a penalty in a single half.

He was the first to do so since Ivan Toney did it whilst playing for Brentford against Newcastle in April 2023.

No player had achieved the feat before 2014, but Jamie Vardy managed it twice whilst playing for Leicester City.

Who has scored and missed a penalty in the same half?

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