On July 5th, Goal published a list of England’s top 10 penalty takers, suggesting that this England team is not afraid of a penalty shootout.
10. Bowen
Bowen is no stranger to the spot, having taken 9 penalties in the league, scoring 6. Such a conversion rate means he doesn’t have to be a designated penalty taker. However, if he happens to be on the field, he deserves a chance.
9. Gordon
Gordon has taken 8 penalties in his career, converting 6. Since joining Newcastle, he has only taken one penalty, but he didn’t miss and scored.
8. Gallagher
The Chelsea midfielder has a 100% conversion rate from the spot. His penalties are not about angles, but about speed and power.
7. Eze
Eze has scored 8 goals from 9 penalties. After missing his first career penalty, he hasn’t missed since.
6. Arnold
The Liverpool full-back has been struggling in the tournament and is unlikely to return to the starting lineup. However, if a penalty shootout is on the cards, he can be brought on as a substitute to take penalties. After all, his career penalty conversion rate is 100%.
5. Bellingham
Bellingham is a big-game player, and he will surely volunteer if the game goes to penalties. Notably, in last season’s Champions League, Bellingham stepped up for Real Madrid and scored in a penalty shootout against Manchester City.
4. Saka
Saka missed a penalty in the European Championship final, but he was only 19 then and not yet mature. He has now transformed into a reliable penalty taker, having scored 13 goals from 14 penalties for Arsenal.
3. Palmer
Palmer seems to feel no pressure from the 12-yard mark. He always seems to nonchalantly put the ball away. Last season, he scored all 9 penalties he took for Chelsea, a very steady performance.
2. Ivan Toney
It’s worth mentioning that Toney has taken 40 penalties for Brentford, scoring 37 goals! Therefore, England fans all hope to see Ivan Toney take penalties in a shootout.
1. Kane
If England has to go through a penalty shootout, the captain should be the first to step up and take the responsibility. Technically speaking, Kane has scored 79 goals from 90 penalties in his career.
Although Kane missed a crucial penalty in the last World Cup, he is still one of the best penalty takers in the world.
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