Raul Jimenez is closing in on a Premier League document after scoring two penalties in Fulham’s draw with Ipswich City.
The Mexican transformed each targets for Fulham from the spot, together with a stoppage-time leveller to earn Marco Silva’s aspect a degree at Craven Cottage.
Jimenez has now scored all 10 penalties he has taken in his Premier League profession, with solely two gamers having scored extra with out lacking.
Cole Palmer is the present document holder. The Chelsea midfielder reached 12 penalties with a 100% document when he scored twice from the spot in his aspect’s 4-3 win over Tottenham final month. Palmer’s penalties moved him previous former Manchester Metropolis midfielder Yaya Toure (11/11) to say the document outright.
Jimenez has now moved inside two penalties of Palmer, having prolonged his flawless document from 12 yards as a Premier League participant. The 33-year-old has loved a renaissance at Fulham this season and has now scored eight targets in 15 league begins for the West Londoners.
It’s the ahead’s highest-scoring Premier League season since he netted 17 targets for former membership Wolves in 2019/20.
Jimenez has additionally now scored 55 top-flight targets in English soccer. His double in opposition to Ipswich noticed the veteran overtake ex-Manchester United and West Ham striker Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez for probably the most Premier League targets by a Mexican footballer.
Probably the most Premier League penalties scored with out ever lacking:
Cole Palmer – 12
Yaya Toure – 11
Raúl Jiménez – 10
Dimitar Berbatov – 9
Ruben Neves – 8
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