Ivan Toney Joins Yaya Toure in Unique Premier League Club with Penalty in 3-2 Win Over Fulham
Brentford have succeeded in keeping their race alive after a 3-2 victory over Fulham. This victory made Fulham move within only a range of three points from Newcastle in sixth.
Ivan Toney, after the match, joined a very special Premier League achievement along with Yaya Toure.
Ivan Toney scores penalty against Fulham
Toney pocketed a penalty during the match which gave his club, Brentford a much-needed 2-1 lead over Fulham.
That goal has provided the former Newcastle player with a perfect ratio of scoring 10 out of 10 penalties taken from 12 yards in the Premier League.
This makes Toney just one goal behind Toure, who has nailed 11 out of the 11 penalties taken back in his days. It won’t be much long before Toney claims the record to his name, if he scores two more penalties consecutively.
Brentford 3-2 Fulham, Ivan Toney penalty helps Bees win
During the first half of the match, Brentford acquired their lead after Ethan Pinnock scored an early goal only 6 minutes into the match with a deflected shot which went straight into the net.
Fulham tried to equalize the game within the first half of the game itself with Manor Solomon’s goal in the 39th minute, as he converted a rebounded ball into a stunning goal, becoming the hero yet again.
The second half of the match two stunning goals from the Bees, which sealed their deal of three points from the match. One of them coming from the controversial Toney’s penalty at the 53rd minute, which might lead him to break this unique record of penalties.
The second goal coming from Mathias Jensen for Brentford. Despite the desperate attempt from Carlos Vinicius in the dying moments of the game, at the 90+9 minutes, it only became a consolation goal for the Fulham, making the final scoreline 3-2.
