Since his first in December, 2021, Mbeumo has scored 10 penalties in all competitions in English football, missing none.
When it comes to just Premier League spot-kicks, only Cole Palmer, Raul Jimenez and Yaya Toure have taken more than the 25-year-old’s nine without failing to score.
Brentford’s last penalty-taking talisman was Toney who scored 11 from 12 yards in the English top flight, but even he missed his penultimate effort for the Bees.
With Mbeumo reprieved by VAR on Sunday, he took his second chance with a jumping run-up just before he hit the ball, waiting for goalkeeper Dean Henderson to dive the wrong way.
“Never doubt Bryan,” said team-mate Nathan Collins. “We are all so confident in him and he’s confident in himself. To do that on your second one, it’s unreal.”
Asked about Wissa’s early celebration, Mbeumo said it was down to their pair’s friendship “on and off the pitch”.
“If one of us scores, then we are really happy for the other,” Mbeumo told Sky Sports.
He added his winning penalty-taking formula was down to “just focusing myself”.
“It’s all mental at this point,” he added. “I know I work a lot and I just needed to do the business.”
