As Brentford prepare to face Chelsea in the Premier League on Wednesday the spotlight will fall on their striker Ivan Toney.
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The forward scored his eighth goal of the season with a penalty in Friday's 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion and showed the incredible technique that has resulted in him converting all 20 of his spot-kicks for Brentford.
Not once as he takes a penalty does Toney look at the ball, and he revealed after the Brighton match how relaxed he tries to be, albeit in the face of any intimidation from opposing goalkeepers.
"To be honest, I don't really know where I'm going so I just hit the ball," he said.
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"The keeper's trying to give the talk and everybody's trying to get in my head, but I just walk away, compose myself, think of different things, think of being on the beach with a cocktail and put it in the back of the goal."
As to how he can do so without looking at the ball once, Toney's reply was one of simplicity. "The ball doesn't move."
Friday's penalty was Toney's eighth in the Premier League, placing him third in the rankings for the best 100 per cent records from the spot in the competition.
He is only one away from Dimitar Berbatov, while Yaya Toure leads with 11 penalty goals from 11 attempts for Manchester City.
