Scoring from 12 yards is not supposed to be diffcult - but that did not stop four players failing from the penalty spot in the Premier League this weekend.
In Saturday's early kick-off, Portsmouth's Aruna Dindane saw his penalty saved by Burnley's Brian Jensen but was relieved to see his team go on to claim a 2-0 win.
Then Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas was excellently denied by Thomas Sorensen in the Gunners' victory over Stoke.
The trend continued in Saturday's late game. With Chelsea trailing 2-1 at Manchester City, Frank Lampard had the chance to restore parity but could not beat Shay Given in the City goal. It was a costly miss - City held on for the points.
And Jermain Defoe completed the quartet with his miss on Sunday against Everton. Tottenham had surrendered a two-goal lead but Defoe was presented with the chance to win the game in stoppage time after Wilson Palacios was barged over by Tony Hibbert.
But Tim Howard saved smartly with his legs and the Toffees held on for a gutsy 2-2 draw.
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