Goalkeepers know what to expect when they concede a penalty to Chelsea nowadays, so long as Jorginho is on the field. Yet all but one have been powerless to stop the inevitable during games

The Chelsea midfielder's exceptional penalty record for clubs and country reads 20 from 21 during games. Although his return in shootouts is four from six, he must now be considered one of the world's best from the spot.

It is a record Frank Lampard, who scored 60 of his 70 penalties, is no doubt impressed by but what are the secrets to Jorginho's success?

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Despite the focus on his run-up there are few surprises to his approach. The key rests in his consistency.

All 26 have hit the target and even Simone Scuffet, the only man to deny Jorginho during a game when Udinese faced Napoli in November 2017, was powerless to stop him from scoring the rebound.

While the run-up hop that the Chelsea vice-captain has become renowned for did not come to fruition until 2017, when he had already scored six penalties for Hellas Verona and Napoli, not one attempt has been struck high.

The vast majority are aimed at the bottom corners with a small number of attempts clipped halfway up the goal or down the middle.

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Even the run-up follows a strict pattern. Jorginho puffs his cheeks a couple of times and takes a couple of side steps before striding towards the ball.

Since 2017 every one has contained a hesitation move - more or less a little hop or skip - before he lands on his left foot and then kicks with his right.

It all looks so simple, so why have goalkeepers found it such a struggle?

Football.london went through every single penalty in an attempt to find out more and reached a straightforward conclusion.

While it is clear that the hop leads to most 'keepers committing early and either being rooted to their spot or diving in the opposite direction to where the ball ends up, the biggest factor is the fact that he has never missed the target.

1 September 25, 2013

Serie A - Torino (a) 2-2

67th minute, made score 2-2



The midfielder's first penalty in senior football is a straightforward finish into the bottom left corner for Hellas Verona. There is no stutter to his run-up and no chipped finish but the ball is placed well enough that Daniele Padelli cannot get near despite diving the right way.





2 September 29, 2013

Serie A - Livorno (h) 2-1

74th minute, made score 2-1

Four days later he opts for the bottom right at home to Livorno, sending goalkeeper Francesco Bardi in the opposite direction.

3 October 20, 2013

Serie A - Parma (h) 3-2

61st minute, made score 2-2





The leveller at home to Parma was almost a carbon copy of the goal scored against Livorno as Pavol Bajza guess the right way but could not keep the ball out.

4 October 20, 2013

Serie A - Parma (h) 3-2

88th minute, made score 3-2

Having been fouled entering the final stages, Jorginho stepped up again and pick the same spot to complete the comeback. Bajza went the wrong way.





5 December 8, 2013

Serie A - Atalanta (h) 2-1

87th minute, made score 2-1

Another late winner at home as he again opts for the bottom left corner. Andrea Consigli got close but not close enough.

6 January 22, 2015

Coppa Italia - Udinese (h) 2-2 (5-4 in shootout)

65th minute, made score 1-1

His first for Napoli followed a similar path: low and into the corner. Jorginho also scored in the shootout (below).

7 August 16, 2017

Champions League qualifying, Nice (h) 2-0

70th minute, made score 2-0

The first sighting of the stuttering run up as he takes a small hop before sending a low, dribbling finish to the bottom left as Nice 'keeper Yoan Cardinale commits early.

8 September 20, 2017

Serie A - Lazio (a) 1-4

90th minute, made score 1-4

Added the gloss to a convincing win in Rome with an even more pronounced jump as he approached the ball before casually rolling it into the net.

9 November 1, 2017

Champions League - Manchester City (h) 2-4

62nd minute, made score 2-2

Same deal to equalise in an eventual defeat as Jorginho sends Ederson the wrong way with the City goalkeeper committing just as the midfielder stutters before striking.





10 August 11, 2018

Premier League - Huddersfield (a) 0-3

45th minute, made score 0-2

Having scored from the spot twice in pre-season, Jorginho repeated his now familiar trick in his Premier League debut to deceive Ben Hamer.





11 September 7, 2018

Uefa Nations League - Poland (h) 1-1

79th minute, made score 1-1

His first for Italy stands out because it is placed higher up Lukasz Fabianski's goal. The run up is the same, though, and the West Ham 'keeper again commits before he strikes.





12 August 14, 2019

Uefa Super Cup - Liverpool (n) 2-2 (5-4 on shootout)

101st minute, made score 2-2

The hop had a little extra zest in Istanbul as he left Adrian dazed to equalise in extra time. Jorginho also scored in the shootout, which Chelsea lost 5-4.





13 September 8, 2019

European Championship qualifier - Finland (a) 1-2

79th minute, made score 1-2

Earned his nation another three points on the route to this summer's tournament by calmly finding the net entering the latter stages in Helsinki.





14 September 28, 2019

Premier League - Brighton (h) 2-0

50th minute, made score 1-0









This was more a of a chipped finish than usual but the run-up was familiar and Mat Ryan was rooted to his spot.

15 October 12, 2019

European Championship qualifier - Greece (h) 2-0

63rd minute, made score 1-0

In a crucial qualifier in Rome he hopped before, predictably, sending the Greek goalkeeper Alexandros Paschalakis the wrong way.





16 November 5, 2019

Champions League - Ajax (h) 4-4

5th minute, made score 1-1

The first of two spot kicks scored in a bizarre game sent Andre Onana in the wrong direction.

17 November 5, 2019

Champions League - Ajax (h) 4-4

71st minute, made score 3-4

With the pressure on, he went to the opposite corner with a little more lift on his strike as Onana also switched which way to dive.





18 November 19, 2019

European Championship qualifier - Armenia (h) 9-1

75th minute, made score 7-0

The seventh goal in a rout, sending Aram Hayrapetyan in the opposite direction.

19 January 11, 2020

Premier League, Burnley (h) 3-0

27th minute, made score 1-0

Settled some Stamford Bridge nerves with a typically nonchalant finish against Sean Dyche's team

20 January 21, 2020

Premier League, Arsenal (h) 2-2

28th minute, made score 1-0

Bernd Leno went the right way making the effort a little too close for comfort but Jorghino still found the net

The one he missed

November 26, 2017

Serie A - Udinese (a) 0-1

32nd minute

Saved by Simone Scuffet but scored the rebound. Had previously scored twice from the spot against the same goalkeeper in Coppa Italia in January 2015.

How has Jorginho fared in shootouts?

Scored

1 January 22, 2015 Coppa Italia - Udinese (h) 2-2 (5-4 in shootout). Made it 2-2

2 January 24, 2019 Carabao Cup semi-final second leg - Tottenham Hotspur (h) 2-1 (2-2 agg; 4-2 in shootout). Made it 3-2

3 May 9, 2019 Europa League semi-final second leg - Eintracht Frankfurt (h) 1-1 (2-2 agg; 4-3 in shootout). Made it 2-3

4 August 14, 2019 Uefa Super Cup - Liverpool (n) 2-2 (4-5 on shootout). Made it 1-1





Missed

1 December 22, 2014 Supercoppa Italiana - Juventus (n) 2-2 (5-6 in shootout). Opening kick of shootout saved by Gianluigi Buffon

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2 February 24, 2019 EFL Cup final - Manchester (n) 0-0 (3-4 in in shootout). Opening kick saved by Ederson

(all pictures from Wyscout)