Millwall's Jed Wallace scores a penalty against Preston North End. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)Millwall's Jed Wallace scores a penalty against Preston North End. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
Millwall's Jed Wallace scores a penalty against Preston North End. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

Revealed! The Championship's biggest penalty-kick winners and losers

There is barely a week goes by in English football where some contentious penalty decision or other doesn’t dominate the headlines.

That’s particularly true in the Premier League, where VAR often adds another layer of complexity to the debate, rather than eradicating any element doubt – as it was originally designed to do.

But what about outside of the top flight, where ordinary, unassisted refereeing still rules the roost?

We’ve taken a look at each Championship club to determine which sides have been awarded the most spot kicks since the beginning of last season, as well as calculating which teams have been best – and worst – when it comes to putting their chances away from 12 yards out:

Teams marked with * competed in the Premier League during the 2019/20 campaign.

Teams marked with ** competed in League One during the 2019/20 campaign.

All stats provided courtesy of Transfermarkt.com.