Emiliano Martinez is the ‘king of penalties’, but he’s not the best at stopping penalties in the Premier League… as the former Arsenal goalkeeper takes top spot.

Emiliano Martinez once again showed his penalty-saving abilities as he helped Aston Villa defeat Lille to reach the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League.

Martinez saved two penalties in the shootout, including Benjamin Andre’s decisive shot on goal.

The Argentina goalkeeper also saved two penalties against France in the 2022 World Cup final as his country won.

However, it has been revealed that another former Arsenal goalkeeper has surpassed Martinez when it comes to saves on penalties in the Premier League.

As Opta’s statistics show, since the start of the 2020-21 campaign, West Ham’s Lukasz Fabianski has the best penalty save record in the Premier League.

Fabianski saved five of the 18 penalties he faced during that span, representing a save percentage of 28 percent.

In second place is former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, who saved three out of 12 penalties, giving him a save percentage of 18 percent.

Martinez, who joined Villa in 2020, is third with a save percentage of 18 percent after avoiding three out of 17 penalties.

Former Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel sits fourth despite not having played in the Premier League since 2022 following his move to Nice.

Schmeichel saved two of 13 Premier League penalties in the relevant period, giving him a save percentage of 15 percent.

Liverpool’s Alisson is tied for fourth place with Schmeichel as he also saved two out of 13 penalties.

Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope, who also played for Burnley during this period, has exactly the same record as Schmeichel and Alisson.

Fabianksi has avoided the most penalties in the Premier League since the start of the 2020-21 campaign with five, while de Gea and Martinez have both avoided three shots on goal.

Lukasz Fabianski has the best record of avoiding penalties since the start of the 2020-2021 season.

Former Man United goalkeeper David de Gea is third in terms of penalty saves in the Premier League