Fulham winger Ademola Lookman has vowed to step up and score his next penalty after his spot-kick shocker against West Ham.
Six minutes into stoppage-time, Fulham – trailing 1-0 – were handed a lifeline when Said Benrahma tripped Tom Cairney in the area.
But with the last kick of the match, Lookman attempted a Panenka-style penalty and watched in horror as his harmless chip down the middle floated into the arms of Hammers goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski.
He appeared inconsolable after his penalty miss but has vowed to come back stronger.
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Lookman tweeted: “After yesterdays mistake, I take full responsibility and onus for it.
“To my team-mates, manager and the supporters I vow to put the next one in. I will not let one failure hold me back.”
Fulham manager Scott Parker fumed post-match, but was keen not to be too hard on his player.
“You can miss a penalty, but you can’t miss a penalty like that," he said.
“He’ll bounce back. He’ll bounce back well, I know he will. He's an unbelievable character, a great professional and wants to learn. And he’s made a little bit of a mistake.
“So yeah, he’ll bounce back. The team will get around him. The team have let him know, I’ve let him know. We move on now.
“On Saturday it was Ade. Two weeks ago, it was someone else (Aleksandar Mitrovic missed a penalty at Sheffield United) and this is part and parcel of the process.
“It’s a young team, young players who are learning and this is what happens. Like I keep saying you need to learn quickly from these moments and keep improving.”
