The WAB Friday Quiz #102

Brighton have never been great at penalties. A look through Seagulls history shows countless disappointments from 12 yards, including in the 2010-11 season when the Albion were so bad that Gus Poyet used to take to hiding behind the Withdean dugout whenever one was awarded.

For the Brighton Class of 2021 to outdo even their predecessors from 10 years ago is therefore rather impressive. We are of course referring to last weekend’s 1-0 defeat at West Brom in which the Albion managed to miss two penalties in the space of an hour.

Actually, lets rephrase that. The Albion managed to put two penalties off target in the space of an hour. There was no excellent piece of goalkeeping denying Brighton, it was pure and simple ineptitude in failing to find an entire goal with an unchallenged shot.

In honour of such a magical experience at the Hawthorns, this week’s WAB Friday Quiz is a penalty special. 20 questions about penalties taken by the Albion; some scored, some missed and some with hilarious consequences – although nowhere near as funny as the farce at the Hawthorns, it must be said.

The WAB Friday Quiz #102 - Penalties
Who were the opponents when Leonardo Ulloa famously put a spot kick into orbit at the Amex in March 2014?

In which minute did Leon Knight score the only goal of the 2004 Division Two playoff final against Bristol City from the penalty spot?

Nicky Forster scored his final Brighton goal from the penalty spot against Brentford in March 2010. Which future Premier League goalkeeper was in goal for the Bees?

Speaking of players scoring their final Brighton goals via a penalty - whose last strike in Albion colours came from the spot in a 3-2 defeat to Crystal Palace in 2005?

Tomer Hemed scored his first Brighton goal with a 94th minute penalty away at Fulham in August 2015. What was the final score?

Who took two penalties - one scored, one missed - in a 2-1 Withdean win over Swindon Town in the 2010-11 season?

How many penalties did Brighton miss in their FA Cup Quarter Final shoot out win over Millwall in 2019?

Brighton were eliminated from the Paint Pot via penalties in a home game against Brentford in 2001. What was notable about the evening?

Who scored the winning penalty in the Albion's recent FA Cup shoot out win over Newport County?

Wally Little is Brighton's best ever penalty taker in terms of penalties scored. How many did he notch?

Ashley Barnes scored the first ever penalty at the Amex in a League Cup tie. Who were the opponents?

Which Brighton player showed nerves of steel to convert a late penalty in the infamous 4-4 draw with Leyton Orient at the Goldstone in the 1996-97 season?

What was the score in the Paint Pot semi final penalty shoot out defeat to Luton Town in the 2008-09 season?

What did Ryan Harley famously say in the wrong up to his penalty miss away at Millwall in the 2011-12 campaign?

Who scored Brighton's penalty in their 1989 trip to Crystal Palace in which a world-record five spot kicks were awarded?

Which of these non-league clubs knocked Brighton out of the FA Cup in the 1990s via a penalty shoot out?

Kasper Schmeichel has saved penalties from three Brighton players in his career. Who was the first?

Chris Wood saw a penalty saved away at Southampton in the 2010-11 season. What was the final score in that game?

Against which opponents did Bobby Zamora mark his surprise return from a dislocated shoulder in the 2001-02 season by missing a first half penalty?

Who scored Brighton's first ever penalty in the top flight in a Boxing Day win over Crystal Palace in 1979?

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