Ivan Toney, a striker for Brentford, missed his first penalty since 2018 against Newcastle during the chaotic first 45 minutes of play.
But he made amends soon before halftime at the Gtech Community Stadium by converting a second penalty kick to give the Bees the lead.
In the eighth minute, the England international believed he had put his country ahead, but VAR disallowed it because of offside.
After being moved to Peterborough five years ago, he was then handed the ideal opportunity to score his maiden goal against the Magpies.
Nick Pope, a teammate with the Three Lions, accurately identified Toney's feeble effort to the left of him.
The 27-year-old had previously converted 24 straight penalties, excluding shootouts, with 10 of those goals coming in the Premier League.
The west Londoners were given another penalty on the verge of halftime, so the Brentford attacker didn't have long to wait to make up for his missed opportunity.
Toney scored his first goal against old employers Newcastle with a 12-yard shot.
Toney rose to the occasion and proceeded in the same direction as Pope, but his strike this time proved to be too hot to handle.
With Brentford worthy of their one-goal lead, Toney spun away after nestling into the bottom corner.
Just Harry Kane and Erling Haaland have scored more goals in the Premier League this season than Toney's current tally of 18 goals.
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