signs target it is, as the old saying goes, the hardest thing in football. Well, there are some players who have taken very little time to destroy this particular aphorism in the Premier League.
On Saturday, March 4, 2023, Bournemouth’s Philip Billing stunned the Emirates Stadium with a goal against Premier League side Arsenal in the first 10 seconds of the match.. After some initial dispute about the exact time it was produced, it was eventually identified as the second fastest goal scored in a Premier League match.
Sporting News presents the 10 fastest goals in Premier League history.
9.11 – Phillip Billing’s goal for Bournemouth against Arsenal was scored in 9 seconds, 11 milliseconds – the second fastest goal scored in @Premier League history, after Shane Long for Southampton – Watford in April 2019 (7:69). block. pic.twitter.com/ha22xb7Qev
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 4, 2023
The fastest goal in Premier League history
The fastest goal in a Premier League match was scored by Shane Long for Southampton v Watford on 24 April 2019.
The striker intercepted a pass from Craig Cathcart before chipping the ball past goalkeeper Ben Foster with just 7.69 seconds on the clock.
Long’s goal broke the record set by Ledley King for Tottenham against Bradford City in the 2000-2001 season. The defender’s shot from 25 meters into the net after just 9.82 seconds of the match.
Billings is now the number two man on that list, as is himself the official time of his first goal at Arsenal on 4 March 2023 is 9.11 seconds.
The 10 fastest goals in Premier League history
| year (seconds) |
Stigmatized by | Game | Time | |
| 1. | 7.69 | Shane Long | Watford vs. Southampton | 2018-2019 |
| 2. | 9.11 | Philip Billing | Arsenal vs. Bournemouth | 2022-2023 |
| 3. | 9.82 | ledley king | bradford vs. Tottenham | 2000-2001 |
| 4. | 10.52 | Alan Shearer | Newcastle against Manchester City | 2002-2003 |
| 5. | 10.54 | Christian Eriksen | Tottenham against Manchester United | 2017-2018 |
| 6. | 11.90 | Mark viduka | Charlton vs. Leeds | 2000-2001 |
| 7. | 12.16 | dwight yorke | Coventry vs. Astonville | 1995-1996 |
| 8. | 12.94 | Chris Sutton | Everton vs. blackburn | 1994-1995 |
| 9. | 13.48 | Kevin Nolan | Blackburn vs. Bolton | 2003-2004 |
| 10. | 13.52 | James Beatty | Chelsea vs. Southampton | 2004-2005 |
