You shouldn’t have been late!
This Saturday, Hugo Ekitike dazzled in the Premier League match between Liverpool and Brighton (2-0).
The French international stood out by opening the scoring after 46 seconds, becoming the fastest scorer of the season.
Hugo opening the scoring after 46 seconds 💥 #LIVBHApic.twitter.com/z6WAeaaQYw
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 13, 2025
Unfortunately for the former Reims and PSG player, his record only lasted a few hours.
Indeed, this Sunday, in the match between Aston Villa and West Ham, the Hammers opened the scoring after just… 29 seconds.
There’s another new fastest goal of the season… ⏱️
29 seconds is all it took Mateus Fernandes to score against Aston Villa ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/eT4QFbfJtz
— Premier League (@premierleague) December 14, 2025
The man who thwarted Unai Emery’s team is named Mateus Fernandes. And the score is currently 2-1 for the London club.
For your information, the fastest goal in Premier League history was scored by Shane Long.
The Irish international, then at Southampton, needed only 7.69 seconds to find the back of the net against Watford.
It was during the 2018-19 season.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.
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