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Record broken: The fastest goals in Premier League history

Record broken: The fastest goals in Premier League history
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The Southampton striker broke Ledley King's long-standing mark against Watford.

Southampton's Shane Long scored the fastest goal in Premier League history after just 7.69 seconds against Watford.

Here, Press Association Sport looks back at the fastest goals in Premier League history.

1. Shane Long, 7.69 seconds
Watford v Southampton, 2019

The striker charged down Craig Cathcart's pass and clipped the ball past goalkeeper Ben Foster to break Ledley King's long-standing record.

2. Ledley King, 9.82 seconds
Bradford 3 Tottenham 3, 2000

The Spurs defender was the unlikely previous holder of the competition's fastest goal. A hopeful ball forward was met with a tame header back out and King lashed a deflected shot in from 20 yards at Valley Parade.

3. Alan Shearer, 10.52sec
Newcastle 2 Manchester City 0, 2003

Toon hero Shearer was quick off the mark when he charged down City keeper Carlo Nash's attempted clearance and poked home the loose ball from a tight angle.

4. Christian Eriksen, 10.54sec
Tottenham 2 Manchester United 0, 2017

Harry Kane and Dele Alli combined to create the chance for the Dane, who calmly swept home the early opener.

5. Mark Viduka, 11.90sec
Charlton 1 Leeds 2, 2001

Leeds' Australian frontman was never renowned for his pace but he was too quick for Charlton. Alan Smith rose to flick on a long ball from Ian Harte and Viduka did the rest.

6. Dwight Yorke, 12.16sec
Coventry 0 Aston Villa 3, 1995

Straight from kick-off Mark Draper sent Ian Taylor clear down the right and he put in a perfect cross which Villa star Yorke was able to steer home in double-quick time.

7. Chris Sutton, 12.94sec
Everton 1 Blackburn 2, 1995

Chris Sutton, left, and Alan Shearer
Chris Sutton, left, and Alan Shearer both feature on the list (John Giles/PA)

One half of Blackburn's deadly strike partnership with Shearer, Sutton also wasted no time in hitting the back of the net as Rovers took another stride towards the title.

8. Kevin Nolan, 13.48sec
Blackburn 3 Bolton 4, 2004

The midfielder was on hand after Kevin Davies dispossessed defender Martin Taylor to create the chance. Nolan struck again 77 minutes later to settle a topsy-turvy game.

9. James Beattie, 13.52sec
Chelsea 2 Southampton 1, 2004

The Saints striker seized on Joe Cole's poor back-pass to strike early, but later put through his own goal as Chelsea hit back to win.

10. Asmir Begovic, 13.64sec
Stoke 1 Southampton 1, 2013

Yes, a goalkeeper. Artur Boruc was the unlucky man at the other end as he watched Begovic's punt bounce over him. It is also the longest-range goal in history, measured at 91.9 metres.

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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool36287184206491
2Manchester CityMan City35292489226789
3Tottenham HotspurSpurs362311265362970
4Chelsea35207859382167
5Arsenal35206969462366
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd35197963501364
7Wolverhampton WanderersWolves36159124644254
8Everton36148145044650
9Watford36148145152-150
10Leicester CityLeicester35146154847148
11West Ham UnitedWest Ham36137164554-946
12Crystal Palace36127174348-543
13Bournemouth36126185265-1342
14Newcastle UnitedNewcastle35118163544-941
15Burnley35117174462-1840
16Southampton36911164461-1738
17Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton3597193254-2234
18Cardiff CityCardiff3694233066-3631
RFulham3675243476-4226
RHuddersfield TownHuddersfield3635282074-5414

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