Mateus Fernandes Breaks Ekitike Record, Scores the Quickest Premier League Goal

This weekend, one quick goal after another has been scored in the Premier League. On 13th December vs Brighton, it was Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike who found the back of the net within just 47 seconds of the match, and became the quickest goalscorer in the league in the ongoing 2025-26 season. In less than 24 hours, when the dust was not even settled on the Frenchman's goal, a Portuguese footballer had bettered Ekitike's record by a fine margin. In case you missed it, we are talking about West Ham United midfielder Mateus Fernandes, who now holds the record for scoring the quickest Premier League goal this season.

Mateus Fernandes Stuns Aston Villa with a Quickfire Goal

The Portuguese midfielder was pressing high up the pitch, near the Aston Villa penalty box, and took advantage of a bad touch from Ezri Konsa before firing it past the goalkeeper Marco Bizot from a tight angle within just 29 seconds of the game.

This Mateus Fernandes goal vs Aston Villa is the fastest in this season's EPL, beating Hugo Ekitike's record of 47 seconds. Mateus Fernandes hasn't scored too many goals this season, but this will surely be the one to remember. The Portuguese has scored three across all competitions this season.

For those who are curious, the quickest Premier League goal of all time remains Shane Long's 7-second strike against Watford in the 2018/19 season. Mateus Fernandes came close, but it requires a humongous effort and luck to match that record. However, the Portuguese would be happy with this goal. It will feel like a cherry on top, provided West Ham United manage to beat the Villans.