10 seconds! Doucoure scores EPL's 4th-fastest goal in Everton win

Abdoulaye Doucoure scored the fourth-fastest goal in Premier League history — after just 10.18 seconds, according to the competition's statistic supplier, Opta — to set Everton on course for a 4-0 win over Leicester on Saturday.

From the kickoff, the ball went back to goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who launched a long clearance toward the Leicester area and directly into the path of Doucoure. The midfielder surged into the area and slotted home.

It was the earliest Everton has ever scored in the Premier League, the fourth-fastest goal in the competition's history, and the quickest ever by a home player.

Beto, a striker filling in for the injured Dominic Calvert-Lewin, scored twice in the first half and Iliman Ndiaye added a late fourth to complete a third straight win for recently hired Everton manager David Moyes, who is enjoying a fine start to his second spell in charge.

Fastest goals in EPL history

• 7.69 seconds: Shane Long (for Southampton at Watford in 2018-19 season)
• 9.11 seconds: Philip Billing (for Bournemouth at Arsenal in 2022-23 season)
• 9.82 seconds: Ledley King (for Tottenham at Bradford in 2000-01 season)
• 10.18 seconds: Abdoulaye Doucoure (for Everton at home to Leicester in 2024-25 season)
• 10.52 seconds: Alan Shearer (for Newcastle at home to Manchester City in 2002-03 season)

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