Southampton striker Shane Long has scored the fastest goal the Premier League has even seen, the Irishman hitting the net after a mere seven seconds.
Long broke the deadlock against Watford after just SEVEN seconds, breaking the previous record held by Ledley King.
The former Tottenham captain had held the record since 2000 following his strike against Bradford.
Remarkably, Watford kicked off the match at Vicarage Road with the ball played back to Craig Cathcart.
Long closed the defender down and his block put him through on goal before lifting his shot over the onrushing Ben Foster.
The striker had struggled for goals for much of the campaign but scored two in his previous three appearances before the visit to Watford.
Long opened the scoring in the defeat to Liverpool earlier this month and followed that up with a strike in the win over Wolves.
Southampton can all but secure Premier League survival with a win at Vicarage Road after an excellent recovery under Ralph Hassenhutl.
He was appointed at the start of December to replace Mark Hughes with the Saints dropping into the relegation zone.
Since then, they have picked up impressive results over Tottenham and Arsenal at St. Mary's.
Southampton also hold the current record for the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history.
Sadio Mane scored three times in a staggering two minutes and 56 seconds in a crushing win over Aston Villa in May 2015.
Fastest Premier League goals
1. Shane Long (7 seconds) - Southampton vs Watford - 2019
2. Ledley King (10 seconds) - Tottenham vs Bradford - 2000
3. Alan Shearer (10 seconds) - Newcastle vs Man City - 2003
4. Christian Eriksen (11 seconds) - Tottenham vs Man City - 2018
5. Mark Viduka (11 seconds) - Leeds vs Charlton - 2001
paoaclmnp
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did not take long to score, Mr. Shane Long 😅😅
Marching
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wow!
Holton101
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So they now hold the record for having a player scoring the fastest hatrick and fastest goal in prem history
Desmondeyum
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Fastest goals in Premier League history: ⏱ Shane Long (7 seconds) ⏱ Ledley King (9.82 seconds) ⏱ Alan Shearer (10.52 seconds) ⏱ Christian Eriksen (10.54 seconds) That didn't take _______
rohitgirwal18
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Fastest goals in Premier League history: ⏱ Shane Long (7 seconds) ⏱ Ledley King (9.82 seconds) ⏱ Alan Shearer (10.52 seconds) ⏱ Christian Eriksen (10.54 seconds)
Macbrideetoinyuei199
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Putting on number 7 and scoring after 7 seconds this type of record might take 7 season to be broken 👌😳
VanishPrasad
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Fastest goals in Premier League history: ⏱ Shane Long (7 seconds) ⏱ Ledley King (9.82 seconds) ⏱ Alan Shearer (10.52 seconds) ⏱ Christian Eriksen (10.54 seconds)
Ridiklmsy
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Whenever AF post such news, I wish you also post the video in it to make the post complete! There's a news and story but no video, feels so incomplete.