What is the quickest goal in Premier League history? Shane Long scored stunner for Southampton to top list of fastest strikes
There can't be many better things as a football fan than to see your side score within the first minute of a game.
And since the Premier League's creation, we have seen some very early goals.
It seems incredible, but all the goals that make the top ten were scored in under 14 seconds from the initial kick-off.
And these players will forever be etched in top-flight history.
The majority of the goals on this list come from some form of defensive mistake.
However, James Beattie's goal for Southampton at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea was an absolute screamer.
Immediately after the game started, the ball dropped to the Englishman 25 yards out.
He watched it onto his foot and sent a stunning dipping half-volley beyond Petr Cech.
Unfortunately, he later scored an own goal in a 2-1 defeat.
Nolan, in his prime, was a great goalscoring midfielder, and he showed his instincts here to put Bolton into the lead at Ewood Park.
As a long ball was pinged into the Blackburn half, Kevin Davies managed to flick it into the box, and Nolan slammed a shot into the roof of the net beyond Brad Friedel.
He went on to score another in a thrilling 4-3 win for the Trotters.
But this is the goal everyone remembers, and rightly so.
This goal is about as route one as you can get, and the original SAS combined for it.
From kick-off at Goodison Park, Blackburn launched a long ball up to the edge of Everton's box.
Chris Sutton headed it across for Alan Shearer.
The striker then returned the favour as he flicked the ball into the box for Sutton, who brought it down and finished as Rovers went on to win the Premier League for the first and only time.
Coventry fans were left wondering where on earth their left-back had gone when Dwight Yorke headed home in this Premier
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