West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes has scored the fastest goal of the current Premier League season.
Idman.Biz reports that the Portuguese footballer opened the scoring in the 29th second of the match against Aston Villa in the 16th round of the Premier League. Mavropanos equalized in the ninth minute of the game. Bowen put West Ham ahead again in the 24th minute. Rogers restored parity in the 50th minute and the game ended in a 2-2 draw.
It should be noted that the day before - December 13, Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike scored in the 46th second of the game against Brighton. However, the French footballer's record lasted less than 23 hours.
The goal against Aston Villa was Mateus Fernandes' second goal in the Premier League this season. The 21-year-old midfielder had previously scored 1 goal and 1 assist in 13 games.