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 Premier League's 16th round match against Aston Villa. Mavropanos equalized in the ninth minute. Bowen put West Ham ahead again in the 24th minute. Rogers restored the balance in the 50th minute, and the game ended in a 2:2 draw.
It should be noted that the day before, on December 13, Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike scored in the 46th second of the match 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 recorded 1 goal and 1 assist in 13 games.