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Philip Billing Stuns Arsenal By Scoring Second Fastest Goal In EPL History

Philip Billing scored one of the quickest goals in Premier League history to give Bournemouth a shock lead at Arsenal. Billing scored after just 9.11 seconds.

Robert Summerscales

Philip Billing Stuns Arsenal By Scoring Second Fastest Goal In EPL History
Philip Billing Stuns Arsenal By Scoring Second Fastest Goal In EPL History /

Philip Billing scored one of the quickest goals in Premier League history to give Bournemouth a shock lead at Arsenal on Saturday.

Bournemouth kicked off at the Emirates Stadium and immediately attacked down the right wing.

Dango Ouattara crossed the ball in low and Arsenal defender Gabriel made a poor attempt to intercept, allowing Billing to finish from nine yards.

It was initially reported that Billing's shot had crossed the line after 11 seconds but that time was later confirmed as 9.11 seconds, making it the second fastest goal in EPL history.

Fastest Goals In Premier League History

  • Shane Long: 7.69 secs (Watford vs SOUTHAMPTON, 2019)
  • Philip Billing: 9.11 secs (Arsenal vs BOURNEMOUTH, 2023)
  • Ledley King: 9.82 secs (Bradford vs SPURS, 2000)
  • Alan Shearer: 10.52 secs (NEWCASTLE vs Man City, 2003)
  • Christian Eriksen: 10.54 secs (SPURS vs Man Utd, 2018)
  • Mark Viduka: 11.90 secs (Charlton vs LEEDS, 2001)
An action shot taken after Philip Billing (right) had scored for Bournemouth against Arsenal in March 2023
An action shot taken after Philip Billing (right) had scored for Bournemouth against Arsenal :: IMAGO/PA Images/John Walton

Billing's goal was not enough to prevent Arsenal from winning on Saturday.

Bournemouth went 2-0 up in the second half but Arsenal stormed back to earn a dramatic 3-2 victory courtesy of a Reiss Nelson winner scored in the 97th minute.

SEE MORE: Reiss Nelson Scores 97th-Minute Winner As Arsenal Fight Back From 2-0 Down To Beat Bournemouth

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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.