It took Alexander Isak on 25.95 seconds to score from kick-off in Newcastle United’s match at Ipswich Town and it wasn’t even the fastest goal of the season so far. In fact, it is not even in the top two.
Isak pounced as a cross from Jacob Murphy was not cleared by the Ipswich and finished the bouncing ball superbly for his eighth goal of the season.
But at almost 26 seconds the goal was a slouch compared with two scored by Brentford players.
Yoane Wissa holds the mark as scorer of the fastest goal this season, striking after only 22 seconds at Manchester City in September.
A week later, Wissa’s team-mate Bryan Mbeumo took a second longer to give Brentford the lead at Tottenham Hotspur.
Top 10 fastest PL goals in 2024/25
| Time | Date | Player | Team | Opp |
| 00:22 | 14/09/2024 | He warned | Brentford | Man City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:23 | 21/09/2024 | Mbeumo | Brentford | Spurs |
| 00:25 | 21/12/2024 | Isak | Newcastle | Ipswich |
| 00:37 | 15/12/2024 | Maddison | Spurs | Southampton |
| 00:38 | 28/09/2024 | Mbeumo | Brentford | West Ham |
| 00:48 | 05/10/2024 | Antonio | West Ham | Ipswich |
| 01:16 | 05/10/2024 | Collins | Brentford | Wolves |
| 01:21 | 24/11/2024 | Rashford | Man Utd | Ipswich |
| 01:29 | 07/12/2024 | Milenkovic | N Forest | Man Utd |
| 01:39 | 25/08/2024 | Jackson | Chelsea | Wolves |
| 01:39 | 03/12/2024 | Vardy | Leicester | West Ham |
Isak’s strike is the fourth-fastest for Newcastle in Premier League history.
The leader is unlikely to be beaten, Alan Shearer charging down a Manchester City goalkeeper’s clearance in January 2003 inside 11 seconds.
Fastest Newcastle goals in the PL
| Time (secs) | Date | Player | Opposition |
| 10.52 | 18/01/03 | Alan Shearer | Man City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19.98 | 20/12/20 | Miguel Almiron | West Brom |
| 25.85 | 26/07/20 | Dwight Gayle | Liverpool |
| 25.95 | 21/12/24 | Alexander Isak | Ipswich |
Isak went on to score his first hat-trick at Newcastle, and the club’s first since Ayoze Perez against Southampton in April 2019.
It also took him to 10 Premier League goals this season and 23 in the calendar year. He is only four behind the record of 27 set by Shearer for most Premier League goals in a calendar year for the club.
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