Everton star Abdoulaye Doucoure has scored the quickest house aim in Premier League historical past.
Simply 10.18 seconds have been on the clock when the midfielder broke the impasse in opposition to Leicester at Goodison Park on Saturday.
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Straight from kick-off, James Garner handed the ball again to goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who in flip hoofed a protracted go upfield.
Beto did properly to bully Boubakary Soumare within the air – permitting Beto to run onto the ball.
Taking one contact, Doucoure then fired a right-footed shot from the sting of the six-yard field into the underside left nook.
And whereas Everton’s gamers and followers celebrated wildly at their fast begin, ex-Watford striker Troy Deeney was left in disbelief by Leicester’s static defending.
Talking on talkSPORT commentary, Deeney mentioned: “That is schoolboy stuff, that is what that’s.
“This place has simply erupted, it is great for Everton, an awesome begin, it is a easy ball in.
“As you see at each kick-off, it goes again to Pickford, he launches it ahead, Beto places his physique there, it bounced.
“However the defending from Leicester is ridiculous.
“[Jannik] Vestergaard standing and watching, it permits Doucoure simply to run in, untouched, takes one contact, hits it along with his second, aim.”
Doucoure’s aim is the fourth quickest in Premier League historical past, behind Shane Lengthy’s strike for Southampton at Watford in April 2019 [1.69 seconds].
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Philip Billing’s early opener for Bournemouth at Arsenal in March 2023 got here in at 9.11 seconds.
And Ledley King’s deflected long-range effort for Tottenham in opposition to Bradford in December 2000 got here in 9.82 seconds.
Issues received worse for Leicester 5 minutes later when Beto doubled the hosts’ lead for his first Premier League aim since October.
An over-the-top by ball from James Tarkowski despatched the Guinea-Bissau by on aim, the place identical to Doucoure, he despatched a low shot into the underside left nook.
Deeney could not imagine what he was witness from the guests, as he merely said: “Leicester, oh my God, you’re so unhealthy defensively.”
Identical to London buses, having waited so lengthy high get again on the rating sheet, Beto introduced up his second of the afternoon simply earlier than half-time.
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It was Garner who this time cut up Leicester’s defence with a by ball to ship Beto one-on-one with goalkeeper Mads Hermansen.
Beto then proceeded to open his physique as much as curl the ball house within the backside proper nook.
Victory for Everton would see them soar as much as fifteenth and leapfrog above Tottenham within the desk.
However extra importantly, it will see them lengthen their lead over 18th-placed Leicester to 9 factors.
Everton have loved a nice return to type since David Moyes returned to Merseyside having received their final two matches heading into their conflict with Ruud van Nistelrooy’s males.
