Watch: Bournemouth’s Billing scores 2nd-fastest goal in EPL history

Talk about a quick start.

Goal-shy Bournemouth wasted no time taking the lead over Arsenal on Saturday, stunning Mikel Arteta’s side and the Emirates crowd with a clever kickoff routine that resulted in Philip Billing finding the net from close range after 9.11 seconds. The goal is the second-fastest in Premier League history, behind only Shane Long, who, incredibly, needed just 7.69 seconds to open the scoring for Southampton against Watford in April 2019.

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Billing’s goal was ultimately not enough to lift Bournemouth to victory, though. Arsenal overturned a 2-0 deficit in the second half to claim a dramatic 3-2 win thanks to a thunderous 97th-minute strike from Reiss Nelson.