Here is a look at the list of quickest goals scored (by time) in the 22/23 Premier League season. The fastest goal in the 2022/2023 PL season was scored by Bournemouth’s Phillip Billing vs Arsenal- he netted within just 9 seconds of kickoff against Mikel Arteta’s side.
List of quickest Premier League goals in the previous 2022-23 season
1) Phillip Billing goal v Arsenal for Bournemouth (9 seconds) 4 March, 2023
2) Carlos Alcaraz goal vs Arsenal for Southampton (27 seconds) 21 April, 2023
3) Abdoulaye Doucoure goal v Brighton for Everton (34 seconds) 8 May, 2023
4) Dwight McNeil goal vs Brentford for Everton (36 seconds) 11 March, 2023
Here is a look at the player ratings from the big Spanish and European newspapers (L’Equipe, Diario Sport, Marca, ABC) for Man City v Real Madrid following the second leg of their Champions League semi-final on May 17, 2023.
L’Equipe player ratings City 4-0 Real Madrid Champions League
Thibault Courtois’ magnificent saves to deny Erling Haaland gets him a 7/10, but the rest of the Real Madrid players get 3 or 4/10 in French paper L’Equipe’s player ratings.
On the City side, the highest player ratings (8/10) went to the troika of Walker, Gundogan and Bernardo Silva. Haaland gets the lowest rating among City’s players with a 5/10.
Marca player ratings Man City 4 Real Madrid 0 CL
Only Courtois, Alaba and Kroos among the Real Madrid starters got a player rating from Spanish paper Marca- the rest weren’t deemed worthy of a rating!
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Man City v Real Madrid (Attendance 52,313 in the second leg of their UCL semifinal on 17 May, 2023). A stunning win for City, and one that powered them into the final at the expense of defending champions Real.
Real Madrid had only one shot in the entire first half, and that was a Kroos long ranger (xG 0.03). They improved a bit after the interval, but as you can see, this was a very comfortable win on xG for Pep Guardiola’s City.
xG Man City 2.57-0.54 Real Madrid shots map (Actual score MCI 4-0 RMA)
1-0 Bernardo Silva first goal vs Real Madrid xG 0.09
2-0 Bernardo Silva second goal vs Real Madrid xG 0.12
3-0 Akanji goal vs Real Madrid xG 0.07 (earlier given as a Militao own goal)
4-0 Alvarez goal vs Real Madrid xG 0.60
Apart from these goals, Erling Haaland had three very good chances against Real Madrid, but was denied by Courtois.
13th minute Haaland first header chance vs Real Madrid xG 0.50 (denied by Courtois)
21st minute Haaland second header chance vs Real Madrid xG 0.20 (saved by Courtois)
73rd minute Haaland chance vs Real Madrid xG 0.46 (saved by Courtois)
Real Madrid’s only real chance on xG went to Ceballos in the 83rd minute (xG 0.20), but his shot was saved by Ederson.
Man City vs Real Madrid 4-0 Match Stats for comparison
