Seven Of The Best Premier League Goals In History

Goals are what we love to see in the Premier League (and soccer generally). Players have scored more than 30,000 goals in the Premier League. So, picking the very best soccer goals in Premier League history is no easy task. However, the Premier League has an official Goal of the Season accolade to narrow the selection. These are seven of the best Premier League goals selected from the official Goal of the Season winners. Although Matt Le Tissier didn't play many games for England, he was an English soccer player renowned for scoring breathtaking goals for Southampton. This 1994 wonder goal against Blackburn was his most breathtaking. Le Tissier received a pass close to the halfway line and fended off Tim Sherwood and Mark Atkins with some fine ball trickery before unleashing an unstoppable looping right-footed shot into the back of Blackburn's net from about 35 yards out. It was an ingenious goal, and one match commentator exclaimed, 'Only Matthew Le Tissier can score goals like that!' Beckham announced himself to the soccer world with one of the most astonishing long-range goals in Premier League history. When Beckham latched onto the ball in his own half of this Premier League match against Wimbledon, he lobbed the ball up into the air after spotting the keeper on his line. The Wimbledon keeper scrambled back but could not stop the ball from flying over him and into the back of the net. It remains among the best Premier League goals as the most graceful ever scored from the halfway line. Bergkamp was the Dutch master who lit up the Premier League with his soccer creativity and dazzling goals. This goal against Leicester City was Bergkamp's most beautiful for Arsenal. Platt played a decent high-lofted pass for Bergkamp, who chipped it up in the air and then bypassed the Leicester defender with another touch to bring the ball down and fire it into the net from close range. This was one of the best Premier League goals ever because it was ball juggling at its finest that showcased Bergkamp's incomparable first touch and technique. Wayne Rooney scored one of the most memorable Premier League goals in history during the 2011 Manchester derby against Man City. It's one thing to score goals with great strikes from the ground, but quite another to score from mid-air. Nani played a cross to Rooney, who sent the ball flying into the back of the net with an amazing mid-air overhead bicycle kick. It was undoubtedly one of the best Premier League goals in history for its acrobatic brilliance, and the fact that it was scored against Man City made it all the sweeter for the Old Trafford faithful. Robin Van Persie had a great first season at Man Utd, and this majestic 2013 goal against Aston Villa was the highlight. Rooney played a high ball to Van Persie as he rushed toward the penalty box. Rather than control it, Van Persie blasted the ball into the bottom right corner of Villa's net with an incredibly precise first-time volley from just outside the penalty area. It was one of the best Premier League goals ever scored for its masterful timing, vision, and technique. Tottenham's Son Heung-min scored one of the best individual Premier League goals ever seen in this 2019 match against Burnley. Son received the ball just outside Tottenham's penalty box, and then he ran, and ran, and ran! He ran past about five Burnley players, with two crucial touches beating a couple of them and leaving him through on goal. Son then outran two remaining Burnley players to score a sensational goal after covering about 80 yards of the pitch without passing to anybody. It was one of the most extraordinary box-to-box runs in Premier League history, and Son received the prestigious FIFA Puskás Award for best goal in world soccer. In 2023, Garnacho scored an amazing replica of Rooney's bicycle kick goal during a Premier League match against Everton. Diogo Dalot floated in a deep, slightly overhit cross to Garnacho in the Everton box. The cross wasn't perfect, but Garnacho made the most of it with a brilliantly executed overhead kick that sent the ball flying into Everton's net from some distance. It was one of the greatest moments of gymnastics and pure athleticism in Premier League history. Of course, I have not seen most of the thousands of Premier League goals scored. However, those are the best Premier League goals scored by the Goal of the Season winners, in my opinion. They were iconic goals that showcased supreme soccer athleticism, technical mastery, shooting power, and imagination. Unforgettable goal-scoring moments like those make soccer a beautiful game. This article first appeared on Stadium Rant and was syndicated with permission.