10 fastest Everton goals in Premier League history | OneFootball

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Vitalii Mykolenko's opener after just 54 seconds in Everton's 3-2 win over Crystal Palace earlier this year means the Toffees have scored more goals in the first minute than any other Premier League team.

An early goal can prompt mixed feelings for supporters. On one hand, they can help settle down any pre-match nerves and promote confidence within a team. On the other, it can sometimes put a team on the back foot and encourage them to attempt the almost unassailable task of protecting a lead for over 90 minutes.

The idea exists that a team can score too early, and indeed the Toffees found this out the hard way during the 2009 FA Cup Final when Louis Saha fired them ahead after just 25 seconds, before Chelsea were able to claw their way back and emerge 2-1 victors at Wembley Stadium.

However, Everton's league form when they score early is very impressive. The Blues have won 22 of their last 25 league matches in which they have taken the lead in the opening minute. At GIVEMESPORT, we thought we'd take a look at ten of their quickest goals in Premier League history and remarkably, Mykolenko's strike at Selhurst wasn't quick enough to make it into this list.

10 Nick Barmby - 42 seconds

Nick Barmby is a divisive figure among supporters of the blue half of Merseyside. Despite being one of their better players in the second half of a pretty dismal 1990s for the Toffees, the manner of his departure, which made him the first player to join Liverpool directly from Everton in over 40 years, left a bitter taste.

Before souring his reputation with Everton supporters, he got the Toffees off to a flyer in a home clash with Middlesbrough in February 1999, managing to slot home Francis Jeffers' cross after just 42 seconds. Barmby would bag his second goal in the 16th minute as Everton went on to record a commanding 5-0 win over Boro.

9 Kevin Campbell - 42 seconds

Exactly two months later, Everton fans were treated to another goal scored after exactly 42 seconds. With the Toffees floundering in the relegation places, experienced striker Kevin Campbell had been brought in on loan to try and rescue the Blues and had made an immediate impression the previous week, scoring both goals in a crucial 2-0 win over Coventry City.

He continued where he'd left off the following week away at Newcastle, as he raced on to Don Hutchison's through-pass and slotted past an onrushing Shay Given. Campbell would later add another in a valuable 3-1 win for the Toffees at St James' Park.

8 Dominic Calvert-Lewin - 42 seconds

A third Everton goal after 42 seconds came in November 2020. Dominic Calvert-Lewin was in red-hot form as Carlo Ancelotti's side made a fantastic start to the only Premier League campaign behind closed doors.

In a 3-2 away win at Fulham, the England forward got his side off to a perfect start, finding himself in the right place to bundle home Richarlison's low, driven cross from the left. Like Barmby and Campbell before him, Calvert-Lewin would also bag a brace as the Toffees went on to pick up three points in West London.

7 Olivier Dacourt - 41 seconds

You would imagine there is no better match to score an early goal in than a Merseyside derby. However, no Evertonian will be surprised to learn that the only one of the last 25 league matches in which the Blues have scored in the first minute and gone on to lose, was this one against Liverpool.

Olivier Dacourt was playing in his first, and only, Merseyside derby, and absolutely stunned the Kop with an outrageous 25-yard half-volley that flew into the top corner and fired the Toffees ahead after just 41 seconds. However, that was as good as it got for Everton, who would end up losing 3-2 to their bitter rivals.

6 Dwight McNeil - 35 seconds

With Everton desperately fighting relegation, they found themselves in desperate need of wins but had only managed two out of six under new manager Sean Dyche. Hopes were not high for a clash with Brentford, who hadn't lost a match in over four months by the time they made the journey to Goodison Park.

However, left winger Dwight McNeil got the Blues off to a dream start, slamming his strike past David Raya after only 35 seconds. A nervy 90 or so minutes ensued, but McNeil's strike proved to be the only goal in a crucial win for the Toffees.

5 Abdoulaye Doucoure - 34 seconds

Just under two months later, Everton still found themselves deeply entrenched in a relegation battle and faced a daunting trip down south to face high-flying Brighton. If fans were fearing the worst when facing Brentford, then optimism was at an all-time low for this game and yet Everton pulled off another shock.

After some great work from Dominic Calvert-Lewin, he was able to slide the ball across for Abdoulaye Doucoure to tuck home after just 34 seconds, sending the travelling support into delirium. It would prove to be the first of five as Everton pulled off an inconceivable 5-1 victory at the Amex Stadium, which went a long way to keeping them in the Premier League for another season.

4 David Unsworth - 32 seconds

A real sign that a manager is going to succeed at a club is if his new team take the lead just 32 seconds into his first game in charge. That's exactly what happened when David Moyes took to the dugout as Everton manager for the first time in March 2002.

Hosting Fulham, David Unsworth thumped the ball home at the end of Everton's first attack of the match, sending the Toffees on their way to a 2-1 win - their first in over two months. It would prove to be the start of something special as Moyes would spend 11 years as Everton boss, undoubtedly constructing some of their greatest sides of the Premier League era.

3 Romelu Lukaku - 30 seconds

It was only a matter of time before Everton's greatest goalscorer of the Premier League era made an appearance in this list. Only Harry Kane scored more Premier League goals than Romelu Lukaku during the 2016/17 campaign - the Belgian's final season with the Toffees.

His standout performance of the year came during a 6-3 victory over Bournemouth in February. Lukaku scored four times against the Cherries, with his first strike coming from just inside the area with only 30 seconds on the clock.

2 Tom Davies - 30 seconds

Just over two months later, Everton again broke the deadlock early. The Toffees were enjoying a spell of dominant home form under manager Ronald Koeman and Tom Davies ensured that continued, getting his side off to a flyer in a home match against Leicester City.

Kevin Mirallas was felled after a surging run through the Foxes' backline and the ball broke loose for Davies, who had an easy finish and matched Lukaku's goalscoring time of half a minute. The Blues would go on to win the match 4-2.

1 John Ebbrell - 23 minutes

By far the quickest goal Everton have scored in the Premier League era came during the 1995/96 season. On New Years' Day, the Blues travelled down south to face Wimbledon at their temporary home of Selhurst Park.

A long ball down the line allowed Duncan Ferguson to burst clear down the right flank and stab it into the path of Graham Stuart, whose tame shot was parried into the path of John Ebbrell for an easy tap-in. Everton were ahead after just 23 seconds and went on to win 3-2 in South London.