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FASTEST GOAL GOAL: WEST HAM'S MATEUS FERNANDES SHATTERS HUGO EKITIKE'S FASTEST GOAL RECORD

Hugo Ekitike's record for the season's fastest goal lasted only a day, as Mateus Fernandes stunned Aston Villa with a 28-second strike—West Ham's quickest ever.

Fastest Goal Goal: West Ham's Mateus Fernandes Shatters Hugo Ekitike's Fastest Goal Record
Ekitike's 47-Second Goal Dethroned by Fernandes in 19 Seconds

Hugo Ekitike's reign as the fastest Premier League goal scorer this season was short-lived.

On Saturday, the Liverpool striker scored just 47 seconds into the 2-0 victory against Brighton.

That was one of two goals Ekitike scored that afternoon.

But during Sunday's 2 p.m. games, Mateus Fernandes scored for West Ham against Aston Villa in only 28 seconds at the London Stadium, snatching the record.

The goal, 19 seconds faster than Ekitike's, is the quickest West Ham has ever scored in a Premier League game, and the fastest Aston Villa has ever conceded.

However, West Ham's lead didn't last long, as Konstantinos Mavropanos scored an own goal for Villa to equalise.

Jarrod Bowen then put West Ham back ahead in the 24th minute.

StadiumNest noted the flurry of early goals, saying, Just yesterday, we saw Hugo Ekitike score for Liverpool after only 46 seconds against Brighton. Now, Mateus Fernandes has beaten that by 17 seconds. West Ham United fans are very happy. West Ham has scored inside the first 15 minutes eight times this season, while Villa has given up a third of its goals in the first 15 minutes.

Fielden believes this will probably stand as the quickest Premier League goal this season.

Hugo Ekitike's Liverpool Record

The £79m striker is Liverpool's top scorer this season since his move from Eintracht Frankfurt.

He has 10 goals in 23 games, performing better than Alexander Isak.

In Premier League play, he's scored seven in 15 games, making him their best signing of the season.

After the game, Ekitike admitted he wanted more against Brighton: I wanted a hat-trick, but there'll be another time; two goals is still good.

VAR REVIEW: CHELSEA 2-2 BOURNEMOUTH, ESTêVãO PENALTY DRAMA EXPLAINED! WAS IT A FOUL OR A DIVE

Explaining the VAR: How an 11th-minute penalty check at Stamford Bridge saved a point for Chelsea against a resilient Bournemouth.

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Antoine Semenyo’s clumsy challenge handed Chelsea a vital lifeline

Every week, the Video Assistant Referee stirs up drama in the Premier League. Let's break down how these calls are made and if they're actually right.

This season, we're digging into the big moments to explain the VAR process and the rules of the game.

What went down: Chelsea's Estêvão was moving into the Bournemouth box, with Antoine Semenyo on his tail. Estêvão went down after some contact with Semenyo. The ref, Barrott, waved off Chelsea's penalty shouts, saying there wasn't a foul. He thought both players made contact naturally as they were running, and Estêvão basically tripped himself.

VAR said, "After looking at it, VAR Pawson suggested Barrott take another look at the monitor for a possible penalty because Semenyo might have tripped Estêvão."

VAR's take: Pawson had to figure out if the contact was just part of the play, like the ref thought, or if Semenyo fouled Estêvão. It was clear Estêvão tripped, but the question was how the contact started.

At first glance, it would be hard for Pawson to disagree with the ref because the main TV angle wasn't clear. But after checking out the sideline and behind views, Pawson saw that Semenyo stepped into Estêvão's path, making enough contact with his leg to cause him to trip.

Pawson told Barrott to check the monitor for a possible penalty. Barrott watched the replays, agreed, and gave Chelsea the penalty.

The call: It was a reasonable VAR call based on today's standards. But it's a borderline case.

Barrott seemed unsure of the monitor and needed some convincing from different angles.

A lot of the time, this kind of contact is just from players running normally, and someone goes down. To give a penalty, there really needs to be a clear foul by the defender. You could say that happened here, but it's a pretty low standard for VAR to get involved.

Chelsea 2-2 AFC Bournemouth

Referee: Sam Barrott

VAR: Craig Pawson

What: VAR check for a foul in the box

When: 11th minute

BREAKING: UNAI EMERY REVEALS THE REAL REASON BEHIND HIS COLD ARTETA HANDSHAKE SNUB NOW

Unai Emery explains why he skipped the post-match handshake as Arsenal’s 4-1 win ends Aston Villa’s 11-game streak at the Emirates.

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Emery snubs Arteta's handshake

Unai Emery said he didn't shake Mikel Arteta's hand right after Aston Villa lost at the Emirates Stadium since the Arsenal manager kept him waiting.

This loss stopped Villa's winning streak at 11 games, their first in almost two months.

Villa held their own in the first half, but Arsenal scored early in the second when Gabriel got to the ball before Emi Martinez on a corner.

Martin Zubimendi quickly made it 2-0, and Leandro Trossard scored a third goal a little after an hour had passed.

Soon after entering the pitch, Gabriel Jesus scored, making it 4-0. Ollie Watkins was able to respond by tapping in a goal late in the game after Donyell Malen's nice play.

After the game, Emery waited to shake Arteta's hand, but he went to the locker room since Arteta was still celebrating with his team.

It’s easy to see. I like to do things fast,” Emery said when asked about why he didn’t shake Arteta’s hand.

“I shake hands, then I go to the dressing room with my players and coaches. I was waiting.

“Arteta was busy with his coaches, so I went inside. It’s not a big deal for me.”

About the match, Emery commented, “We played great in the first half, and things were going our way. We had corners and defended well. We didn’t let them get a corner in the first half.

“We felt good, but we let in the first goal in the second half. Onana getting hurt didn’t help since he’s important for set pieces and in the midfield.

“We didn’t quit, and we kept playing hard. We scored one goal and almost scored more. Arsenal is the best team in the league and should win the title.

“I’m not sure which day it is since we’ve played Arsenal twice already, and we still have to play Nottingham. But I’m happy with our goals and how we're trying to attain them.

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