Some players just have a knack of being the last player to score in a Premier League match, whether it’s a late winner, a last-gasp equalizer, or just a mere consolation.
Football fans may instantly think of legendary late goals from the Premier League era, such as those scored by Steve Bruce against Sheffield Wednesday and Sergio Aguero against Queens Park Rangers.
Which modern Premier League players, though, can assist you in winning that final goalscorer wager and have frequently given the audience some late drama?
Here are the top 10 Premier League players right now who appear to relish winning the game with the last goal.
10. Kai Havertz
Although the German hasn’t scored many goals since joining the Premier League in 2020, he still has the ability to give his team crucial late goals.
In his three and a half seasons in England’s top flight, Havertz has five times scored the game’s final goal after the 80th minute. Chelsea’s three, Arsenal’s two.
The fact that three of the 24-year-old’sfivelate goals have been winners only makes things more enjoyable for him.
9. Tomas Soucek
The Czech Republic international, who joined the Hammers from Slavia Prague, has frequently shown himself to be a formidable opponent for Premier League defenses, particularly when it comes to his threat both in the air and on the deck.
In 141 league games for the East London team, the midfield player has scored 25 goals, five of which have come in the final minute of play.
Better still for Soucek and West Ham, four of them—including two so far this season against Nottingham Forest and Burnley—turned out to be game-winning goals.
8. Danny Welbeck
Many will link Welbeck’s late goal to his dramatic victory for Arsenal over Leicester City in February 2016. But since joining the Seagulls at the Amex Stadium in 2020, the 33-year-old forward has scored six goals for the team after the 80-minute mark.
Moreover, three of the six have occurred in the past year, one of which occurred right before Christmas when he equalized in Brighton’s 1-1 away draw with their fierce rivals Crystal Palace.
7. Lewin Dominic Calvert
Despite the Toffees’ difficulties over the past two seasons, this player has been essential to the team’s Premier League survival.
Even though it has been a while—since the start of the 2020–21 season, to be exact—Calvert-Lewin has scored the winning goal in six league games after the 80-minute mark.
6. Erling Haaland
Even though Haaland has only been in the Premier League for a season and a half, we shouldn’t be shocked to see him on a list of goal scorers.
It would be an understatement to say that the Norwegian, who has only been in England for slightly over 18 months, has stormed the top flight after scoring 50 goals in just 50 games for City thus far.
The former Borussia Dortmund forward has a record of being the last player to score in a game after the 80th minute. He has accomplished this feat six times in total.
5. Marcus Rashford
Although his goal scoring in recent seasons has been wildly inconsistent, the Red Devils Academy graduate has still scored 80 goals in the Premier League since joining the first team in early 2016.
Similar to Calvert-Lewin, Rashford hasn’t been doing this much lately, but over the previous five years, the 26-year-old has scored the game’s winning goal seven times after the 80th minute.
4. Watkins, Ollie
Ever since joining Villa in the summer of 2020, and particularly since Unai Emery took over as manager just over 14 months ago, the 28-year-old forward has been the team’s top scorer.
It also appears that Watkins is accustomed to finding the back of the net late in games and scoring goals in the dying moments of games.
Over the last three and a half years, the former Exeter City and Brentford player has netted the winning goal in seven Premier League games after the 80th minute, with four of those goals occurring in the last nine months.
3. Diogo Jota
The Portuguese forward may have struggled with injuries, but when he is healthy, he always seems to find the net, so it is not surprising that he ranks so highly in this particular statistic.
Jota has played in England’s top division for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool, scoring 54 goals in 158 appearances. Eight of these goals have come in after the 80th minute to seal the victory.
Of the eight, seven have been for Jurgen Klopp’s Reds, with two coming from this season’s victories over Burnley and West Ham.
2. Yoane Wissa
The international player from the Democratic Republic of the Congo appears to truly love scoring goals in the closing moments of games. Since joining the Bees following their promotion to the Premier League back in 2021, he has scored the game-winning goal in eight separate league matches after the 80th minute, though none of those goals have occurred in the 2023–24 campaign as of yet.
In both the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons, the former Lorient player scored the game’s winning goal four times, but only one of those goals—a 2-1 victory over West Ham United at the London Stadium in October 2021—turned out to be the winner.
1. Mohamed Salah
The Egyptian forward’s position at the top of a list related to goal scoring should not come as a surprise at all.
Salah has scored 153 goals in the Premier League since joining Anfield in 2017 and doesn’t appear to be slowing down.
Given his amazing goal totals, it makes sense that 12 of his numerous league goals—including two this season in home victories over Everton and Newcastle United—have come late in games starting at the 80-minute mark.
