Who has scored the fastest match-winning goal and how quick was it?

Plus: two wins in six hours by the same team, the biggest age gap between teammates, and Paul Merson’s eye for talent

“The other week, Sampdoria beat Milan 1-0 with a goal after 33 seconds,” mails Alasdair Brookman. “Is this the earliest ever game-winning goal?”

Nope. We were inundated with examples of early match-winning strikes. Here’s M Rosedon to get the ball rolling with a painful memory for Steve Bould. “I was at Hillsborough in the 1989-90 season to see Bould’s own goal first-touch after 16 seconds – the only goal of the game in Sheffield Wednesday’s 1-0 win against Arsenal.”

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