Stats showed that on average, the ball was only in play for 55 minutes in games last season, and that led the Premier League to take action this term.
The new initiative – which involves referees timing interruptions before restarts after a goal, substitutions, injuries and set pieces – has seen stoppage times increase dramatically throughout the leagues, with some matches even entering the 100th minute and beyond.
Football FanCast has decided to look at some of this year’s latest goals by listing every Premier League strike scored in or after the 95th minute this season.
22
Cole Palmer v Manchester City – 90+5 mins
12th November 2023: Chelsea 4-4 Manchester City
Chelsea struck late to earn a dramatic point against the reigning Premier League champions in one of the most entertaining games this season.
Rúben Dias hauled down Armando Broja in the box, resulting in a penalty kick, which former City winger Cole Palmer cooly converted in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
Palmer has impressed in West London since his £42.5m move in the summer and was awarded a first senior call-up to the England squad this month.
His 95th-minute penalty was his fourth league goal of the season.
21
Luis Díaz v Luton Town – 90+5 mins
5th November 2023: Luton Town 1-1 Liverpool
Luton opened the scoring in the 80th minute of their clash with Liverpool after former Manchester United winger Tahith Chong completed a wonderfully worked counterattack with a sliding finish.
The Hatters seemed to be moments away from a monumental result in their history as fans geared up to celebrate a joyous victory against England’s most trophy-laden club.
But Luis Díaz’s 95th-minute leveller denied those celebrations, though most football fans would’ve been happy to see the Colombian on the scoresheet with the current circumstances surrounding his father.
A point for the visitors moved them above Arsenal into third whilst the hosts lifted themselves out of the drop zone.
20
Evan Ferguson v Luton – 90+5 mins
12th August 2023: Brighton and Hove Albion 4-1 Luton Town
Luton’s first match back in the top flight after a 31-year absence ended in a heavy defeat to the high-flying Seagulls.
Solly March opened the scoring in the 36th minute before João Pedro and Simon Adingra added a second and third to seal the three points.
Though Albion weren’t finished there, as Evan Ferguson netted a fourth goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time. The Republic of Ireland international turned in Pervis Estupiñán’s cross to open up his Premier League account for the season.
It capped off a wonderful performance from Roberto De Zerbi’s men, who will be eager to better last year’s sixth-placed finish.
19
Lucas Paqueta v Chelsea – 90+5 mins
20th August 2023: West Ham United 3-1 Chelsea
Matchweek 2 saw another late stoppage-time goal as Lucas Paqueta scored West Ham’s third in the fifth minute of added time.
The Brazilian netted a coolly-taken penalty to secure the victory against London rivals Chelsea as his side rose to sixth in the league table, whilst the Blues sunk to 15th without a win in their opening two games.
The fourth official indicated a minimum of six added minutes in this fixture.
18
Erling Haaland v Fulham – 90+5 mins
2nd September 2023: Manchester City 5-1 Fulham
The treble-winners demolished the travelling Cottagers before the international break, and yet again, another goal was scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time. It’s almost becoming the norm!
The new initiative will be the catalyst for plenty of stoppage-time goals this term, and quite remarkably, a goal in the 95th minute may not be the last kick of the game nowadays as it has been in previous years.
This instance saw Erling Haaland score a very late goal to complete his second-half hat-trick and send his team back to the summit of the table, two points clear of their closest challengers.
17
Matheus Cunha v Crystal Palace – 90+6 mins
3rd September 2023: Crystal Palace 3-2 Wolves
Palace secured victory against the West Midlanders thanks to a second-half Odsonne Édouard brace.
But they were briefly made to sweat after former Atletico Madrid forward Matheus Cunha headed home a 96th-minute goal to half the deficit.
The win for the hosts took them up the seventh, whilst Wolves, who are being widely tipped to suffer relegation this season, remained in 15th, two points above the drop zone.
16
Declan Rice v Man United – 90+6 mins
3rd September 2023: Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United
Perhaps one of the most dramatic moments of the season so far, largely due to the game’s profile, was Declan Rice’s 96th-minute winner against Arsenal’s bitter rivals Manchester United.
Marcus Rashford broke the deadlock in the 27th minute before Martin Odegaard levelled a minute later with a thumping finish past André Onana.
The two sides looked set to share the spoils until summer signing Rice bundled home a low effort from a corner, sending the Emirates into raptures.
However, despite his stoppage-time winner, the Gunners scored an even later goal minutes later, which we’ll get on to further down the list!
15
Joel Matip v Spurs – 90+6 mins
30th September 2023: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Liverpool
Liverpool’s clash away at Spurs last weekend was littered with controversy, with two questionable Liverpool red cards and a wrongfully disallowed Luis Diaz goal.
The away side fought hard with nine men towards the dying embers of the match before Joël Matip turned home Pedro Porro’s cross to give Spurs a dramatic late victory.
The hosts continued their impressive start to the season as they moved into second, one point adrift of the league leaders Manchester City.
The Reds, meanwhile, were dealt their first defeat of the season in incredible circumstances.
14
Takehiro Tomiyasu v Sheffield United – 90+6 mins
28th October 2023: Arsenal 5-0 Sheffield United
The Gunners inflicted a bruising defeat on relegation-threatened visitors Sheffield United, who were left rooted to the foot of the table on one point.
Eddie Nketiah took centre stage as he netted his first Premier League hat-trick to put the hosts in cruise control before Fábio Vieira and Takehiro Tomiyasu netted the fourth and fifth goals of the afternoon.
Tomiyasu’s 96th-minute strike was his first goal for the Gunners since arriving from Bologna just over two years ago and ranks among one of the latest scored in the Premier League this term.
13
Bryan Mbeumo v Chelsea – 90+6 mins
28th October 2023: Chelsea 0-2 Brentford
The visiting Bees soaked up Chelsea’s pressure for much of this affair and dealt two sucker-punches to secure victory at Stamford Bridge.
Ethan Pinnock opened the scoring with a towering header at the back post before Bryan Mbeumo completed a breakaway move in the dying embers of the game to make sure of the three points.
Chelsea shot-stopper Robert Sánchez was up for a corner and couldn’t get back quick enough to prevent the Brentford forward from stroking home into an empty net.
Thomas Frank’s side moved up into 10th, replacing the Blues, who dropped down to 11th following another defeat for Mauricio Pochettino’s men.
12
Oli McBurnie v Bournemouth – 90+7 mins
25th November 2023: Sheffield United 1-3 Bournemouth
Bournemouth have largely struggled this season under the stewardship of newly-appointed boss Andoni Iraola but managed to secure a crucial three points away at relegation rivals Sheffield United.
Marcus Tavernier netted a brace and summer arrival Justin Kluivert scored his first Premier League goal after curling home a well-taken effort, having pounced on Wes Foderingham’s error.
The Blades scored a consolation goal in the seventh minute of stoppage time through the substitute Oli Mcburnie, who headed home George Baldock’s well-flighted cross.
11
Mario Lemina v Tottenham Hotspur – 90+7 mins
11th November 2023: Wolves 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
The hosts netted two injury-time goals to come back from a goal behind.
Pablo Sarabia executed a superb touch and volley finish in the 91st minute before Mario Lemina, who came close earlier in the affair, stroked home the winner in the seventh minute of added time.
Gary O’Neil’s side rose to 11th with victory whilst the visitors picked up their second defeat of the season in successive fixtures, leaving them in third, two points adrift of the league leaders Manchester City.
Somehow, 97th-minute goals have become pretty standard with the new stoppage time initiative…
10
Nicolas Jackson v Tottenham Hotspur – 90+7 mins
6th November 2023: Tottenham Hotspur 1-4 Chelsea
Spurs were dealt their first league defeat of the season in a chaotic and fiery encounter against Chelsea in early November as Destiny Udogie and Cristian Romero were both shown red cards, reducing the hosts to nine men.
The mountainous task of keeping the 11 men of Chelsea at bay proved to be too difficult for Ange Potsecoglou’s side, who shipped three goals from the 75th minute onwards.
As legs began to tire, Nicolas Jackson came to the fore and netted his first Premier League hat-trick, with his final strike coming in the seventh minute of stoppage time.
The Senegalese forward coolly rounded Guglielmo Vicario before slotting home his sixth goal of the season.
9
Douglas Luiz v Brighton – 90+7 mins
30th September 2023: Aston Villa 6-1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Douglas Luiz features twice on his list, evincing Villa’s knack for a late goal this term. The West Midlanders thumped their European-chasing opposition 6-1 in their Saturday lunchtime clash and moved above them in the league table to fifth in the process.
Luiz’s well-taken finish in the 97th minute capped off a marvellous afternoon for the hosts, who have won five of their opening seven games.
Their bruising 5-1 defeat to Newcastle United in their opener now seems like a distant memory and certainly nothing more than a blip on Unai Emery’s fine record since taking over at Villa Park.
8
Scott McTominay v Brentford – 90+7 mins
7th October 2023: Manchester United 2-1 Brentford
The hosts struck two stoppage-time goals to produce a dramatic late turnaround against the travelling Bees.
Scott McTominay entered the fray in the 87th minute and it didn’t take long for the Scotsman to make an impact, scoring the leveller in the third minute of added time.
And minutes later, with virtually the last action of the game, McTominay headed home the winner past Thomas Strakosha to send the Old Trafford crowd into raptures.
It was a much-needed victory for Erik ten Hag and his side, who took their tally to 12 points for the campaign, leaving them in 10th whilst Thomas Frank’s men remained in 14th on seven points.
7
Mohamed Salah v Everton – 90+7 mins
21st October 2023: Liverpool 2-0 Everton
The Reds secured three points after defeating 10-player Everton in the Merseyside derby in October.
However, it didn’t look like it’d be Liverpool’s day for much of the affair, as they struggled to break down Everton’s resistance until the 75th minute when Mohamed Salah converted from the spot following Michael Keane’s handball.
Liverpool’s leading scorer was at it again in the seventh minute of stoppage time, stroking home a Darwin Nunez pass on the breakaway to make sure of the points.
Quite incredibly, however, the Egyptian’s late strike doesn’t even make the top five latest goals this season…
6
Richarlison v Sheffield United – 90+8 mins
16th September 2023: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Sheffield United
The hosts scored twice late on to complete a remarkable comeback against a battling Sheffield United side.
Richarlison scored the equaliser in the 98th minute, which remarkably, wasn’t the last kick of the game, as Ange Postecoglou’s men still had time to find the winner, which features below.
Spurs’s victory kept them in second, two points adrift of league leaders Manchester City, whilst the Blades remained in 17th, only above the drop zone on goal difference.
5
Douglas Luiz v Crystal Palace – 90+8 mins
16th September 2023: Aston Villa 3-1 Crystal Palace
The scoreline indicates a comfortable afternoon for the Villans, yet it was far from that, as they trailed 1-0 with three minutes of the 90 left to play.
Jhon Duran found a late equaliser for the home side in the 87th minute before Douglas Luiz converted a pressure penalty in the eighth minute of added time.
You’d think that’d be the last action of the game before the full-time whistle blew, yet there was still time left for a fourth goal of the afternoon.
Remarkably, there was more than a quarter of an hour of stoppage time!
4
Oliver Norwood v Wolves – 90+10 mins
4th November 2023: Sheffield United 2-1 Wolves
The Blades took the lead in the 72nd minute thanks to a tremendous finish from Cameron Archer, but were pegged back by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde with one minute of normal time remaining.
As the clock ticked into the 10th minute of stoppage time, Fabio Silva brought down Sam Baldock in the penalty area and referee Rob Jones pointed to the spot – which was met with an eruption of elation around Bramall Lane.
Ollie Norwood lashed home a 100th-minute penalty as the hosts entered the win column for the first time in the Premier League this season.
3
Dejan Kulusevski v Sheff Utd – 90+10 mins
16th September 2023: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Sheffield United
The aforementioned Spurs comeback victory against the Blades produced two stoppage-time goals.
Richarlison levelled in the 98th minute before Dejan Kulusevski fired home a right-footed winner in the 100th minute of the game. It became the latest recorded match-winner in Premier League history.
Not often will you see Premier League games tick into the 100s, but perhaps this season could completely change that notion. However, even with the new rule change, this exhilarating ending will be hard to repeat.
