In the 27 seasons of the Premier League, we have seen some fantastic players who have left a mark not just on the English game but the world game.
We have witnessed incredible Premier League goals across the seasons, but a few have stood out and will probably be replayed and watched by fans years from now.
Let’s take a look at the 5 most iconic Premier League goals ever scored:
#5 Paolo Di Canio
Paolo Di Canio was a mercurial talent who lit up the Premier League with his eccentricities as well as his incredible talent. Di Canio played for a few clubs in England with his best stint coming at West Ham United, where he is still a hero for a majority of the Hammers.
The Italian scored 51 goals in 141 games for the English side and a goal that he scored which is still fondly remembered came in 2000, when he scored an exquisite scissor kick against Wimbledon, which went on to win the BBC Goal of the Season.
Di Canio was stationed on the far post and when a cross was drifted from deep, the Italian, almost instinctively, went for a first-time shot, lashing it beautifully into the bottom corner.
#4 Emmanuel Adebayor
Emmanuel Adebayor is a passionate footballer, and one who can score plenty of goals when he’s on form. The Togo international spent a few great seasons with Arsenal before moving to Manchester City.
Adebayor, who had been targetted with personal abuses by Arsenal fans after his move to City, had the perfect way to shut them up, by scoring against them, when he nestled in a perfect header, and then running the length of the pitch to celebrate in front of the Gooners.
This was an iconic moment in not just Adebayor’s career, but also Manchester City, as they were quickly rising to the top and ready to fight the big boys of English football.
For sure, it deserves a place in the iconic Premier League goals because it will forever be remembered for what transpired after the strike.
