Premier League Records Set Last Season


The 2018/19 English Premier League season featured a number of record-breaking performances. Records broken during the season include fastest goal, the youngest player to ever feature in the league and the most wins by a club in a single season.
 

Youngest player


Harvey Elliott

Harvey Elliott became the youngest player in Premier League season when he featured for Fulham against Wolves in May. Elliott was just 16 years and 30 days old, surpassing fellow Fulham player Matthew Briggs who ran on for Fulham at 16 years and 68 days in May 2007.
 

Fastest goal


During a match against Watford in April, Southampton forwards Shane Long netted the fastest goal in English Premier League history scoring after just 7.69 seconds.
 

Most wins by a club


Manchester City

Surpassing their own record from the 2017/18 season, Manchester City broke the record for the most wins in a single Premier League season with 32 victories.
 

Most combined points for the top two


At 195 points, Liverpool and Manchester City earned a combined total that surpassed any top two duo in the league’s history.
 

Most combined goals


Most combined goals

The 2018/19 Premier League season featured more goals than any other in history. In total, 1,072 goals were scored surpassing the 2011/12 EPL season during which 1,066 goals were scored.
 

Most assist by a defender


Eclipsing his own teammate, Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold broke the premier league record for most assist in a single season by a defender with 12 assists.
 

Fewest draws


Not only did the 2018/19 Premier League season feature the most goals of all time, it also had the fewest number of draws with just 71 of the 380 games ending in a draw.
 

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Published: 07/15/2019