The Premier League has seen countless memorable goals since its inception in 1992.
Any number of players could claim to have scored the best goal in Premier League history, or the most important – but only one player can say he scored the first.
The first goal ever scored in the Premier League was by Brian Deane for Sheffield United against Manchester United on August 15, 1992.
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With less than five minutes on the clock at Bramall Lane, a long throw-in from the right was flicked on over the head of Peter Schmeichel, and Deane was on hand to plant a free header into an empty net from inside the six-yard box.