bet365 have priced up a goalkeeper to score a Premier League goal in 2026 at 9/1.
It's now been four-and-a-half years since a goalkeeper scored in the Premier League when Alisson scored the most dramatic of winners against West Bromwich Albion, and while it's obviously not a regular occurrence, since Peter Schmeichel scored for Aston Villa in 2001, a goalkeeper has found the net roughly once every four years.
Brad Friedel followed Schmeichel with a late equaliser for Blackburn in 2004, only for Charlton to go up the other end and score an even later winner.
Paul Robinson, Tim Howard and Asmir Begovic were all the beneficiaries of some good fortune when catching their opposite numbers out to score.
There was then a seven-and-a-half-year drought before Alisson popped up for Liverpool to become the only keeper to score a winning goal in the Premier League. With Liverpool desperately chasing UEFA Champions League football and drawing with West Brom, the keeper went up for a stoppage-time corner, powering a header home.
It's now been four-and-a-half years since a goalkeeper scored in the Premier League. Will we see number seven in 2026?
