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Shane Long scored in 7.69 seconds of play to give Southampton the lead in their 1-1 draw at Vicarage Road on Tuesday night.

Southampton’s point takes them within three of the 40-point target, which would likely keep them up in the Premier League for another season having been greatly improved since the departure of Mark Hughes and the arrival of Ralph Hasenhüttl.

From the Hornets’ kick off, Shane Long pressed the back four before intercepting Craig Cathcart’s clearance and finding himself in on goal to give the Saints the lead.

The goal was the fastest in Premier League history, and puts Long ahead of Ledley King, Alan Shearer and Christian Eriksen in the list of fastest ever Premier League goals.

Watford added some drama of their own as Andre Gray fired late in the game to earn the home side a point.

The main talking point of the game was Long’s goal, and such is the nature of his name, Twitter had many football fans making the same terrible joke…

Let’s at least leave the best joke of the lot till to the end…