Gomez halfway-line goal sparks longest-range PL goals review — SkimNews
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- Diego Gomez scored a halfway-line goal for Brighton on Sunday, described as a 'stunner' that prompted BBC Sport's retrospective look.
- BBC Sport is compiling previous longest-range Premier League goals as recorded by Opta, covering the last 20 seasons, though the full article is restricted to UK users.
Why it matters: The piece frames Gomez's strike within a 20-season Opta dataset of long-range Premier League goals, giving a historical yardstick for judging one of the league's rarer scoring feats — a halfway-line finish.
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