We saw the return of Premier League football on Friday night, and it was another exciting opening weekend, with some memorable moments.
The opening weekend over the past 30 years has given fans countless memorable and iconic moments, as clubs look to set the tone for the rest of the season. Head-to-head virtual trading platform, SportsBroker, surveyed the nation to find out the football fans viewed the ‘Most Memorable Premier League Opening Day Moment.’*
Coming top of the pile with 35.9% of the vote was David Beckham’s iconic half-way line strike against Wimbledon. Beckham’s infamous long-range classic shot him to stardom on the opening day of the 1996/97 season, in a campaign which saw Manchester United lift the trophy.
It was another memorable Manchester United moment which came second in the list (15.4%), when Aston Villa’s 3-1 opening day victory in 1995 at Villa Park prompted pundit Alan Hansen to claim, ‘You can’t win anything with kids’.
Jurgen Klinsmann’s debut Tottenham goal and ‘dive’ celebration came third in the survey (11.1%), ahead of the likes of Sadio Mane’s wondergoal vs Arsenal in 2016, and Ravanelli’s hattrick for Middlesbrough in 1996.
Phil Williams, Chief Marketing Officer at SportsBroker, commented: “Memorable moments shape a season for any club and ahead of the new campaign starting. We were keen to get a fan point of view and what they felt was the most iconic opening day moment in the last 30 years of Premier League football. We all remember that famous half-way line strike from Beckham, which has gone down the history of the Premier League.”
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*Research was completed by SportsBroker in partnership with YouGov, and surveyed 1,000 UK adults aged 18+ who are fans of the associated clubs.
