Everton star Ashley Young breaks Premier League record that stood for 24 years
Ashley Young did two historic things with her goal against Wolves on Wednesday night.
He Everton The winger opened the scoring at Goodison Park with a perfectly placed free kick into the bottom corner.
Orel Mangala later doubled the Toffees' lead in an impressive first half for Sean Dyche's side.
However, it was Young's goal that made the veteran defender the Premier League record holder.
In addition to his 50th goal in the top category, at 39 years and 149 days old, he is already the oldest player to score from a direct free kick in the history of the competition.
The record was held for more than two decades by another former England international.
Stuart Pearcewho is in the talkSPORT books, previously scored a free kick for West Ham against Arsenal in October 2000 at 38 years and 180 days old.
Meanwhile, Young is also now the fourth-oldest goalscorer in Premier League history.
he advances Ryan Giggs to fit behind Thiago SilvaDean Windass and Teddy Sheringham on the all-time list.
Sheringham is also the only player aged 40 or over to score in the division, with his last goal coming for the Hammers against portsmouth on Boxing Day 2006 at 40 years and 268 days.
Young's goal against Wolves was just his second since joining Everton in the summer of 2023 and is his first league goal for the club.
His only previous hit came in the Carabao Cup against Burnley in November 2023.
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It arrives in a week in which the first manchester united man He learned that he could still make more history..
Everton will face League One Peterborough at home in the third round of this season's FA Cup.
Young's teenage son Tyler currently plays for Posh's under-21 team.
The 18-year-old midfielder, who joined from QPR in the summer, has already played once for the first team and was called up to the bench several more times.
Reacting to the giveaway, Young wrote on X: “Wow………. Dreams can come true.”
Another goal from Young in next month's tie would also make him the third-oldest goalscorer in this season's competition.
