It’s a team game – the beauty of a goal scored after every player has had a touch

After Leeds’ stunning move at Sunderland on Sunday, we look back at other classics from the Premier League era

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rom Lucas Perri to Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Leeds’s equaliser at Sunderland on Sunday went from back to front. Every player in blue had a touch, playing their part in extending Leeds’s unbeaten run to five. It was the second time the whole team had been involved in a goal this season, out of 503 Premier League strikes. Here we look at some of the others.

The other goal of 11 component parts this season also took a great deal of composure, but it did not come from a seasoned striker, instead it was left to the 16-year‑old on Premier League debut. The move leading up to his winner had taken up 10% of Ngumoha’s league career. Ten-man Newcastle had equalised in the 88th-minute but there was plenty of injury time on the clock. There was no panic in the Liverpool ranks, consciously knowing the extra man was a huge advantage against a tired team, meaning they were able to move the ball and Newcastle’s defence around. The key involvement was not a touch but a Dominik Szoboszlai dummy from Mohamed Salah’s cross, allowing Ngumoha in space at the back post to curl the ball beyond Nick Pope. “It is a dream debut for him. It was a perfect technique,” Virgil van Dijk said. “We stayed calm towards the end as well, tried to find the right solution in order to score a goal, and we did it.”