5 Premier League Goal of the Season contenders so far

2. Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City vs. Newcastle United, 30th November 2019

Kevin De Bruyne showed picture-perfect technique in his goal against Newcastle

Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne has arguably been the most outstanding player in the Premier League thus far in 2019-20, and although he’s scored 7 goals to date, none have been better than this spectacular strike against Newcastle in November – although his tremendous drive against Arsenal came close.

This goal came with the match at St. James’ Park tied at 1-1 with just under 10 minutes remaining. A cross from the left from defender Benjamin Mendy was headed away by a Newcastle defender – but only to the Belgian, who was lurking on the edge of the box. De Bruyne took a masterful touch with his chest, before unleashing an unstoppable half-volley into the top corner, the ball crashing in off the crossbar for good measure.

It was a truly fantastic goal, with the Belgian wizard using an absolutely picture-perfect technique to wrap his foot around the ball for maximum power and accuracy. And although City weren’t able to win the match – Jonjo Shelvey equalised just 6 minutes later – this was the moment that clearly stood out; a moment of pure brilliance.