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Michael Jackson and Spider-Man – Premier League celebrations take a turn

Michael Jackson and Spider-Man – Premier League celebrations take a turn

Sunderland's Enzo le Fee (left) donned a Spider-Man mask after finding the net on Sunday. while William Osula (right) wore a white glove in tribute to Michael Jackson.

Michael Jackson. Spider-Man – two names that definitely weren't on the Premier League bingo card on the penultimate weekend of the 2025-26 campaign.

However, thanks toNewcastle Unitedstriker William Osula andSunderlandmidfielder Enzo le Fee, both made brief appearances in England's top flight on Sunday.

Having doubled the Magpies' lead in their3-1 win against West Hamat St James' Park. Osula wheeled away in celebration before being thrown a white glove from the side of the pitch.

Osula immediately put on the glove -. famously formed part of the King of Pop's stage attire - before striking a number of Jackson's many iconic poses.

At the Hill Dickinson Stadium earlier in the day, Le Fee wasn't thrown a glove from the crowd,. a mask of the famous web-slinging superhero.

The 26-year-old - who had putSunderlandahead for the first time in aneventual 3-1 victory- also posed for the cameras after donning his mask. imitating Spider-Man's iconic web-shooting hand gesture.

Le Fee later told Match of the Day: "Since I was young. I've liked Spider-Man - my favourite hero with my little brother, so it's a sign for him.

"I should've done the celebration a long time ago but I didn't score. I was happy to score in front of our fans."

On a day whenCrystal Palacemidfielder Adam Wharton stunned fans at the Gtech Community Stadium by markinghis first Eagles goalwith a backflip. we look back at some of the Premier League's most memorable celebrations…

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang often celebrated by donning superhero masks

Le Fee, of course, is not the first player to don a superhero mask after scoring a goal.

FormerArsenaland Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang regularly popped on Batman or Black Panther masks after finding the back of the net.

Ex-Newcastlewinger Jonas Gutierrez also used to pull a Spider-Man mask over his face after getting on the scoresheet. while formerFulhamstriker Facundo Sava celebrated each goal by producing a Zorro mask from his shin pads.

The second appearance of Peter Crouch's iconic robot - against Jamaica in June 2006

A celebration that was reproduced by young footballers up. down the country for a brief period around the 2006 World Cup.

Former England international Peter Crouch marked his 100th Premier League goal - for Stoke in a 1-1 draw againstEvertonin February 2017 - by 'doing the robot',. he had first celebrated with the now famous dance 11 years earlier.

The robot made its debut after Crouch had completed the scoring in the Three Lions'3-1 pre-World Cup friendly win over Hungary. before appearing again in a6-0 rout of Jamaicaat Old Trafford four days later.

Crouch scored once at the World Cup in Germany - but the robot stayed at home.

Mario Balotelli's memorable celebration after opening the scoring for Manchester City at Old Trafford in October 2012

When Italian striker Mario Balotelli scored the opener inManchester City's6-1 thrashing of Manchester Unitedin October 2011. he lifted up his shirt to reveal a shirt asking 'Why always me?'

Controversy was never far away when Balotelli was around. Just two days before that famous derby win. the former Italy international's bathroom had been set alight by a firework launched in his house.

Nothing to do with his subsequent celebration, of course…

Jimmy Bullard gives his team-mates a dressing down - much to Phil Brown's displeasure

In 2008. then Hull City manager Phil Brown made headlines by giving his players a half-time dressing down on the Etihad Stadium pitch as they trailed 4-0 to City.

A year later. when Jimmy Bullard found the net to make it1-1 against the same opposition, Bullard's team-mates crowded around the midfielder as he pretended to give them a dressing down.

Bullard later revealed that Brown had told him to "wind his neck in" after the match.

Temuri Ketsbaia made 109 appearances for Newcastle between 1997 and 2000

Temuri Ketsbaia scored 14 goals in 109 appearances forNewcastlebetween 1997. 2000, but he is perhaps best remembered for his celebration against Bolton Wanderers in January 1998.

After netting a late winning goal for his side, the Georgian threw his shirt into the crowd. tried to remove his boots before repeatedly kicking the advertising hoardings behind the goal.

Calm down, Temuri. You've just scored the winner!

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