Since substitutes were introduced to English football in 1965, the term “super sub” has been used to describe a player who has a knack for scoring goals after coming off the bench.
Throughout the Premier League era, there have been plenty of strikers who have found the back of the net on a regular basis despite starting the match as a substitute.
Some of the names on this list have garnered a reputation for being a “super sub”, while others are more surprising inclusions.
This is the top five (technically top six!) most prolific substitutes in Premier League history (according to Opta).
=4) Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – 17
The ‘Baby-faced assassin” famously scored four times in 12 minutes after coming on as a substitute against Nottingham Forest.
Manchester United were already 4-1 up when Solskjaer was introduced. He holds the record for the most goals in one game as a substitute, and the quickest four-goal haul in the Premier League era.
At any other club, the Norwegian would have been a regular starter, but during his prime years, he had the likes of Andrew Cole, Dwight Yorke and Teddy Sheringham to contend with.