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

Breaking news from the world of sport: Michael Jackson and Spider-Man – Premier League celebrations take a turnImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, 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. ByMatthew HowarthBBC Sport journalistPublished42 minutes agoMichael Jackson and 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 to Newcastle United striker William Osula and Sunderland midfielder Enzo le Fee, both made brief appearances in England's top flight on Sunday.

Having doubled the Magpies' lead in their 3-1 win against West Ham at 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 - which 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, but a mask of the famous web-slinging superhero.

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The 26-year-old - who had put Sunderland ahead for the first time in an eventual 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 when Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton stunned fans at the Gtech Community Stadium by marking his first Eagles goal with a backflip, we look back at some of the Premier League's most memorable celebrations…Sava, Gutierrez and Aubameyang's masksImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang often celebrated by donning superhero masksLe Fee, of course, is not the first player to don a superhero mask after scoring a goal. Former Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang regularly popped on Batman or Black Panther masks after finding the back of the net.

Ex-Newcastle winger Jonas Gutierrez also used to pull a Spider-Man mask over his face after getting on the scoresheet, while former Fulham striker Facundo Sava celebrated each goal by producing a Zorro mask from his shin pads. Crouch's robotImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The second appearance of Peter Crouch's iconic robot - against Jamaica in June 2006A celebration that was reproduced by young footballers up and 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 against Everton in February 2017 - by 'doing the robot', but he had first celebrated with the now famous dance 11 years earlier.

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